MSA Safety, Inc. (NYSE: MSA), today announced that the latest edition of its revolutionary self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), the MSA® G1™ XR 2025 Edition SCBA, has received U.S. government approval from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and certification from the Safety Equipment Institute (SEI) as compliant to the
2025 Edition of the National Fire Protection Association's (NFPA) 1970 performance standard.
Fire departments can order the MSA G1 XR 2025 Edition immediately, and production is scheduled to ramp up over the next several months at the company's manufacturing facility in Murrysville, located just outside of Pittsburgh.
Unveiled earlier this year at the annual Fire Department Instructor's Conference in Indianapolis, the G1 XR Edition is the latest evolution of the G1 SCBA platform and features enhancements to various soft goods and Bluetooth® indicators. This latest edition of the G1 builds on 10 years of continuous innovation driven by firefighter feedback and aligns with meeting the new NFPA performance standard requirements.
Shares in MSA sank 35 cents to $155.63.
