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Self contained closed circuit compressed oxygen breathing apparatus
Domain: Health and safety at work => Preventive measures => Personal protective equipment
Grammatical category
Noun phrase
Grammar notes
Uncountable
Definition
Rebreather device in which breathing gas is rebreathed after the exhaled carbon dioxide has been removed and the oxygen content restored by a compressed or liquid oxygen source or an oxygen genereting solid.
Definition source
NIOSH Guide to Industrial Respiratory Protection
European legislation
Directives 89/656/EEC, 89/686/EEC
British legislation
The Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 2002
Contained in
Synonyms
Rebreather
Variants
Self contained closed circuit compressed oxygen BA
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