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NFPA 1982-2018
NFPA 1982 Standard on Personal Alert Safety Systems (PASS), 2018 edition
The purpose of this standard shall be to establish minimum requirements for PASS that are intended for use by emergency services personnel during emergency operations and that emit an audible signal to summon aid in the event the user becomes incapacitated or needs assistance. This standard shall establish minimum requirements for optional RF PASS that are capable of transmitting an alarm signal and receiving an evacuation alarm via an RF signal. This standard shall establish minimum requirements for the base station used in optional RF PASS for the receipt of an alarm signal and the transmission of an evacuation alarm via an RF signal. Controlled laboratory tests used to determine compliance with the performance requirements of this standard shall not be deemed as establishing PASS performance levels for all situations to which fire-fighting or emergency services personnel can be exposed. This standard shall not be interpreted or used as a detailed manufacturing or purchase specification but shall be permitted to be referenced in purchase specifications as minimum requirements.
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