EVERY LIFE HAS A PURPOSE…

LS1 Personnel Location System

Ben MautiProduct Line ManagerFirst Responder Products

Thank You!Thank You!

AgendaAgenda

MSA company overview

LS1 Personnel Location System overview

Our HistoryOur History

Established in 1914Bureau of Mines Search & Rescue Team LeadersTwo mining engineers saw the dangersFirst Major Product: Flameless Electric Cap Lamp developed with Thomas Edison

John T. Ryan George H. Deike

MSA Cap Lamp

“So men and women may work in safety”

Who We Are TodayWho We Are Today

Headquarters in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, USAR & D centers on three continentsOver 5,200 associates worldwideApproximately USD 1 Billion in sales MSA Corporate

Center

John T. Ryan Memorial Laboratory (R & D)

To design, build and sell the world’s best safety products

Focus on Safety SolutionsFocus on Safety Solutions

MSA Product LinesRespiratory Protection Head, Eye & Face Protection Hearing & CommunicationsFlame & Gas Detection InstrumentsFall ProtectionBallistics ProtectionThermal Imaging

MSA products are built with "integrated system" capability

First Responder ProductsFirst Responder Products

ACH HelmetDust & Sand

Goggles

Paraclete®

Body Armor

ThermalTrac®

ThermalImaging Camera

ThermalTrac®

ThermalImaging Camera

Self-ContainedBreathing Apparatus

Self-ContainedBreathing Apparatus

Gallet & Cairns®

Fire HelmetsComm

SystemsComm

Systems

Evolution®

Thermal ImagingCameras

Evolution®

Thermal ImagingCameras

QuickFill® Air Transfill SystemQuickFill® Air

Transfill System

Current Accountability SystemCurrent Accountability System

System consists of:SCBA DataLong Range RadioRFID Tags (and Tag Reader/Writer)Radio Base StationUser Interface

Significant field experience in Europe and NA

Next step: FF Location

Firefighter NeedsFirefighter NeedsRescue level system accuracy

Wireless command computer

Easy to use and intuitive command

No significant impact on operations

Reliable radio link

Rugged enough to handle the fireground

LS1 SystemLS1 System

LS1 Boot ModuleLS1 Boot Module

Heart of the system

Generates position information and sends to radio module via Bluetooth

Attached to left boot

LS1 Radio ModuleLS1 Radio Module

Bluetooth radio receiver for scalability

PAN Radio for MSA SCBA connectivity

1 watt 900 MHz long range radio

Builds on knowledge from current system

LS1 Base StationLS1 Base Station900 MHz receiver

Wi-Fi router for command computer

GPS receiver

RFID reader for “tag in”initialization

Brain of the system

LS1 Command ComputerLS1 Command ComputerApple iPad w/ custom MSA case

New, easy to use touch based interface

SCBA / Accountability view

3D location view

Wireless mobility

System SetupSystem Setup

Pair devices Boot, radio, personnel tag, SCBA

Enter sleep mode5 minutes, no movement

Automatic turn on Leaving for an incident

Fireground UseFireground UseFF “tags in” at base station with personnel tag

<5 second processBase station truck mounted or stand alone

FF begins their work

IC turns on iPad upon arrival to scene

Current information immediately shownHistorical data comes in as bandwidth allows

Voice guidance used for navigation as needed

System UsesSystem UsesSelf rescue: Enough air, but disoriented

Closest man to rescue: Someone nearby helps, RIT not activated

Full MAYDAY: RIT activated / external rescue

Instantly tell if anyone is inside building footprintImproved accountabilityLess voice radio traffic

Integrated SCBA telemetry monitoring

SummarySummary

MSA company overview

LS1 Personnel Location System overview

Demonstration tomorrow

EVERY LIFE HAS A PURPOSE…Thank You!!! Thank You!!!