Emergency Escape Breathing Apparatus

Details

• Creators:
  Chambers, Paul ; Kimbel, Doug ; Misiaszek, Alan
• Corporate Creators:
  Technical Products, Inc.
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Breathing apparatus
  • Data collection
  • Escape systems
  • Hazardous materials
  • Poisons
  • Toxicity
  • Train crews
  • Railroad safety
  • Chlorine
  • Emergency escape breathing apparatus
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FRA/ORD-09/11
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development
• Description:
  Through sponsorship by the Federal Railroad Administration and in cooperation with the railroad industry and railroad labor organizations. Technical Products, Inc. (TPI) has developed information and recommendations relative to the use of emergency escape breathing apparatus (EEBA) by train crews who may have exposure to hazardous materials and would pose an inhalation hazard in the event of unintentional use. The research included defining the scope of the triggering criteria the presence on trains of hazardous material that would pose an inhalation hazard in the event of unintentional release, the state of EEBA technology, the methods by which EEBAs might be provided to crews, the incidence rate of accidents with fatalities and serious injuries attributable to the inhalation of released hazardous material, and the economic issues involved with the provision of these devices to all train crew members.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTFR53-07-Q-00036
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/59103/dot_59103_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.40 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Railroad Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:3e082fc397fa5da4851edef45d4fc55f1cfc50052253f1637dd4ae7fb8a0332b