Scott Technologies, Inc., doing business as Scott Health & Safety, Inc., manufactures and delivers respiratory and personal protective equipment and safety devices for firefighters, industrial workers, police squads, militaries, homeland security forces, and rescue teams around the world. Its products include self-contained breathing apparatus, supplied air and air-purifying respirators, PPE, gas and flame detection instruments, thermal imaging cameras, and firefighter communications and accountability devices. Its products protect individuals from environmental hazards, including smoke, toxic fumes, combustible gases, falling objects, and contaminants. The company serves chemical manufacturing, building and construction, emergency management, energy and utilities, food and beverage, first responders, military, light industry, manufacturing, marine, mining, petrochemical oil and gas, steel/smelting, transportation and storage, water and waste water treatment, and agriculture and forestry industries. Its products are available through a network of distributors and service centers in the United States and internationally. The company was founded in 1932 and is based in Monroe, North Carolina with operations in Asia, Australia, Canada, China, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, New Zealand, and other countries. Scott Technologies, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Johnson Controls International plc. As of October 4, 2017, Scott Technologies, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of 3M Company.