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Self contained open circuit compressed air breathing apparatus
Domain: Health and safety at work => Preventive measures => Personal protective equipment
Grammatical category
Noun phrase
Grammar notes
Uncountable
Definition
SCBA which exhausts the exhaled air to the atmosphere instead of recirculating it. It usually consists of a cylinder of high pressure compressed air supplying air to a regulator that reduced the pressure for delivery to the facepiece. This regulator is either mounted directly to the facepiece or a flexible corrugated hose connects the regulator to the respiratory inlet covering, usually a full-facepiece.
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
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Variants
Self contained open circuit compressed air BA
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