Flow Test And Overhaul Requirements; Required Overhaul And Flow Test Frequency; Retiring A Combination Supplied-Air Respirator - MSA PremAire Cadet Escape G1 Manuel D'utilisation

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Flow Test and Overhaul Requirements

The PremAire Cadet Escape Respirator must be flow tested and overhauled at the intervals deter-
mined by use. PremAire Cadet Escape Respirators must be flow tested annually using an MSA-
approved flow test device.
8.1

Required Overhaul and Flow Test Frequency

Average Combination
Supplied Air Respirator Use*
Thirty (30) minutes or more of
airline use or one (1) or more
cylinder(s) per day.
Thirty (30) minutes of airline use
or one (1) cylinder every other
day.
Up to thirty (30) minutes of airline
or one (1) cylinder per week.
* The unit of combination supplied air respirator use is defined as thirty (30) minutes of airline use or
the consumption (or partial consumption) of one escape cylinder. If combination supplied air respirator
use cannot be determined, overhaul every three (3) years.
8.2

Retiring a Combination Supplied-Air Respirator

Base the decision to retire a combination supplied-air respirator on performance data. Retire combi-
nation supplied-air respirators that do not meet specified performance levels.
Flow Test and Overhaul Requirements
Second Stage Regulator and Cylinder
and Valve Assembly Overhaul
Frequency
every 3 years
every 8 years
every 15 years
PremAire Cadet Escape G1
Flow Test
Frequency
every year
every year
every year
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