TOP 10 REASONSTo Choose an AirHawk® II Air Mask

Reliability: your life depends on it

You don't have to take our word for it. MSA is the worldleader in safety equipment for industrial, construction and first responder applications. Our engineering, qualityassurance, and production processes ensure that thedesign, reliability and performance of your air mask isunsurpassed. Thousands of workers and firefighters dependupon the reliability of MSA's air masks to bring them homesafely everyday.

Cross-contamination protection

MSA’s Ultra Elite® and Advantage 4000® Facepieces aredesigned with a one-way check valve to prevent cross-contamination of the Firehawk® MMR. Although regulatorsare often shared among users, harmful pathogens (SARS,hepatitis, flu virus) would be kept within each individual-issuefacepiece instead of being spread among SCBA users.(Refer to MSA Bulletin #0105-52-MC for third-party laboratorycompetitive test results.)

One mask

The Advantage® 4000 Facepiece designed for the AirHawkSCBA is NIOSH-approved, versatile, comfortable, andaffordable, adapting to many respiratory applicationsincluding supplied-air, air-purifying and PAPR. Simply choose the adapter andcomponents that best fit your needsand easily lock them into place.The Advantage 4000 Facepiece isalso available in three sizes, has anosecup standard, and is offeredin either SoftFeel® Rubber orsilicone material. Choose rubber ornet-style head harness. Its manybenefits include more simplifiedfit tests, cost-savings, and reduced inventory.

MSA’s Push-To-Connect (P-T-C) Adapter isapproved with the AirHawk SCBA and installs easilywithout special tools. This adapter provides both inhalation check valve and exhalation valves, preventingexhaled air from entering and contaminating the mask-mounted regulator.

Fire-hardened

The AirHawk II Air Mask shares many of the same fire-hardened components as our industry-leading fire serviceSCBA. The Firehawk MMR, shoulder harnesses, PASSoptions, and Ultra Elite Facepiece are currently used on our FireHawk M7 Air Mask which has set the benchmark for NFPA 1981- and 1982-2007 edition.

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TOP 10 REASONSTo Choose an AirHawk II Air Mask

Listed are just a few of the many airmask users who put their trust in MSA.

• Chicago, IL• Nashville, TN• Toronto, ON• Portland, OR• Cleveland, OH• Minneapolis, MN• New Orleans, LA• Jacksonville, FL• U.S. Coast Guard• Detroit, MI

• Kansas City, MO• Seattle, WA• Milwaukee, WI• Tampa, FL• Tempe, AZ• Honolulu, HI• CA Dept of

Forestry• U.S. D.E.A.• U.S. Air Force

Lightweight

When comparing apples to apples, MSA's air mask is one of the lightest SCBA on the market. A fully-equipped airmask (consisting of a facepiece, a 30-minute high-pressurecylinder, HUD, RIC, carrier and harness assembly) weighs about20 lbs. In comparison, SCBA made with metal backplatesand less advanced designs can weigh close to 25 lbs.

Extreme air flow

All SCBA flow is greater than 500 liters per minutein a static flow test, but firefighters don’t breathe that way. Firefighters breathe dynamically, similar to thePosiChek3 SCBA Test Bench.

A single MSA air mask can provide enough air so that twoNFPA SCBA test benches (breathing simultaneously andconnected to one facepiece) cannot over-breathe theSCBA! Put to this stringent test, the MSA air mask passedby sustaining a positive facepiece pressure under extremedynamic flow conditions. That’s 0 to 640 lpm and back to 0 in 2 seconds! Air flow performance of the MSA air mask is superb!

Comfort and ease of use

Air mask backplate contours are designed to provide lumbarsupport and spine relief for optimal stability, comfort, andweight distribution. The new backplate also offers anoptional swiveling lumbar pad for freedom of movementduring crawling and climbing activities. Combined with thewide sealing surface and articulating component housing ofthe Ultra Elite Facepiece, this air mask has all the smartly-designed and necessary elements to maximize comfort.

For ease of use, the Firehawk MMR is offered in eitherSlide-to-Connect (STC) or Push-to-Connect (PTC) versions.The STC rests on a track on the Ultra Elite Facepiececomponent housing, providing an ambient air stand-byposition until it is time to push and go on SCBA air. The PTCgives users the ability to attach and go in any regulatororientation with an easy-to-find funneled attachment point.What’s even better, the regulator shuts off automaticallywhen disconnected! No more fumbling to stop the air flow. It doesn’t get any easier!

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Low cost of ownership

Just as you wouldn’t ride on an aircraft thathasn’t been properly maintained, workersshouldn’t put their lives on the line with an SCBA that hasn’t had regular maintenance.Understanding that there is no alternative forpreventative maintenance of lifesavingequipment, MSA has designed our air mask tohave the fewest possible parts, minimizing costof ownership. The Firehawk MMR has only 23parts and requires no special tools. The first-stage regulator has only 14 parts, compared tothe hundreds of parts used in other brands.

Even at the reasonably high-frequency use of one cylinder every other day, the cost ofownership of an MSA AirHawk SCBA is lessthan $11.00 per year, a small price to helpensure the reliability of equipment that auser’s life depends upon with every use.

Best service and warrantyin the industry

Because MSA manufactures industry-leadingproducts such as fall protection, head, eyeand face protection, and gas detectors, MSA attracts and retains the best industrialdistribution network, providing the bestservice and support.

There are over 2000 MSA-certified air maskrepair centers (including distributors and firedepartments). MSA’s Certified Air MaskRepair Education (C.A.R.E.) program makes iteasy for customers to service their own SCBAand stay current with updates. MSA’s hassle-free warranty policy encourages distributorsto resolve issues on the spot and then followup with our on-line claims program to maximize efficiency.

With the benefits of a first-class distributionnetwork, an air mask lifetime warranty with a 42-month electronics protection plan, the C.A.R.E. program, and a highly reliableSCBA, it doesn’t get any better!

Options

The all-new AirHawk II Air Mask comesstandard with large side handles and acentral attachment point for pulling workers tosafety in rescue scenarios, and of course,MSA's Quick-Fill® System for SCBA-to-SCBAemergency transfilling.

But the unique rescue feature of MSA’s airmask is its optional Rescue Belt, an NFPAcompliant emergency egress system, integralto the SCBA waist belt, complete with a 50 ft.Kevlar line and rappelling hardware. WithMSA, every SCBA is a RIT Pack. (Refer to MSA bulletin #0105-92-MC for the facts.)

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