Sperian Panther Hip-Pac P9684 Series User manual

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PANTHER HIP-PAC™
SUPPLIED-AIR RESPIRATOR, PRESSURE-DEMAND CLASS
AND
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS
P9684 SERIES 5- and 10-Minute Escape
P9685 SERIES 15-Minute Escape
P9686 SERIES HP 10-Minute Escape
9649 SERIES HP 10-Minute Escape
OPERATION MANUAL
WARNING
DO NOT USE this respirator until you completely read and understand this
instruction manual. You are required to inspect your respirator prior to put-
ting it into eld service. Please refer to the inspection procedures in this
manual. Failure to comply with this Warning may lead to serious personal
injury, serious illness, or death.

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Table of Contents
I.INTRODUCTION................................1
II. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
III.DESCRIPTION................................1
IV.PARTSLIST..................................4
V.USEINSTRUCTIONS...........................6
A.AirSupply..................................6
B. Quick Coupler Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
C.Donning....................................7
D.FitCheck...................................9
E.EmergencyExit.............................11
F.EmergencyOperation........................11
G. Dofng....................................11
H. 21 Series Facepiece Drink Tube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
VI.MAINTENANCE..............................12
A. Conventional Facepiece Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
B. Hood-style Facepiece Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
C. Second Stage Regulator Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
D. Exterior Surfaces Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
E.Inspection.................................14
F.Repair.....................................14
G.FunctionalTesting..........................14
H. Cylinder Maintenance and Recharging . . . . . . . . .14
I. Cold Weather Operation and Maintenance . . . . . . . 17
J.Storage....................................19
K.OverhaulFrequency.........................19
L. Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
VII. WARRANTY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. . . . . . 20
VIII.INSPECTIONTABLE.........................21
IX.REPAIRTABLE..............................22
X. FUNCTIONAL TESTING TABLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
XI. CAUTIONS AND LIMITATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
I. INTRODUCTION
This manual provides instructions for the use and main-
tenance of the SPERIAN Panther HIP-PAC™pressure-
demand supplied-air respirator and self-contained
breathing apparatus, P968450 Series, P968470 Series,
P968500 Series, P9686 Series, and 9649 Series. The
Panther HIP-PAC is intended for supplied-air entry into
hazardous atmospheres, and emergency exit using the
ve/ten/fteen-minute cylinder in the event of a remote
air supply failure. You must read and understand this
manual and be trained in the proper use of the Pan-
ther HIP-PAC before wearing it in a hazardous envi-
ronment.
II. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
The Warnings, Cautions, and Notes contained in this
manual have the following signicance:
WARNING
Maintenance or operating procedures
and techniques that may result in seri-
ous personal injury, serious illness, or
death if not carefully followed.
CAUTION
Maintenance or operating procedures
and techniques that may result in dam-
age to equipment if not carefully fol-
lowed.
NOTE
Maintenance or operating procedures
and techniques or information considered
important enough to emphasize.
III. DESCRIPTION
The SPERIAN Panther HIP-PAC consists of a rellable
cylinder, valve and pressure gauge assembly, rst stage
regulator, second stage regulator, facepiece, waist belt,
and regulator hose. The cylinder stores 8 cubic feet of
air at 2216 psig for the 5-minute apparatus, 15.2 cubic
feet of air at 3000 psig for the 10-minute apparatus, 17
cubic feet of air at 4500 psig for the 10-minute appara-
tus, and 24 cubic feet of air at 3000 psig for the 15-min-
ute apparatus. The cylinder valve controls air pressure
to the regulator, and houses a safety relief device and
a cylinder pressure gauge. The regulators reduce the
cylinder pressure or remote air pressure and supply a
ow to the facepiece. A check valve in the low pressure
air line hose prevents inward leakage of contaminated
air when disconnected from the air supply.
WARNING
• The employer is responsible for estab-
lishing that these respirators are suit-
able for the user’s application.
• No respirator can provide complete
protection from all conditions. Use
extreme care for all emergency opera-
tions. Do not use the Panther HIP-PAC
for interior structural re ghting, abra-
sive blasting, or under water.
• The pressure within the Panther HIP-
PAC remains positive under most work-
ing conditions, but as with all respira-
tors, negative pressure excursions are
possible. Conditions when a respirator
can experience negative facepiece pres-
sures include, but are not limited to: 1)
the respirator is improperly worn, 2) the
respirator is not used in accordance
with the instructions, or 3) the respira-
tor is over-breathed during heavy work
rates. The HIP-PAC will provide reduced
protection when operated in a negative
pressure mode.
• Your SPERIAN respirator has been
constructed of materials selected for
their performance, safety, and durabil-
ity. However, all materials have limita-
tions to exposure to extremes of heat
and cold or to the many chemicals in
use today, and could be degraded by
exposure beyond their limitations, cre-
ating conditions in which this SPERIAN
equipment would be dangerous to use.
• Before allowing anyone to enter a
hazardous environment while wear-
ing SPERIAN equipment, the employer
must conduct safe, scientic tests to
determine if the environment could ren-
der the equipment unsafe. Results of

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WARNING─Continued
this testing should be well docu-
mented. Seek the help of a certified
safety professional or industrial hy-
gienist. DO NOT USE this equipment
if the user would be endangered in
any way through environmentally in-
duced degradation of the materials in
the apparatus.
• All persons using this SPERIAN respi-
rator must be made aware of its limita-
tions. We cannot be responsible for any
damage to property, personal injury, or
death in which environmental exposure
is a contributing factor.
• SPERIAN cannot predict what will hap-
pen to this equipment in every potential
environment. Materials can be chemi-
cally attacked if exposed to the wrong
environment and may exhibit corrosion
or other forms of damage. Permeation
or penetration of gases, liquids, or par-
ticles through the materials could be
excessive. Extremes of temperature
might cause thermal degradation. Each
of these things, or a combination of
them, could create conditions in which
this SPERIAN equipment would be dan-
gerous to use.
• This respirator must be used in con-
junction with a written respirator pro-
gram meeting the requirements of the
OSHA Standard for Respiratory Protec-
tion 29 CFR 1910.134, available from the
U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration. The
program must include, but not be lim-
ited to, procedures for evaluating air
contaminants and selecting appropriate
respirators, procedures for proper use
of respirators, procedures for testing
the facepiece-to-face t of respirators,
procedures for cleaning, disinfecting,
inspecting, maintaining, and storing
respirators, procedures for determining
if workers are physically and medical-
ly capable of wearing respirators, and
procedures for training employees in
the use of respirators and in recogniz-
ing the hazards associated with con-
taminants in the workplace.
• The air supply must meet the guide-
lines of the Compressed Gas Associa-
tion (CGA) pamphlet G-7.1, Grade D Air,
as appropriate.
• DO not wear this respirator if a satis-
factory t, as determined by a qualita-
tive or quantitative t test, cannot be
obtained. See ANSI Z88.2, latest edition,
and OSHA 1910.134. Beards and side-
burns will prevent good facepiece seal.
Do not use this respirator unless you
are clean shaven.
WARNING─Continued
• This respirator does not protect ex-
posed areas of the body. Some contam-
inants can be absorbed directly through
the skin while others may irritate ex-
posed areas. This respirator does not
provide protection from splash of haz-
ardous liquids, ying objects, hazard-
ous rays, or harmful noise. Always wear
proper head, ear, and eye protection.
• This respirator is designed for use in
temperatures above -30°F.
• When using this respirator at tempera-
tures of 0 to -30°F, the rst stage regu-
lator must be wrench tightened on the
cylinder valve, and anti-fog solution,
P/N 951015 or 951016, must be applied
to the inside of the facepiece lens.
• The Panther HIP-PAC has a rated ser-
vice time of 5, 10, or 15 minutes. Under
average conditions, you will have up to
5, 10, or 15 minutes in which to escape
from a toxic environment. Stress and
exertion may cause extra air consump-
tion and reduce the service time. Know
escape routes in advance and the time
required to travel them.
• Compressors, storage cylinders,
valves, regulators, ttings, and other
hardware must be large enough to de-
liver the air volume required by all us-
ers at peak demand.
• This respirator will reduce, but will
not eliminate the inhalation of con-
taminants. Some sensitive individuals
may experience health problems when
exposed to even minute amounts of
contaminants. This respirator will not
prevent health problems for those indi-
viduals.
• Do not modify this respirator in any
manner.
• This respirator must only be worn
and used as specied in SPERIAN’s in-
structions. Always read and follow the
instructions listed in the Material Safe-
ty Data Sheet for the chemicals that are
present in the work area. Selection and
use of these respirators must be done
in accordance with ANSI Z88.2, latest
edition, and the applicable OSHA stat-
utes.
• Do not use SPERIAN respirators, ac-
cessories, and associated equipment in
atmospheres which may contain con-
taminant concentrations above the low-
er explosive limit (LEL). Intrinsic safety
certication of electronic components
does not eliminate potential danger
from ignition in these atmospheres.

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WARNING─Continued
• Some individuals are sensitive to
chemicals (e.g., isocyanates or paint
hardeners, latex, oil mists, etc.) or may
have some type of respiratory disor-
der (e.g., asthma, chronic obstructive
airway disease, etc.). If you are sensi-
tive to any chemical or have a respira-
tory disorder, you may have a severe
reaction at contaminant levels well
below accepted health levels, such as
the OSHA Permissible Exposure Lim-
it (PEL), AIHA Threshold Limit Value
(TLV), or the NIOSH Recommended Ex-
posure Limits (REL). Many chemicals
(e.g., isocyanates, mercury, etc.) have
no physical warning properties and you
cannot taste or smell the contaminants
even though they may be present in the
respirator facepiece. This respirator will
reduce, but will not eliminate the possi-
bility of contaminants entering the face-
piece and causing a severe reaction. Do
not use this respirator if you have been
sensitized from previous exposure or
believe that you may be sensitive or al-
lergic to any chemical until you obtain
clearance from a medical doctor.
• Users must clean and maintain this
respirator only in accordance with
SPERIAN’s instructions. Accessories
not offered by SPERIAN may degrade
performance, and will void NIOSH cer-
tication.
• The respirator facepiece assembly
contains natural rubber latex which
may cause allergic reactions in some
individuals. Discontinue use if you ex-
perience an allergic reaction.
• Discontinue use if you experience skin
irritation or discoloration.
• FAILURE TO OBSERVE ALL WARN-
INGS MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS PER-
SONAL INJURY, SERIOUS ILLNESS, OR
DEATH.
Figure 1A. Low Pressure HIP-PACs
2216 psig & 3000 psig
IV. PARTS LIST (See Figure 1A for low pressure
2216 psig & 3000 psig HIP-PACs and Figure 1B for
high pressure 4500 psig HIP-PAC.)
Figure 1B. High Pressure HIP-PAC, 4500 psig