Confined spaces and remote locations are all in a day's work for industrial personnel. From oil and gas fire brigades to chemtech maintenance and facility managers, the need to safely and quickly reach a hazardous industrial environment and take responsive action is crucial.
While there's plenty of personal protective equipment (PPE) available to assist, equipment is fast and frequent to become outdated or obsolete. Never mind about keeping up with new standards and ever-changing technologies without having to bolt something on, change something out, add an arsenal of batteries or "worse" squander an alreadytight budget on upgrades or new equipment.
Until now.
There's an all-new platform that meets today's standards and adapts quickly and seamlessly to meet them tomorrow, too.
The MSA G1 SCBA is built on a flexible and upgradable software platform, giving it incredible flexibility, freedom and technology- driven safety protection with an unprecedented 15-year guarantee.
"This product is revolutionary," said Dennis Capizzi, MSA's Fire Service marketing manager. "As new technologies become available, the rate at which they can be implemented into the MSA G1 SCBA is incredibly fast. Often all that is needed is a simple software update."
Although the G1 is a from-scratch design, MSA incorporated several features of its predecessor, including the facepiece seal and large field of view. Yet it's the new technologies that make the MSA G1 SCBA the first of its kind:
- Expansion capabilities: Seamlessly integrates with current and emerging technologies through on-board Bluetooth, radio-frequency identification (RFID), near-field communications (NFC) and long-range radio.
- Integrated thermal imaging camera (TIC): Provides users with the ability to see in dark, smoke-filled environments and locate leaks and other environmental dangers to aid in operational speed and effectiveness.
- Bluetooth: Integrates easily with portable instruments to allow remote air monitoring.
- Clear communications: Connects to a portable radio through Bluetooth, using microphones in the mask for noise-free, two-way talk.
- Central power supply: Controls the entire SCBA with a single rechargeable battery, eliminating the need to check, change and store multiple alkaline batteries.
- Customizable: Displays required information on a full-color control module and heads up display (HUD), which is easily adapted to existing standard operating procedures, and allows users to personalize the fit thanks to the optional adjustable lumbar support feature.
- Unmatched comfort: Keeps pain points at bay with its ergonomic design, even when crawling in confined spaces and wearing for extended periods of time.
"The G1 SCBA is the single largest new product development effort in MSA's history," said Steven Blanco, vice president and general manager of MSA for the U.S. and Canada. "We spent almost six years developing it, talking to tens of thousands of customers to give them what they asked for. Most importantly, the MSA G1 SCBA supports future capabilities, even ones that have yet to be designed."
MSA is one of the world's leading manufacturers of high-quality, life-saving products designed to protect even in the most hazardous of conditions.
For an MSA G1 SCBA demo or more information, visit www.MSAsafety. com or call (877) 672-3473.
