Capabilities

SCBA Trak (TM) is a Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) and Personal Alert Safety System (PASS) Maintenance Record System. This document contains only a brief description of the package and features. Quite detailed documentation is included in the package and is more easily read after installation.

If you've ever wished you could organize all your SCBA and PASS unit records and keep on top of the maintenance requirements with a minimum of effort, then SCBA Trak is the program for you. This is one piece of apparatus no fire department should be without!

Backpacks

bulletInventory and reporting capability for your back packs.
bulletTracks the last repair and certification dates and costs for better budgeting.
bulletTracks the last pressure reducer overhaul, last mask regulator overhaul, and last flow test dates and retest intervals.
bulletAlerts of packs coming due for repetitive maintenance, such as a flow test, regulator overhaul or some other type of certification.
bulletAlerts you of packs overdue for visual check, if applicable.
bulletGenerates a budget projection report for packs that will be due for recertification between two user selected dates, using the previous cost for recertification or a user-entered "per pack" price.
bulletLists all of your packs and the piece of apparatus they were last known to be on.
bulletRecords maintenance notes and history.

 

Masks

bulletInventory and reporting capability for your SCBA masks. As most departments have more masks than packs, and some assign masks to each firefighter, this module allows you to keep track of them wherever they might be.
bulletAlerts of masks coming due for repetitive maintenance, such as annual certification or overhaul.
bulletAlerts you of masks overdue for visual check, if applicable.
bulletAlerts of masks coming due for fit tests.
bulletGenerates a budget projection report for masks that will be due for recertification between two user selected dates, using the previous cost for recertification or a user-entered "per mask" price.
bulletLists all of your masks and the piece of apparatus they were last known to be on or the person to whom they're assigned.
bulletRecords maintenance notes and history.

 

Air Bottles

bulletInventory and reporting capability for your air bottles.
bulletTracks the last hydrostatic test date to alert you of bottles coming due for hydro test.
bulletAlerts you of bottles which have not been filled within a user-selected time period, if desired. A separate module called the Fill Log allows you to rapidly enter the "last filled" information. Very useful for tracking or charging for compressor usage.
bulletTracks composite bottles to help assure they are not used past their ultimate life.
bulletTracks the "Last Visual" date in case you are performing the internal inspections required by the Compressed Gas Association and some OSHA programs.
bulletGenerates budget projection reports for bottles that will be due for hydrostatic test between two user-selected dates, using the previous hydro test cost or a user entered "per bottle" price.
bulletLists all of your bottles and the piece of apparatus they were last known to be on.
bulletRecords maintenance notes and history.

 

PASS Units

bulletInventory and reporting capability for your PASS units (Personal Alert Safety System).
bulletTracks the date they come due for a battery change or overdue for a functional check, if applicable.
bulletLists all of your PASS units and the piece of apparatus they were last known to be on or the person to whom they're assigned.
bulletHas up to three serial number fields per PASS unit for handling the integrated PASS units.
bulletRecords maintenance notes and history.

Plus much more, including a query system, the ability to track equipment owners or stations separately, user-customizable field names,  automatic creation of historical records, the ability to update multiple records simultaneously with identical information (example: You just hydro tested fifty bottles in the same month. Select the records, enter the information once, and all fifty records are updated and the historical records created)!.

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SCBA Trak and SCBA BOSS are trademarks of Raymond Pesek. All other products mentioned are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies.
 
Copyright © 1999-2005 Raymond A.J. Pesek  All rights reserved.
Last modified: Saturday February 05, 2005.