NIOSH Issues Respirator Safety Alert 

December 18, 2008 – The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s (NIOSH) and the National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) has issued a respirator user notice regarding Scott HUD Quick Disconnect Hoses.

The problem stems from changes to the length of the electrical connector for the heads-up-display between the 2002 and 2007 models, and has resulted in clearance issues between the new connector and auxiliary hose fittings on SCOTT-manufactured air sources.

The new model regulator hose quick disconnects may not allow the hose to properly and completely engage the air connector on some Scott auxiliary air sources in an emergency. The safety alert calls for the replacement of the old low pressure hoses with a new hose that has a modified long connector containing a notch.

Click here for the complete Scott Safety Alert.

Other NIOSH/NPPTL respirator user notices.