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Twenty flashcards on the pre-use SCBA check: cylinder, leaks, gauges, PASS and alarms.
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- Time limit for the SCBA inspection (Ohio 4-1)?
- 5 minutes.
- Minimum cylinder fill?
- No less than 90% full.
- Which dates do you read on the cylinder?
- Manufacture date and hydrostatic test date.
- What do you check before reconnecting the high-pressure line?
- The O-ring or plastic ring.
- Harness straps?
- In good condition and fully extended.
- Before pressurizing?
- Hose connections tight; the Universal Air Connection free of dirt and debris.
- After pressurizing?
- The whole system, hoses included, free of leaks.
- Cylinder gauge versus regulator gauge?
- Within 10% of each other; a heads-up display must agree too.
- PASS device check?
- It cycles through every phase and is activated manually.
- Bypass valve position?
- Fully closed.
- Low-pressure alarm?
- Working and sounding at the right cylinder volume.
- Passing score for Ohio 4-1?
- 13 of 15 steps and every critical point.
- Ohio 4-1: must steps follow the sheet order?
- No, except seals and O-rings are checked before connecting.
- Oklahoma sheet 01 inspects which two things?
- All the PPE and the SCBA.
- Oklahoma sheet 01: which protection do you explain aloud?
- Hearing protection and eye protection.
- Oklahoma sheet 01: how is the regulator checked?
- By taking normal breaths through it.
- Oklahoma sheet 01: final step?
- Remove the facepiece, bleed down, and ready the SCBA for reuse or report it.
- Oklahoma sheet 01: passing score?
- 16 of 19 steps, including every critical step.
- OSHA: how often are emergency respirators inspected?
- At least monthly, and checked before and after each use.
- OSHA: when must an SCBA cylinder be recharged?
- When pressure falls to 90% of the maker's recommended level.
Official sources
Ohio Department of Public Safety, Division of EMS
Firefighter I Practical Examination Skill Sheets (EMS 5919, effective November 29, 2023)
Oklahoma State University Fire Service Training
Firefighter I Skill Sheets, NFPA 1010 2024 Edition (01/2026)
U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA
29 CFR 1910.134 Respiratory protection
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