
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
VENTILATED BACK SUPPORT
The Valeo Ventilated Back Support Belt features a perforated foam core that allows cooling airflow while still providing necessary support for the abdomen and spine. Available in safety orange or black, the washable belts come in three-, four-, five-, and six-inch widths and several standard lengths.
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PERSONAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT CLEANING KIT
The FK476 Fresh-Kit Plus, developed by Georgia Steel and Chemical Company, allows for one-step cleaning, disinfecting, drying, and storage of all types of personal safety equipment. The cleaning chemistry is a nonalkaline, biodegradable formula that eliminates streaking and filming on plastic surfaces. It is effective against more than 40 pathogens, including HIV-1.
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SINGLE-PATIENT USE VENTILATION CIRCUIT
Life Support Products, Inc., has introduced a single-patient use ventilation circuit to its line of oxygen delivery and resuscitation products. Designed for automatic ventilators or bag mask resuscitators, the assembly includes a built-in filter with a viral efficiency rating in excess of 99 9 percent, when charged with PHI X 174, mean particle size 0.027 micron.
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SIMULTANEOUS TEST SETS
National Draeger’s Simultaneous Test Kits arc designed to measure the levels of the most common gases present in the air after a fire. The detectors, which measure five gases simultaneously, come in preassembled tube sets attached to the Aecuro™ Bellows Pump and can be ready for use in less than a minute. Simultaneous Test Set I tests for acidic gases, hydrocyanic acid, carbon monoxide, amines, and nitrous fumes. Simultaneous Test Set II measures for sulfur dioxide, chlorine, hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide, and phosgene.
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OSHA-COMPLIANT SOFTWARE AND SPILL KITS
Compliance Systems, Inc., manufactures both spill kits and training software for the Bloodborne Pathogens 29 CFR 1910.1030 standard. Compliance Pathway is designed to simplify the process of training workers and maintaining records according to the standard. The software includes a copy of the standard.
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ILLUMINATED PEN FOR NIGHTTIME USE
DeBerry Products Co. offers a pen equipped with an illumination system, located at the tip of the barrel, which allows emergency service personnel to read and write in the dark. The Night Writer pen features an LED light that illuminates an area eight inches in diameter.
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BARRIER GLOVES
BioSafety Systems has chosen the P2 SafetyPlus Glove to accompany the CPR MICROSHIELD-XL™ mouth barrier in VlDI’s new CPR MICROHOLSTER-XL. the combination product. The P2 SafetyPlus Glove is 15 mils thick in the fingertips and is 12 inches long.
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IMMOBILIZATION BACKBOARD
The new HDx BackBoard™ from Life Support Products is constructed of a highdensity polymer and is almost impervious to blood. Manufactured as a seamless, onepiece unit, the backboard measures 72 by 16 by 1½ inches (with runners).
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VEHICLE-MOUNT TOWER LIGHTING
The Will-Burt Company has introduced a lighting tower product designed to rest on top of the emergency vehicles to w hich it is mounted, saving interior space. The NIGHTSCAN mast elevates up to 6,000 watts of floodlights as high as IS feet. The remotecontrolled lights tilt and pan to provide 360° of coverage.
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ELECTRIC SUBMERSIBLE PUMP
B.J.M. Corporation now offers an electric submersible pump, featuring a one-half horsepower motor and equipped with a 1 ½inch fire-thread connection, for “mopping up.” It features a nonreturn valve built in just below the impeller, so that water will stay in the pump and hose after the pump has been switched off. It will pump to onc-twelfth of an inch of water.
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PUBLIC SAFETY COMPUTER SYSTEM
PRC, a subsidiary of The Black and Decker Corporation, has unveiled Altaris™ public safety computer system, whose applications include emergency dispatching, record keeping and management, and workflow management. Because Altaris™ is an open system, it operates on any open software foundation-compliant UNIX platform, including IBM PCs, SCO Unix, Hewlett-Packard, DEC/Alpha, and IBM RS 6000 processors, and Macintosh running system seven. Circle No. 14 on Reader Service Card
HELICOPTER-MOUNTED FIREFIGHTING SYSTEMS
Isolair’s Eliminator II Model 4600-205 bellymounted firefighting systems with hover refill capability has received FAA certification for use on the Bell 205, 212, and 412. The Eliminator II features in-flight probe loading, in-flight mixing of foam or retardant, and control and monitoring of dump volume and drop length from the cockpit.
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SELF-EXPIRING ID BADGES
TEMTEC, Inc., has developed badges consisting of two self-adhesive labels that, when put together at the time of issue, begin a colorchanging process that, in one day, week, or month, turns the ID badge red and shows the word “expired,” preventing reuse of credentials and eliminating the need to “chase down” lost badges.
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FLAME DETECTORS
New DC-powered monitors that detect ultraviolet and/or infrared radiation from hydrocarbon-based fires are currently available from the Instrument Division of MSA (Mine Safety Appliances). The FlameGard™ UV and FlameGArd™ UV/IR flame detectors can be used as independent instruments or as part of fire detection systems.
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DRAIN VALVES
Elkhart Brass has unveiled its 116 Quarter Turn Drain Valve, an NFPA-compliant valve designed to open and close easily and to eliminate leakage from cut O-rings. The valve has a cast brass body with stainless steel handle rod. a machined brass ball, inch NPT female inlet, Vi-inch NPT female outlet, and dual seats made from UHMWPE. It is designed for panel attachment and has a large fluted knob designed to make use easier.
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HEALTH/SAFETY TRAINING PRODUCTS
MPL Professional Health Educators has available a line of health and safety training products that includes manikins up to 225 pounds for confined space/horizontal/vertical rescue; belts, straps, and harnesses; basic torsos; and spine and hand models.
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IMPROVED VOICE AMPLIFICATION
Scott Aviation has added a series of improvements to the All-Pro voice amplification and two-way radio interface system used with its Air-Pak® models 2.2 and 4.5 SCBA. A modified press-to-talk switch makes it easier to activate the microphone with gloved hands, and the unit’s new microphone has been altered to feature higher transmission quality and less feedback.
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SINGLE GAS MONITOR
Industrial Scientific Corporation has begun sales of its newest instrument, the STX70 Single Gas Monitor, a pager-sized instrument that monitors one of nine toxic gases or oxygen. The STX70 has received Underwriters laboratories’ and the Canadian Standards Association’s (CSA) certifications of intrinsically safe, and the CSA’s certification for use in Class II (dust) hazardous locations.
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SCBA COMMUNICATIONS ACCESSORY
Earmark has introduced its LOUDMOUTH SPEAKER MIC (LSM) that acts as a voice amplifier with built-in radio interface, VOX or PTT, when its user is wearing an SCBA mask. When the mask is removed, LSM becomes a speaker microphone. Adjustable up to 125 db, the LSM can be connected to a portable radio.
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VEHICLE AIR DRYER
Rockwell WABCO Vehicle Control Systems has introduced the System Saver Twin Air Dryer, a desiccant-type air dryer designed for high duty-cycle applications. Available in 12and 24-volt models, the 13-inch-high. 22.5-pound dryer offers constant compressor operation.
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TRAUMA SPLINT
LOTS Corporation manufactures the hoi’s® Level-One Trauma Splint”TM, which operates with or without pneumatics to perform as a rigid, dynamic traction, inflation (air), or vacuum splint.
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SIDE VIEW MIRROR
Designed to eliminate blind spots with an alternate to traditional “fish-eye” mirrors, which distort overall view, Multi-View™ mirrors also offer adjustability, crack-resistance, and antifog properties.
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CARBIDE CHAIN
Edge Industries, Inc., has introduced the Bullet Chain, a carbide-tipped chain designed specifically for fire department use. Edge has designed a new cutter that, unlike a standard wood cutter, is a formed piece of metal without bends or machined areas forming weak points. A bullet-shaped raker protects all exposed carbide-cutting surfaces.
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DISINFECTANT
Ferno® is marketing a new disinfectant, Cavicide, that kills the tuberculocidal bacteria. It can be used to disinfect hard surfaces; remove blood or other organic matter from vinyl surfaces; and disinfect cots, stretchers, mattresses, whirlpools, turbines, jets, and tubs.
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INDUSTRIAL BOOTS
LaCrosse Footwear has expanded its line of industrial boots to include two metatarsal overshoes. The Metatarsal Mud Rubber and the Metatarsal 4-Buckle, designed to be worn over metatarsal work boots, come in men’s sizes six to 13. The 4-Buckle features a selfdraining, opening rubber gusset.
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PERSONAL PROTECTION KITS
Protect America offers two OSHA-compliant personal protection kits, PAPRK-1 and PAPPK-2. Included in both kits are latex gloves, absorbent powder, a scoop, an antimicrobial towelette, scrim-reinforced towels. a 16-ounce mixing bottle, biohazard waste bags, and a concentrated capsule of phenolic disinfectant. PAPPK-2 also includes an apron, combo face mask/eye shield, and shoe covers.
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