Carbon-fiber SCBA cylinder technology under DOT review
The Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA) of the Department of Transportation (DOT) is currently reviewing applications for carbon-fiber wrapped air cylinder designs. A draft standard setting minimum acceptability criteria was distributed to the applicants and other interested parties in late April 1996 for review and comment. Approval for carbon-fiber wrapped air cylinders for use by firefighters and other users of self-contained breathing apparatus is anticipated within the next several months, according to the RSPA.
The Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA) of the Department of Transportation (DOT) is currently reviewing applications for carbon-fiber wrapped air cylinder designs. A draft standard setting minimum acceptability criteria was distributed to the applicants and other interested parties in late April 1996 for review and comment. Approval for carbon-fiber wrapped air cylinders for use by firefighters and other users of self-contained breathing apparatus is anticipated within the next several months, according to the RSPA.
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