Edition 1 – December 2019 SAFETY FIRST i
MSA G1 Classic Breathing Apparatus
Contents
Foreword........................................................................................................................1
Introduction................................................................................................................... 2
Awareness of MSA G1 Electronic BA................................................................................2
Related Resources ..........................................................................................................5
Icons in this Manual .........................................................................................................5
Chapter 1 Specifications and General Precautionary Safety Measures.......7
Terminology ....................................................................................................................7
General Description and Specifications of the G1 C ...........................................................8
Precautionary Safety Measures ......................................................................................10
Chapter 2 Cylinder and Components...................................................................13
Cylinder ........................................................................................................................13
MSA G1 Classic BA.......................................................................................................19
Components..................................................................................................................20
Chapter 3 Operation..................................................................................................39
Functional Pre-Operational Check ..................................................................................39
Visual Inspection ...........................................................................................................39
Changing the Cylinder....................................................................................................43
Functional Test..............................................................................................................48
Chapter 4 Donning and Doffing.............................................................................53
Flash Hood....................................................................................................................53
Don the BA Set..............................................................................................................58
Distress Signal Unit........................................................................................................68
Post Incident Wash-Down ..............................................................................................70
Doff the BA set..............................................................................................................71
Doff the Flash Hood.......................................................................................................77
Emergency Shared Air Procedure (Buddy Breathing).......................................................79
Chapter 5 After-use Care and Maintenance........................................................85
Authorised Service.........................................................................................................85
Cleaning the BA After Use..............................................................................................85
After Doffing..................................................................................................................88
