Scenario-During shift change, a spare composite SCBA bottle came out of the compartment and hit the floor. The main valve assembly of the tank broke off completely sending the bottle off across the floor spinning and it hit another firefighter, severely injuring him. It eventually wedged itself against a vehicle’s tires until the air finished spewing out. Upon investigation, it was discovered that the cylinder involved was actually a 2216 psi cylinder. This cylinder is carbon wrapped and looks almost identical to the fire department’s 3000 psi cylinders. At some point prior to this incident, the cylinder had been filled to 3000 psi, which did not leave much room for pressure fluctuations. The burst disc for the 2216 psi cylinders was set at 3360 psi. It was quite obvious that the disc had, indeed, burst.
In your responses, please identify the following:
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Major issues: Identify the major problems including their causes in this section, so you can identify appropriate
solutions later.
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Potential solutions: This section evaluates potential solutions for the identified key problems. Often there is
more than one solution, so it is useful to evaluate each solution in terms of its advantages and disadvantages.
This will also assist in determining your recommendations.
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Recommendations: This section should outline your recommendations based upon the given solutions for each
of the identified problems.
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A minimum of 400 words
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Formatted using APA Style
