SCBA lifesaving equipment: Discover how to select the best self-contained breathing apparatus for your team’s safety. Learn about key features, applications, and factors to consider when choosing this critical protective gear.
SCBA: Choosing the Best Lifesaving Equipment for Your Team
Firstly, a SCBA set is a Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus that provides the wearer with air whilst they carry out work in environments that may contain contaminated air or low oxygen levels. The sets can be used across a variety of industries including (but not limited to) –
- Firefighting – Enabling firefighters to enter burning buildings without the risk of inhaling smoke.
- Rescue – Allows workers to enter confined spaces that may have low oxygen levels, or contaminated air.
- Diving – Divers can comfortably explore under the water surface without need for regular decompression or having to regularly come back to the surface for air.
With this in mind, when choosing the right SCBA set for you or your workers, it is important to take some things into account; Is suitable for the work you intend to carry out? How often is this equipment going to be used? And for how long for?
That’s why Rockall Safety offer various options for SCBA sets, and our qualified team are on hand to answer any questions you have, and help you find the perfect option for you.
Main features of the sets –
- Compressed air cylinder
- Pressure regulator.
- Face mask.
Additional features (varied depending on SCBA set) –
- Low air pressure alert.
- Gauge to display remaining air pressure.
- Communication device.
- Carry case.
- Body harness.
Unsurprisingly, many workers will rely on SCBA sets to see them through their day safely; they are an essential part of making sure you and your workers remain unharmed.
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Written and posted by Emma Curthoys
