Information Notice No.80-19 – NIOSH Recall of Recirculating-Mode (Closed Circuit) Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (Rebreather)
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Accession No.:
8002280674
UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555
May 6, 1980
IE Information No. 80-19
NIOSH RECALL OF RECIRCULATING-MODE (CLOSED CIRCUIT) SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS (REBREATHER)
The NRC has been informed by the National Institute for Occupational Safety
and Health (NIOSH), the agency that tests and certifies respirators, that
some of the NIOSH-certified respiratory protective equipment that NRC
licensees use might have been modified by the manufacturer without approval
by NIOSH. NIOSH considers such modified equipment not to be certified, even
though it might bear their test and certification label.
The equipment in question is the BioPak 30P and 60P, NIOSH
test-and-certification numbers TC-13F-84 and TC-13F-85, respectively. The
BioPak 30P and 60P are respectively 30-minute and 60-minute, closed-circuit,
recirculating-mode, self-contained breathing apparatuses (rebreathers),
manufactured by BioMarine Industries, Inc. Our information leads us to
believe that NRC licensees have purchased only the 60P equipment.
NIOSH has issued a "stop-sales-and-recall" order to the manufacturer for
this equipment. Licensees who have such equipment should check with the
manufacturer to determine what action to take to assure that their equipment
is in certified status.
The manufacturer's address and telephone number are:
BioMarine Industries Inc.
45 Great Valley Corporate Center
Malvern, PA 19355
Tel: (215) 647-7200
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