As a follow-up to my 2014 post, Are you maintaining your LEVEL A suits “by the book”? , where I covered the care/testing requirements for my brand of LEVEL A suits, I wanted to make sure the word is out… ALL LEVEL A suits built to ASTM F1461-17 REQUIRE some specific testing and inspection in order to be used for their full intended life span. Failure to meet these inspections/testing will mean an early expiration from service! Basically, ALL reputable manufacturers will require these fully-encapsulated suits to be “pressure tested” at the following frequencies:
