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Document ID (ISN)57070
CIS number 91-2032
Year 1989
Convention or series no. Report No.TM/89/04
Author(s) Graveling R.A., Miller B.G.
Title Permissible wearing times for rescue personnel using a new self-contained breathing apparatus
Bibliographic information Institute of Occupational Medicine, Roxburgh Place, Edinburgh EH8 9SU, United Kingdom, Aug. 1989. 54p. Illus. Bibl.ref. Price: GBP 20.00 (GBP 25.00 in other countries).
Abstract A series of experiments was carried out to determine the times for which a sample of mines-rescue men wearing a new compressed oxygen breathing apparatus, Selected Elevated Flow Apparatus (SEFA), could work in a range of climatic conditions without exceeding physiological safety criteria. Subjects carried out light and heavy physical work routines in a climate chamber under a range of experimentally controlled climates, and selected physiological responses were monitored. A chart of permissible wearing times for the SEFA apparatus was produced and is included in this report.
Descriptors (primary) United Kingdom; rescue breathing apparatus; mine rescue
Descriptors (secondary) evaluation of equipment; body-core temperature; assessment of physical capacity; pulse rate; oxygen breathing apparatus; work at high temperature
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Country / State or ProvinceUnited Kingdom
Subject(s) Personal protection
Broad subject area(s) Physical hazards
Browse category(ies) Respiratory protection
First aid and emergency organization