Section SPS 330.12 - Self-contained breathing apparatus(1) RESPIRATORY PROTECTION. Every fire department shall do all of the following: (a) Provide, and enforce the use of, SCBA for all fire fighters engaged in interior structural fire fighting or who enter any area where the atmosphere is hazardous, is suspected of being hazardous, or may become hazardous.(b) Provide, and enforce the use of, SCBA for all fire fighters working below ground level or inside any confined space unless the safety of the atmosphere can be established by testing and continuous monitoring.(c) Adopt and maintain a respiratory protection program that satisfies the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.134.(d) Assure that all sources of compressed breathing air, such as compressors, used for filling SCBA are tested to assure their compliance with sub. (4).(e) Hydrostatically test each SCBA tank within the time limits specified by the manufacturer of the apparatus and by any federal, state, or local agency with jurisdiction over the possession and use of the apparatus.(f) Inspect, use, and maintain all SCBA as recommended by the manufacturer.(2) RESPIRATOR FIT TESTING. Every fire department shall do all of the following: (a) Conduct a fit test in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134 to verify the seal and proper fit of the facepiece for each fire fighter required or qualified to use an SCBA.(b) Conduct a fit test using a qualitative or quantitative test method.(c) Conduct a fit test prior to initial use and at least annually thereafter.(d) Conduct a fit test whenever a different type of SCBA is issued.(e) Conduct a fit test whenever a fire fighter has a change in facial structure that could affect the seal of the SCBA facepiece.(f) Ensure that SCBA is not worn by a fire fighter who has facial hair or any condition that interferes with the seal of the SCBA facepiece.(g) Ensure that a fire fighter's corrective glasses or goggles are worn in a manner that does not interfere with the seal of the SCBA facepiece.(h) Ensure that only a fire fighter who has been fit tested for an SCBA is permitted to function in a hazardous or IDLH atmosphere.(3) POSITIVE PRESSURE. (a) SCBA of the open-circuit design shall be of the positive pressure type and shall meet the standards specified in NFPA 1981.(b) Paragraph (a) does not prohibit the use of SCBA if the apparatus can be switched from a demand to a positive-pressure mode.(c) The apparatus shall be in the positive-pressure mode when fire department members are working in a hazardous atmosphere.(d) A closed-circuit type SCBA shall be certified by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health and shall operate in the positive pressure mode only when worn in a hazardous or IDLH environment. The supply air tank shall have a minimum service duration of 30 minutes.(4) CGA STANDARDS. Compressed breathing air in an SCBA cylinder shall meet the requirements of CGA standard G-7.1, with a minimum air quality of Grade D and a water vapor level of less than 25 ppm.(6) TEAMS. Fire fighters using SCBA shall operate in teams of 2 or more members who shall comply with all of the following:(a) The team members shall be in continuous communication with each other through visual, audible, physical, safety guide rope, electronic, portable radio, or other means to coordinate their activities.(b) The team members shall be in close enough proximity to each other so as to be able to provide assistance in case of an emergency.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Safety and Professional Services SPS 330.12
Cr. Register, August, 1995, No. 476, eff. 9-1-95; CR 01-044: am. (1) (c), r. (5) and (7), Register December 2001 No. 552, eff. 1-1-02; correction in (1) (c) made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 7, Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672.Amended by, CR 17-067: cr. (1) (title), am. (1), r. and recr. (2), cr. (3) (title), am. (3) (a), (b), (d), cr. (4) (title), am. (4), cr. (6) (title), am. (6) (intro.), (a), (b) Register September 2018 No. 753, eff. 10/1/2018