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Wednesday, 6 July 2011

Safety Equipment - Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)

Self Contained Breathing Apparatus is a device worn by rescue workers, firefighters and others to provide breathable air in a hostile environment.


SCBA sets are filled with filtered compressed air, the same air we breathe daily. It has a full-face mask, regulator, air cylinder, cylinder pressure gauge and harness with adjustable shoulder straps and waist belt which is it to be worn on the back, its cylinder usually holds 30 minutes worth of air but this can be less or more, commonly as low as 15 minutes or as high as 60 minutes depend on cylinder size. Air cylinder are made from aluminium, steel or composite construction (usually fiberglass-wrapped aluminium).


Air cylinders must be hydrostatically test every 3 years for composite cylinders and every 5 years for metal cylinders. 



Self Contained Breathing Apparatus 



SCBA Sign

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4 comments:

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  3. Very good post on the subject of breathing apparatus. Breathing apparatus is a very important PPE and can be life saving. We deal in safety signs and wonderful to see post related to our field.

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  4. Hi Encikyokoyoko,Very informative and important post regarding breathing apparatus. Also quite a lot of good details about the uses of the equipment. Breathing apparatus sign which indicates mandatory use of it can be life saving. We deal in are safety signs and post like these really help us in improving our knowledge in this field. Thanks for the post.

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