Edition 1 – December 2019 SAFETYFIRST i
MSA G1 Electronic Breathing Apparatus
Contents
Foreword........................................................................................................................1
Introduction...................................................................................................................2
Awareness of MSA G1 Electronic...........................................................................2
Related Resources..................................................................................................5
Icons in this Manual................................................................................................5
Chapter 1 Specifications and General Precautionary Safety Measures.......6
Terminology.............................................................................................................6
General Description and Specifications of the G1 E..............................................7
Precautionary Safety Measures..............................................................................8
Chapter 2 Cylinder and Components...................................................................10
Cylinder .................................................................................................................10
MSAG1 Electronic BA..........................................................................................15
Components..........................................................................................................18
Chapter 3 Operation..................................................................................................71
Expectations..........................................................................................................71
PACT Check..........................................................................................................71
Functional Pre-Operational Check........................................................................73
Visual Inspection...................................................................................................73
Change the Cylinder .............................................................................................78
Functional Test......................................................................................................84
Chapter 4 Donning and Doffing.............................................................................93
Flash Hood............................................................................................................93
Don the BA............................................................................................................97
Post incident wash-down ....................................................................................106
Doff the BA..........................................................................................................107
Doff the Flash Hood ............................................................................................110
Emergency Shared Air (Buddy Breathing) .........................................................112
Chapter 5 After-use Care and Maintenance......................................................119
Authorised Service..............................................................................................119
Cleaning the BA after Use..................................................................................119
After Doffing ........................................................................................................122
Cleaning of Facemask........................................................................................122
Battery Management...........................................................................................127
Storage of the MSA G1 Electronic BA................................................................129
Abbreviations............................................................................................................130
