SEMS® II - Scott Safety
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1. 10 04 Setup Note Repots Help START STOP Close Drag acolumn hereto group by this column Incident Resource ID Time Air PASS Range Assign Div Group Accept All Reject All R 334 Jonn Simpsor EVAC 4321 Jeremy Barbee 538 M j IND 1234 Mike Smi 614 Accept Reject Selected Selected McKinne 5 27 EVAC lingman 4 57 ett ALL 8659 Nick Carter ACTION ASSIGN 4587 Will Porter een ACCEPT REJECT ACK 5587 Nancy Wilson noe SIDEBAR 3367 Barry Miller ACK amp W D C 254 Thomas Speaks 987 Tony DeSimone amp ADD Resource USERS DISPLAY FIGURE 7 COMPLETE DISPLAY SCREEN m 10 08 ote START STOP FIGURE 8 2 TOOLBAR TOOLBAR a PCMCIA CONNECTION Indicates whether the PCMCIA Card is installed and operating A RED X indicates the Card is either not installed or not operating b SETUP The SETTINGS screens can be accessed at any time from the SETUP button on the toolbar c NOTES Notes regarding the Incident can be entered in the NOTES Screen Each Note added will be date and time stamped when the NOTES Screen is closed All notes will be included at the end of the Incident Report d REPORT Use the REPORT button to view or print an Incident Report for an incident that has been closed HELP Provides software HELP Information similar to the information in this instruction f PAR TIM2. ASSIGN button to PASS evacuate the selected ASSIGNMENTS ie ACK PASS Use the ACK PASS button to acknowl ACK edge a PASS signal from a Respirator User W D f ACKW D Use the ACK W D to acknowledge a WITH DRAW signal from a Respirator User jesion g Assign Detail Use the Assign Detail button to change D ae the selected individuals current assignment division or group This will also open the User Detail Sidebar showing the selected user s remaining air pressure WARNING ADD h ADD Resource Use the ADD Personnel button to Resource a aha eae RESOURCES RESPIRATOR USERS USING in the Incident who Is not using an SCOTT SCBA EQUIPPED WITH THE SEMS II AC FIGURE10 with the SEMS II Accountability System Although COUNTABILITY SYSTEM INTEGRATED INTO THE ACTION BUTTONS they have no respirator status interactive com PERSONAL DISTRESS ALARM OTHER FIRE munications or tracking capability they can still be FIGHTER RESOURCES WHO ARE NOT USING ay A PROPERLY EQUIPPED SCOTT RESPIRATOR accounted for along with all the other participants MAY BE ADDED FOR ACCOUNTABILITY PUR POSES BUT THEY WILL NOT BE ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE COMMUNICATIONS FUNCTIONS Accept All Reject All OF THE SYSTEM FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE THE STATUS OF FIREFIGHTER RESOURCES MAY Users 5 ACCEPT REJECT SIDEBAR Select the Resource ID Detail tab to open the ACCEPT REJECT Sidebar
3. semen RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH As Respirator users activate their sys tems their individual SEMS II ID s from their scanned RFID Accountability Tags will appear in the ACCEPT REJECT sidebar In accordance with your incident man agement procedures the Base Station Operator must choose either to Accept or to Reject Respirator users a Choose AcceptAll and all ID s showing in the sidebar will be added to the ac countability group for this Base Station Or you may choose to select individual FIGURE 11 user ID s and click the Accept Selected ACCEPT REJECT ASSIGN button on the side bar SCREEN b Choose Reject All and all ID s showing in the sidebar of users you do not want to maintain as part of your accountability group will be removed from this Base Station Or you may choose to select individual user ID s and click the Reject Selected button on the side bar c Ifthe User Detail Sidebar is showing when a new user logs on the AC CEPT REJECT SIDEBAR will reopen automatically to show the new user Page 9 of 16 P N 595186 01 Rev 7 09 BASE STATION OPERATOR RESPONSIBILITIES 1 RANGE When logged all the SEMS II PDA Portable Units communicate to the Base Station both directly and through other logged on units forming a communications mesh network to the Base Station This extends the range for the units furthest away from the Base Station Because of this mesh network system the signal strength of e
4. ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM MAY LEAD TO A FAILURE OF THE SYSTEM WHICH COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH INTRODUCTION The SEMS II Accountability System is intended to be used as an integral part of an emergency incident management system which includes planned de ployment of personnel and radio communications The Incident Commander can use the SEMS II Accountability System to maintain an awareness of the assigned location and function of all users of properly equipped SCOTT respirators assigned to the incident Users of this system must be familiar with the capabilities as well as the limi tations of the system The SEMS II Accountability System provides valuable information about the status of respirator users as well as limited two way communications for such things as Evacuation notices and PASS activation Properly equipped systems can also provide SCOTT PAK TRACKER track ing capability to find lost or down personnel The PAK TRACKER function may not be activated on some retrofitted units Contact your SCOTT Service Center for details The SEMS II Accountability System does NOT replace conventional two way radio communications The SEMS II Accountability System does NOT replace the minimum two person team approach to personnel deployment Before using the SEMS II Accountability System review your standard operat ing procedures for emergency incident management Use these instructions to become familiar with the features and capabil
5. ALARM AND LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH EXPORT AND IMPORT The international transport of the SCOTT SEMS II Accountability System and portions thereof is regulated under United States export regulations and may be regulated by the import regulations of other countries If you have any questions or concerns regarding these regulations contact SCOTT at 1 800 247 7257 or 704 291 8300 outside the continental United States Scott Health amp Safety ISO 9001 REGISTERED P N 595186 01 RevB 7 09 Page 16 of 16 tyco HEALTH amp SAFETY Health amp Safety Products Monroe Corporate Center PO Box 569 Monroe NC 28111 Telephone 1 800 247 7257 FAX 704 291 8330 www scotthealthsafety com Printed in USA
6. KIT SCOTT P N 200772 01 which includes the Graphic User Interface GUI Software and the PCMCIA Communications Card The SEMS II PDR Base Station consists of a SEMS II Accountability System Base Station PCMCIA Card installed in a Windows based Personal Computer preferably a laptop not included SCOTT recommends use of a laptop computer designed for rugged use COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS The SCOTT SEMS 11 MESH GATEWAY software is PC based and requires minimum of Windows XP Service Pack 2 OR Windows Vista Service Pack 1 32 Bit The computer hardware requirements are as follows 1 6GHz Processor 1 GB RAM 500MB available hard drive space CD ROM Drive for installation Available PCMCIA slot for SEMS II gateway radio Available USB port for RFID card programmer 1024x768 screen display NOTE YOU MUST INSTALL THE SEMS II MESH GATEWAY SOFTWARE FIRST BE FORE INSTALLING THE PCMCIA CARD IN THE COMPUTER Also provided on the software CD are copies of the User Instructions in Adobe Acrobat format pdf You may download a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader from www Adobe com AcrobatReader INSTALL SEMS II MESH GATEWAY SOFTWARE 1 Place the SCOTT SEMS II MESH GATEWAY software CD ROM in the CD drive on your computer 2 Select SEMS II MESH INSTALL to install the Software Follow the instruc tions on the screen You may need to close all other applications to install this program 3 When the inst
7. OR ANY MEDICATIONS OR SUBSTANCES WHICH MAY AFFECT VISION DEXTERITY OR JUDG MENT USERS OF THIS EQUIPMENT MUST BE IN GOOD PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH IN ORDER TO OPERATE SAFELY DO NOT USE THIS EQUIPMENT WHEN FATIGUE PREVENTS SAFE OPERATION STAY ALERT WHEN OPERATING THIS EQUIPMENT INATTENTION OR CARELESS NESS WHILE OPERATING THIS EQUIPMENT MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH NOTE USE INACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 1500 STAN DARD ON FIRE DEPARTMENT OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAM WARNING THE SEMS ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM COMMUNICATES ONLY WITH FIREFIGHTER RESOURCES RESPIRATOR USERS USING A SCOTT SCBA EQUIPPED WITH THE SEMS II AC COUNTABILITY SYSTEM INTEGRATED INTO THE PERSONAL DISTRESS ALARM OTHER FIRE FIGHTER RESOURCES WHO ARE NOT USING A PROPERLY EQUIPPED SCOTT RESPIRATOR MAY BE ADDED FOR ACCOUNTABILITY PUR POSES BUT THEY WILL NOT BE ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE COMMUNICATIONS FUNCTIONS OF THE SYSTEM FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE THE STATUS OF FIREFIGHTER RESOURCES MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH WARNING IF THE EQUIPMENT DOES NOT OPERATE AS DESCRIBED IN THESE INSTRUCTIONS REMOVE THE EQUIPMENT FROM SERVICE AND TAG FOR REPAIR BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL FAILURE TO DETERMINE THAT THE EQUIP MENT IS OPERATING PROPERLY MAY LEAD TO A SITUATION WHICH MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH BASE STATION PREPARATION Operation of the SEMS Accountability System Base Station requires installation of the SEMS II MESH GATEWAY
8. SCREENS Actions listed in the report will include e Incident Start End Date and Time e Acceptance on Base Station e Assignment e Re Assignment e User Activated Withdrawal e Acknowledge Withdrawal e Evacuation All Individual Assignment e Evacuation Acknowledge e PASS Activation e PASS Acknowledge e LOW AIR Activation e LOW AIR Acknowledge e Call for PAR e Personnel e User Shut Down SCBA e NOTES entered during the incident Choose View to see a preview of either an Incident Report or a Personnel Report All Notes added during the course of the incident will be included at the end of the Report with their respective date and time stamps Notes cannot be edited after they become part of the report If you wish to print a copy of either report choose Print and the report will be sent directly to your available printer P N 595186 01 RevB 7 09 Page 14 of 16 SAFETY LISTINGS FCC NOTICE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the requirements of United States Federal Communications Commission Code of Federal Regulations FCC title 47 part 90 Section 20 limitation 27 and requirement Part 90 238 over frequency range 453 0375 to 465 6375 MHz as well as FCC Section 1 1310 for Occupational Controlled Exposure limits If the SEMS II Base Station or Portable Unit has been damaged DO NOT use this equip ment Maintenance or repair of this equipment must only be performed by an authorized SCOTT ser
9. last incident will reappear If necessary use the Setup screen to change this information for a new incident Set the Personnel Accountability Report PAR Timer in this window The Timer can be set from 5 to 90 minutes in increments of 5 minutes c Select the SOUNDS section to set the different sounds for each of the primary alert functions e EVAC Alarm e Pressure Alarm e PASS Alarm e Out of Range Alarm e Timer Alarm FIGURE 6 SOUNDS DISPLAY The SEMS II Base Command System Software comes with a set of Default alert sounds that emulate the sounds created by a SCOTT SCBA that is equipped with the SEMS II electronics These sounds may be changed by the user in the Sounds screen Choose Use Default for the Default sounds or Use Custom to select sounds from your computer P N 595186 01 RevB 7 09 Page 6 of 16 After all Setup selections have been made click on Exit Setup to begin use of the SEMS II Base Command System Software When logged on all the SEMS II PDA Portable Units communicate to the Base Station both directly and through other logged on units forming a com munications mesh network to the Base Station This extends the range for the units furthest away from the Base Station Because of this mesh network system the signal strength of each user as displayed on the Base Station may change as the network constantly re adjusts to the movement of the users TOOLBAR E gt
10. state name e Zip Code SEMS Il ACCOUNTABILITY SOFTWARE Page 5 of 16 DISPLAY SCREENS CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE P N 595186 01 Rev 7 09 SEMS Il ACCOUNTABILITY SOFTWARE DISPLAY SCREENS CONTINUED b Inthe DIVISIONS GROUPS AND ASSIGNMENTS section name and Add the active Divisions Groups and the projected assignments that will be used at the incident Division and Assignment PAR Divisions Division Tango Assignment FIGURE 5 DIVISIONS GROUPS AND ASSIGNMENTS DISPLAY PAR PAR Timer 5 z Ok Cancel Divisions Groups and Assignments can be entered to keep track of groups of respirator users firefighter resources at an incident The Di visions Groups and Assignments entered here will appear in the main display screen You must decide the appropriate use of the Divisions Groups and Assignments for each incident This may change depend ing on the nature of the incident on the available resources and the established roles and responsibilities of those resources As respirator users log in to the SEMS II system they can be added to Divisions Groups or to Assignments As assignments change dur ing the course of the incident respirator users can be reassigned as needed The Divisions Groups and Assignments information is stored in the software memory of the Personal Computer not the PCMCIA card When you start a new incident on the same Personal Computer the Divisions Groups and Assignments you entered at the
11. AW Indicates a BLUE icon when the User has pressed the WITHDRAW button on their Console The icons turns to GREY when the Base Station acknowledges the WITHDRAW signal g RANGE Indicates whether the individual User is still in Range Be cause of this mesh network system the signal strength of each user as displayed may change as the network constantly re adjusts to the movement of the users GREEN good YELLOW re linking RED out of range h ASSIGNMENT Shows the Assignment of the User Use the Assign Detail ACTION BUTTON to change an individual s assignment i DIVISION GROUP Shows the Division Group of the User Use the Assign Division Group button in the User Detail Sidebar to change an individual s Division Group The columns can be reorganized by clicking and dragging the column headings to the desired order In addition clicking on the column heading will sort all Resources by that column For example you could move the PASS column to the far left and sort by the PASS column heading to show which Resources are in PASS at the top left of the display If the end of service life indicators on a respirator HUD and VIBRALERT are activated because the cylinder has dropped below 1 4 of full capacity Low Air the Air Pressure icon will show RED If selected the USER DETAIL SIDEBAR will show the remaining air pressure of that user s air cylinder In addition any user who has either an activated Low Air alarm or a
12. ER START STOP of the PAR timer reminder When the PAR TIMER reaches 0 00 a Call for Radio PAR window will pop up and an alarm may sound SEMS Il ACCOUNTABILITY SOFTWARE DISPLAY SCREENS CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE Page 7 of 16 P N 595186 01 Rev 7 09 Wednesday June 10 2009 SEMS Il ACCOUNTABILITY SOFTWARE DISPLAY SCREENS CONTINUED Resource ID Time 334 John Simpson 4321 Jeremy Barbee 5 38 1234 Mike Smith 6 14 USER DETAIL SIDEBAR Assign Assignment FIGURE 9 RESOURCES DISPLAY 3 RESOURCES DISPLAY The Resources display is made up of nine 9 columns labeled as follows a RESOURCE ID Shows the ID of the Respirator Users Resources who have logged on and been accepted to the Incident More than twenty 20 users can appear on the display at one time b TIME minutes Indicates the amount of time since the individuals have activated the SCBA electronics c AIR PRESSURE Agraphic representation of the air pressure remain ing in the User s air supply cylinder using the same colors found in the Heads Up Display GREEN for full to 1 2 YELLOW for below 1 2 to 1 4 RED for 1 4 cylinder or less d PASS Shows RED icon when the User s PASS has been activated and a GREY icon when the PASS has been ACKNOWLEDGED Indicates who has been given an EVAC signal with a RED EVAC WITHDRAW icon The icons turns to GREY when the user ac knowledges the EVAC signal f W D WITHDR
13. OTHER FIRE FIGHTER RESOURCES WHO ARE NOT USING A PROPERLY EQUIPPED SCOTT RESPIRATOR MAY BE ADDED FOR ACCOUNTABILITY PUR POSES BUT THEY WILL NOT BE ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE COMMUNICATIONS FUNCTIONS OF THE SYSTEM FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE THE STATUS OF FIREFIGHTER RESOURCES MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH OTHER DISPLAY SCREEN FUNCTIONS 1 b PAR Timer Personnel Accountability Report Timer In the DIVISIONS GROUPS and ASSIGNMENTS Setup screen the PAR Timer can be set to a specific interval to remind the Base Station Operator ask for a PAR from all involved personnel To start the PAR Timer click on the PAR Timer START button When the PAR Timer reaches 0 00 00 a pop up window will appear saying Call for Radio PAR Click on the window to acknowledge and close the window The Base Station Operator must respond in accor dance with the organization s incident management program To stop the PAR Timer before it reaches 0 00 00 click on the STOP button NOTE Note screen Select the Note icon to write a note or notes that will be part of the incident log Enter each NOTE and select OK to close the NOTE screen The note will be automatically time and date stamped All notes will be added to the incident report OPERATION AND USE OF THE SEMS Il ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM USE OF THE SEMS II PDA PORTABLE UNIT Users of SCOTT respirators equipped with the SEMS II PDA Portable Unit must be fully trained
14. PDR to the Base Station 3 is a registered trademark of PANASONIC CORPORATION JAPAN OSAKA JAPAN 4 Toughbook is a registered trademark of PANASONIC CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA SECAUCUS NEW JERSEY P N 595186 01 RevB 7 09 Page 4 of 16 The EVAC WITHDRAW PASS and RANGE icons that appear on the software display are the same as the EVAC WITHDRAW PASS and RANGE symbols tht appear on the PDA Control Console display i EVAC WITHDRAW PASS RANGE SEMS 1 ACCOUNTABILITY SOFTWARE DISPLAY SCREENS HEALTH amp SAFETY Base Command System Software War inter this gt JS ssible under yen cot Div Group and Assignment and PAR 1 0 0 0 Setup your div group and assignment and PAR information gt Setup your soun d information FIGURE 3 OPENING SCREEN DISPLAYS 1 SETTINGS From the Setup screen you can enter the Incident Information Division Group and Assignments set the alert Sounds used by the system and set the Personnel Accountability Report PAR TIMER options FIGURE 4 SETTINGS DISPLAY a Each use ofthe SEMS II Base Command System Software is tracked as an Incident In the Setup at a minimum you must enter an Incident Location to name the session of use before proceeding You may also add optional information for e Incident Number e Incident Name e Incident Commander e City e State this field has a pop up menu to select the
15. SCGIT INSTALLATION AND USE INSTRUCTIONS SEMS II SCOTT ELECTRONIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM BASE STATION SOFTWARE INSTALLATION AND USE USER ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM FOR THE SCOTT SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS W SEMS Il BASE STATION PCMCIA CARD MME SHOWN WITH REQUIRED n PERSONAL COMPUTER NOT INCLUDED SEMS II CONSOLE WARNING THE SCOTT SEMS II USER ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM IS INTENDED FOR USE WITH SCOTT SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS SCBA WHICH MAY SUPPORT HUMAN LIFE IN HAZARDOUS ATMOSPHERES FAILURE TO CAREFULLY READ AND UNDERSTAND THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO THE SCBA USER USE OF A RESPIRATOR INTEGRATED WITH THE SEMS 11 USER ACCOUNTABILITY SYS TEM WILL REQUIRE MODIFICATION OF THE RESPIRATOR REGULAR OPERA TIONAL INSPECTION PROCEDURES AND WILL REQUIRE TRAINING OF THE RESPIRATOR USER IN THE USE OF SUCH RESPIRATORS THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS SUPPLEMENT BUT DO NOT REPLACE THE OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS SUPPLIED WITH EACH RESPIRATOR Copyright 2009 SCOTT All Rights Reserved Page 1 of 16 P N 595186 01 RevB 7 09 SEMS II SCOTT ELECTRONIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM BASE STATION SOFTWARE INSTALLATION AND USE USER ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM FOR THE SCOTT SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WARNING READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS COMPLETE INSTRUCTION MANUAL BEFORE USING A RESPIRATOR EQUIPPED WITH A SEMS 11 ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM IMPROPER USE OF THE SEMS
16. TART menu SEMS II BASE STATION PCMCIA CARD FIGURE 2 SEMS II BASE STATION PCMCIA CARD INSTALLED IN A PANASONIC TOUGHBOOK LAPTOP PERSONAL COMPUTER BASIC FUNCTIONS OF THE SOFTWARE The Primary functions of the Base Station Software to monitor SEMS II Ac countability System Users are as follows 1 ACCEPT REJECT ASSIGN Users 2 Monitor the Air Supply of each User WARNING THE SEMS II ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM oe ENAC una COMMUNICATES ONLY WITH FIREFIGHTER a EVAC ALL Evacuate all logged in Users RESOURCES RESPIRATOR USERS USING A b IND Selected User Evacuation SCOTT SCBA EQUIPPED WITH THE SEMS II AC COUNTABILITY SYSTEM INTEGRATED INTO THE EVACASSN EVacuale PERSONAL DISTRESS ALARM OTHER FIRE 4 WITHDRAW Notification from User FIGHTER RESOURCES WHO ARE NOT USING 5 PASS Activation A PROPERLY EQUIPPED SCOTT RESPIRATOR MAY BE ADDED FOR ACCOUNTABILITY PUR 6 Incident Record to provide an account of incident information POSES BUT THEY WILL NOT BE ACCESSIBLE 7 Personnel Accountability Report PAR Timer reminder can be set THROUGH THE COMMUNICATIONS FUNCTIONS OF THE SYSTEM FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE THE can be set according to your standard procedures STATUS OF cIREFIGHTER BESOURGES 8 Time Records the time from when a User activates the respirator RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH PASS 9 Range Shows the status of the communication link from each active SEMS II
17. ach user as displayed on the Base Station may change as the network constantly re adjusts to the movement of the users a After forty 40 seconds without a linked signal the RANGE symbol on the Control Console will turn YELLOW and the RANGE icon in the line entry for the user on the Base Station display will turn YELLOW indicating the system is trying ot relink with the user If relinking does not occur the RANGE symbol on the Control Console will flash and the RANGE icon on the Base Station display will turn RED The Base Station operator must respond to the user s out of RANGE signal in accordance with the organization s incident management program 2 AIR SUPPLY MONITORING a When the air supply cylinder reaches one quarter of full pressure the end of service time indicators EOSTI will activate the SCBA and a LOW AIR signal will be sent to the Base Station If enabled the Base Station will sound the LOW AIR audible alert twice The Base Station Operator must respond to the user s low air signal in accordance with the organization s incident management program This may include issuing an EVAC signal to the individual with the low air signal 3 EVACUATION a To send an evacuation message to all accepted logged in respirator users the Base Station operator selects the EVAC ALL button on the Base Station The EVAC message will be sent to all accepted logged in respirator users To send an evacuation me
18. aller creates a folder called SEMS I MESH GATEWAY for the files select Continue 4 When the set up is completed successfully select OK You will return to the Installer screen 5 When finished installing close the Installer NOTE IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE DO NOT USE THE SYSTEM CONTACT SCOTT FOR ASSISTANCE INSTALL SEMS II MESH GATEWAY PCMCIA CARD After installing the SCOTT SEMS II MESH GATEWAY software on your computer install the PCMCIA Communications Card as follows 1 Hold the PCMCIA Communications Card as shown in FIGURE 1 with the antenna pointing UP DO NOT HANDLE THE PCMCIA COMMUNICATIONS CARD BY THE ANTENNA 2 Insert the PCMCIA Communica tions Card into the PC Card slot until it snaps in The power LED on the card will light GREEN when the computer is on 3 When your computer says New equipment installed select OK FIGURE 1 INSTALLATION OF THE SEMS II PCMCIA CARD INA LAPTOP COMPUTER CAUTION DO NOT HANDLE THE PCMCIA COMMU NICATIONS CARD BY THE ANTENNA OVERSTRESSING THE ANTENNA MAY DAMAGE THE INTERNAL COMPONENTS OF THE CARD 1 WINDOWS is a registered trademark of MICROSOFT CORPORATION Redmond Washington 2 Adobe and Adobe Acrobat are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems San Jose California Page 3 of 16 P N 595186 01 Rev 7 09 BASE STATION OPERATION The SEMS II PDR Base Station must be operated by a fully trained individual as par
19. cally Each individual s events will be listed in chronological order F PAR a START STOP ns 11 35 AM Friday May 01 2009 x Users A Setup Note Reports Help Close Incident Location Date evac SOE SUA 4 30 2009 2 44 IND Here 4 30 2009 2 36 PM a 4 30 2009 2 00 PM Number a 4 30 2009 11 00 AM Name EVAC Commander Location Nowhere Please Select an Incident Incident Information gaOu 100 EVAC County ASSIGN Date 5 1 2009 COTT ACK Incident No Incident Date 5 1 2009 Incident Start 5 1 2009 10 10 16 AM Incident End PASS Incident Commander Incident Name ACK Incident Location Nowhere W D City State Zip County Date Time User Name Event SCBA w SEMS Pressure psig Reassign Bi 2009 10 13 46 Pierce Ronald Accepted on Base Station Yes 0 5 1 2009 10 14 08 Pierce Ronald Assigned to 0 Yes 0 5 1 2009 10 14 08 Pierce Ronald Assigned to Division 0 Yes 0 5 1 2009 10 14 16 Pierce Ronald Reassignment from 0 to 0 Yes 0 ADD 5 1 2009 10 14 47 Pierce Ronald User Activated Withdrawal Yes 0 Personnel 5 1 2009 10 14 57 Ronald VC Acknowledged Withdrawal Yes 0 O 42 5 1 2009 10 15 18 Pierce Ronald User Shut Down SCBA Yes 0 0 5 1 2009 10 15 49 Pierce Ronald Accepted on Base Station Yes Incident Notes Time Note FIGURE 13 REPORT
20. he user moves back into the Base Station field of operation up to one half mile line of sight If the Portable Unit is too far away from the Base Station at start up or if the Base Station is not turned ON the RANGE symbol on the Control Console display will light YELLOW immediately from start up and not be logged into the Base Station The SEMS II PDA Portable Unit will continue trying to log in to a Base Station until one comes into range or is turned ON Except for those functions which involve communication with the Base Station all PASS functions of the Control Console and SEMS II PDA distress alarm are still operational when the Portable Unit is either out of range or not logged into a Base Station 3 PASS DISTRESS ALARM a The SEMS II PDA PASS distress alarm will operate in conjunction with the Portable Unit If the distress alarm on the respirator is activated either by the user pressing and holding the Red MANUAL ALARM button for at least two seconds or from the user being immobile for the required time duration the Portable Unit will send a PASS distress alarm signal to the Base Station This signal will override all other messages and actions of the Portable Unit The PASS symbol on the Control Console will flash RED The PASS icon will appear RED on the Base Station display and if enabled the audible alert will sound When the Base Station acknowl edges the user s distress signal by selecting the ACK PASS butt
21. in the operation of the equipment as part of a complete respiratory protection program before entering a hazardous environment 1 b Start up Use of the SEMS II PDA Portable Unit begins when the user opens the cylinder valve on the respirator to start respirator usage The unit will sound three chirps to indicate activation After a brief start up sequence the GREEN SIGNAL Light on the Con trol Console will light An alert tone a BE doop to indicate the system activity is used for several functions Whenever the alert tone occurs the user should look at the Portable Unit display for information MANUAL ALARM BUTTON RED BUTTON WITHDRAW BUTTON RESET BUTTON BLUE BUTTON YELLOW BUTTON CONTROL re ANID CONSOLE DISPLAY GREEN SIGNAL LIGHT FIGURE12 THE CONTROL CONSOLE OPERATION AND USE OF THE SEMS Il ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM Page 11 of 16 CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE P N 595186 01 Rev 7 09 OPERATION AND USE OF THE SEMS Il ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM CONTINUED 2 a b Initialization and RANGE After the start up sequence the SEMS II PDA Portable Unit will send an Initialization signal to the Base Station to log in The Base Station will respond by ACCEPTING the identity assigned to that Portable Unit If the respirator user moves too far from the Base Station after logging in the RANGE symbol on the Control Console will change color indicating out of range until t
22. ine with the card and store the PCMCIA Communications card in a safe place protected from heat sunlight and moisture Page 13 of 16 EVAC WITHDRAW WARNING THE RESPIRATOR USER MUST IMMEDI ATELY LEAVE THE AREA REQUIRING RE SPIRATORY PROTECTION WHEN AN END OF SERVICE INDICATOR ALARM ACTU ATES ACTUATION OF AN END OF SER VICE INDICATOR ALARM WARNS THAT APPROXIMATELY 25 OF FULL PRES SURE REMAINS IN THE AIR SUPPLY CYL INDER THAT IS APPROXIMATELY 3 4 OF THE TOTAL AIR SUPPLY HAS BEEN USED A DELAY IN LEAVING THE AREA AFTER ALARM ACTUATION MAY CAUSE DEPLETION OF BREATHING AIR SUPPLY WHICH COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH CAUTION DO NOT HANDLE THE PCMCIA COMMU NICATIONS CARD BY THE ANTENNA OVERSTRESSING THE ANTENNA MAY DAMAGE THE INTERNAL COMPONENTS OF THE CARD P N 595186 01 Rev 7 09 REPORTS Select the Reports button in the Toolbar to view or print a report of all of the activities of a particular SEMS II Accountability System Incident a specific Base Station The software also provides a separate icon on the Desktop for SEMS II Reporting Reports can only be generated from closed incidents Two types of reports can be produced An Incident Report contains a list of all of the events and actions that occurred during the incident in chronological order Personnel Report lists the same information but divided by individual respirator users who participated in the incident listed alphabeti
23. ities of the SEMS II Accountability System Then determine the best way to incorporate the SEMS 11 Account ability System into your emergency incident management procedures Train all personnel thoroughly before use of the system in a real life incident Refer to the SEMS II Personal Distress Alarm PDR and Base Station Op eration and Maintenance Instructions SCOTT P N 595166 01 for complete details of use of the SEMS 11 Personal Distress Alarm when used with approved SCOTT SCBA The SEMS II Accountability System communicates only with Firefighter Re sources Respirator Users using a SCOTT SCBA equipped with the SEMS Il Accountability System integrated into the Personal Distress Alarm Other Firefighter Resources who are not using a properly equipped SCOTT respira tor may be added for accountability purposes but they will not be accessible through the communications functions of the system If the equipment does not work as described in these instructions remove the equipment from service and tag for repair by authorized personnel QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS If you have any questions or concerns regarding use of this equipment contact your authorized SCOTT distributor or contact SCOTT at 1 800 247 7257 or 704 291 8300 outside the continental United States or visit our web site at www scotthealthsafety com P N 595186 01 RevB 7 09 Page 2 of 16 WARNING DO NOT OPERATE THIS EQUIPMENT WHILE UN DER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS ALCOHOL
24. n activated PASS alarm will automatically move to the top of the Resource display list P N 595186 01 RevB 7 09 Page 8 of 16 PSI 0 WARNING THE SEMS ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM COMMUNICATES ONLY WITH FIREFIGHTER RESOURCES RESPIRATOR USERS USING A SCOTT SCBA EQUIPPED WITH THE SEMS II AC COUNTABILITY SYSTEM INTEGRATED INTO THE PERSONAL DISTRESS ALARM OTHER FIRE FIGHTER RESOURCES WHO ARE NOT USING A PROPERLY EQUIPPED SCOTT RESPIRATOR MAY BE ADDED FOR ACCOUNTABILITY PUR POSES BUT THEY WILL NOT BE ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE COMMUNICATIONS FUNCTIONS OF THE SYSTEM FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE THE STATUS OF FIREFIGHTER RESOURCES MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH 4 ACTION BUTTONS Close Action Buttons are brightly colored when they are active for the selected Resource and turn grey when they have no active functions For example the ACK PASS button will be grey when the selected Resource is not in PASS mode As EVAC soon as the selected Resource goes into PASS mode the IND ACK PASS button will turn BLUE Once the ACK PASS but ton has been selected to acknowledge the active PASS the EVAC button will again turn grey ALL a CLOSE INCIDENT Use the CLOSE INCIDENT button to close the Incident File EVAC IND Use the EVAC IND button to evacuate the ASSIGN selected individuals EVAC ALL Use the EVAC ALL button to evacuate all active personnel logged in to the SEMS II Incident ACK d ASSIGN Use
25. not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help INDUSTRY CANADA COMPLIANCE Industry Canada Statement The term IC before the certification registration number only signifies that the Industry Canada technical specifications were met Section 14 of RSS 210 The installer of this radio equipment must ensure that the antenna is located or pointed such that it does not emit RF field in excess of Health Canada limits for the general population Consult Safety Code 6 obtainable from Health Canada s web site www hc sc gc ca rpb Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause interference and 2 this device must accept any interference including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device Page 15
26. of 16 P N 595186 01 Rev 7 09 RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE RFI When any electronic device is adversely affected by radio waves Radio Frequency Interference RFI is said to have occurred All electronic de vices like the SEMS II distress alarm may be subject to the effects of RFI most of which are temporary in nature Users of the SCOTT SCBA with the integrated SEMS II distress alarm must be familiar with the normal operation of the distress alarm and must also be familiar with how to identify and avoid the effects of RFI see DETECTING AND AVOIDING RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE in the User Instructions provided with the SCOTT respira tor equipped with the SEMS II Accountability System If RFI occurs to the SEMS II distress alarm it may be caused by transmissions from hand held or personal radios where the radio antenna is touching or very close to less than 6 inches from components of the SEMS II distress alarm It may also be caused by transmissions from radio base stations or high powered vehicle mounted radios or any other powerful source of electromagnetic radiation WARNING RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE RFI MAY CAUSE A MALFUNCTION OF THE SEMS ll PDA DISTRESS ALARM USERS OF RES PIRATORS EQUIPPED WITH THE SEMS Il PDA DISTRESS ALARM MUST BE AWARE OF THE PROPER OPERATION OF THE DIS TRESS ALARM FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE A MALFUNCTION OF THE EQUIPMENT AND TAKE PROPER CORRECTIVE ACTION MAY RESULT FAILURE OF THE SEMS Il PDA DIS TRESS
27. on on the Base Station the PASS symbol on the Control Console will turn GRAY The distress alarm on the respirator will continue until the user shuts down the respirator or resets the alarm 4 EVACUATION a If the respirator users are required to leave the hazardous area the Base Station operator can send an evacuation message to the Portable Units of logged in respirator users This message can be sent either to all logged in users EVAC ALL to everyone on and Assignment EVAC ASSIGN or to individual logged in users selected from the list on the Base Station EVAC IND The Portable Unit will emit the alert sound and the EVAC symbol will begin flashing RED on the Control Console When an EVAC symbol begins flashing on the Control Console the respirator user must press twice the Yellow RESET button on the Control Console to respond to the evacuation message The EVAC symbol on the Control Console will turn ON steady and the EVAC icon on the Base Station display will turn GRAY until the user leaves the hazardous area and shuts down the respirator P N 595186 01 RevB 7 09 Page 12 of 16 i RANGE PASS EVAC WITHDRAW 5 WITHDRAW a b c The respirator user may choose to leave the hazardous area Press ing and holding the Blue WITHDRAW button for at least two seconds will send that message to the Base Station The EVAC symbol on the Control Console will flash YELLOW quickly as the WITHDRAW mes sage appea
28. rs on the Base Station When the Base Station receives a user WITHDRAW message the Base Station Operator selects the ACK W D button After the Base Station acknowledges the EVAC symbol on the Control Console will turn ON steady until user leaves hazardous area and shuts down the respirator 6 Air Supply Cylinder Pressure a b When the cylinder reaches one quarter of full pressure the SEMS Il PDA sounds LOW AIR warning with an audible alarm as well as transmitting a LOW AIR alert to the Base Station The LOW AIR alarm on the respirator will continue to operate until the respirator is shut down This LOW AIR alarm is in addition to the other end of service indicators on the respirator 7 Shutdown After leaving the hazardous area and confirming that respirator use is no longer required doff the respirator according the user instructions provided with the respirator Close the cylinder valve Press the Yellow RESET button twice The Control Console will sound the alert tone The SEMS II PDA Por table Unit is now off TERMINATION OF USE When use of the SEMS II Accountability System is no longer needed click the Close Incident button Shut down the computer according to the operating instruction provided with the computer To remove the PCMCIA Communications card press the card eject button next to the PC card slot DO NOT HANDLE THE PCMCIA COMMUNICA TIONS CARD BY THE ANTENNA Carefully fold the antenna down in l
29. ssage only to one selected respirator user the Base Station operator uses the cursor to select and highlight the user to evacuate from the list of logged in respirator users and then presses the EVAC IND button To send an evacuation message to respirator users on a particular As signment the Base Station operator first clicks on the EVAC ASSIGN button A pop up window with the current Assignments will appear Highlight the Assignments to evacuate from the list and then click the EVAC ASSIGN button again As each respirator user receives an EVAC message they must press the Yellow RESET button on the Control Console to acknowledge the message As each respirator user acknowledges the EVAC message the EVAC Icon on the Base Station will change color for that respirator user 4 WITHDRAW a b P N 595186 01 Rev 7 09 The respirator user may elect to leave the incident by pressing and holding the Blue Withdraw button on the Control Console for two 2 seconds A BLUE EVAC symbol will appear in the line entry for the user After the Base Station acknowledges the WITHDRAW message the EVAC symbol will change status and remain until user leaves the haz ardous area and shuts down the respirator Page 10 of 16 WARNING THE SEMS ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM COMMUNICATES ONLY WITH FIREFIGHTER RESOURCES RESPIRATOR USERS USING A SCOTT SCBA EQUIPPED WITH THE SEMS II AC COUNTABILITY SYSTEM INTEGRATED INTO THE PERSONAL DISTRESS ALARM
30. t of a complete incident management system and respiratory protection program The Base Station Operator must have the ability to direct rescue WARNING operations as needed THE SEMS II BASE STATION MUST BE MONI If using a battery powered portable computer be sure the battery is fully TORED BY A FULLY TRAINED INDIVIDUAL WITH ae Rae THE ABILITY TO DIRECT RESCUE OPERATIONS charged before beginning use at an incident ALL TIMES WHEN LOGGED IN RESPIRATOR The Base Station must be located in a safe non hazardous and non flam USERS MAY BE IN A HAZARDOUS AREA FAIL mable area away from the hazardous atmosphere where the respirators are URE PROVIDE A PROPERLY TRAINED BASE STATION OPERATOR MAY PERMIT A SITUATION peng used TO OCCUR WHICH COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS 1 Start up the personal computer in accordance with the computer s user INJURY OR DEATH instructions 2 To open the SEMS 1 MESH GATEWAY Software select the shortcut created on your Desktop or in the Tyco Scott Health amp Safety folder WARNING DO NOT TAKE THE BASE STATION INTO A FIRE OR INTO A POTENTIALLY FLAMMABLE OR EX PLOSIVE ATMOSPHERE OPERATE THE BASE STATION ONLY IN A SAFE AREA AWAY FROM THE HAZARDOUS ATMOSPHERE WHERE THE RESPIRATORS ARE BEING USED USE OF THE BASE STATION IN A POTENTIALLY FLAMMABLE OR EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERE MAY CAUSE IG NITION OF THE ATMOSPHERE WHICH COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH in All Programs in the Windows S
31. vice center Unauthorized service may void the manufacturers warranty and may cause damage to the equipment Use only Scott authorized accessories cables and power connectors Consult the operating and service manuals for instructions on battery replacement battery maintenance and use of accessory cables FCC COMPLIANCE FCC Compliance Statement Part 15 19 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received Including interference that may cause undesired operation FCC Warning Part 15 21 Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This portable transmitter with its antenna complies with FCC s RF exposure limits for general population uncontrolled exposure The Pak Tracker Locator Integrated Transmitter has been assigned FCC ID T5E200451 The SEMS II Control Console Transmitter has been assigned FCC ID 5 200729 CLASS B DIGITAL DEVICE Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if
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