Sep 12,2007

PHOTO ADVISORY -- MSA's Next-Generation Breathing Apparatus for Firefighters First to Receive Full NFPA Approval

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Editors are advised that a high-resolution photo is available to accompany the news release, NETU086, MSA's Next-Generation Breathing Apparatus for Firefighters First to Receive Full NFPA Approval, issued yesterday by MSA.

Caption: The FireHawk M7 Air Mask from MSA is the first device to meet the entire range of new performance standards established by the National Fire Protection Association. Among the new requirements mandated by the NFPA is the ability of a Personal Alert Safety System (PASS) to function properly and consistently in temperatures as high as 500 degrees. PASS devices are an important component of an Air Mask in that they sound a loud, piercing alarm whenever a firefighter becomes disabled ... (PRNewsFoto)

Members of the media may download the photo at no charge from the following online archives:

    -- NewsCom:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070911/NETU086-a
    -- AP Archive Topic Gallery:  http://photoarchive.ap.org

    This photo is also available via the AP PhotoExpress Network, as PRN14.

For more information on the photo, or on gaining access to the archives, media may contact the PR Newswire Photo Desk at photodesk@prnewswire.com .

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    /Photo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070911/NETU086-a
             AP Archive:  http://photoarchive.ap.org
             AP PhotoExpress Network:  PRN14
             PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com/
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CO:  MSA
ST:  Pennsylvania
IN:  ENV HEA HMS
SU:  PDT

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