6 Training
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6 Training

  6.1 Training in the use of the EEBD should be considered as part of basic safety training.

  6.2 All EEBD training units should be clearly marked.

  6.3 Personnel should be trained to immediately don an EEBD prior to exiting a space when the atmosphere becomes life threatening. This is necessary due to the possibility of encountering smoke during escape. Such training should be accomplished by scheduling routine escape drills for crew members working in the engineering or machinery spaces.

  6.4 An EEBD may also be used to escape from a machinery space due to an accidental release of a fixed CO2 system and can be carried by firefighters for the sole purpose of providing the device to personnel in need of emergency assistance.

Parent topic: Annex - Guidelines for the Performance, Location, Use and Care of Emergency Escape Breathing Devices (EEBDs)
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