Self-contained breathing apparatus definition

Self-contained breathing apparatus or "SCBA" means an atmosphere-supplying respirator for which the breathing air source is designed to be carried by the user.
Self-contained breathing apparatus means a type of supplied air respirator which is carried by the user and supplies the user with respirable air from a source carried by the user;
Self-contained breathing apparatus or "SCBA" means a device worn by rescue workers, firefighters, and others to provide breathable air in an "Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health" (IDLH) atmosphere.

More Definitions of Self-contained breathing apparatus

Self-contained breathing apparatus. (SCBA) means the breathing apparatus that complies with the NFPA® 1852, Standard on Selection, Care, and Maintenance of Open-Circuit Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) (2013 Edition), which is hereby incorporated by reference. NFPA® 1852 is copyrighted material that cannot be copied but may be: (i) viewed during regular business hours at the Division of State Fire Marshal, 325 John Knox Road, The Atrium, Third Floor, Tallahassee, Florida; (ii) accessed in a read-only, non-printable, non-downloadable format at the NFPA’s website at http:www.nfpa.org/codes-and-standards/free-access; or (iii) purchased by writing to the NFPA at 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169-7471. SCBA issued under this grant program shall have automatic-on or integrated personal alert safety system (PASS) devices. For purposes of the Firefighter Assistance Grant Program, one SCBA set includes the following:
Self-contained breathing apparatus means a breathing set that is self-contained and not dependent on a remote supply of air;
Self-contained breathing apparatus or "SCBA" means an
Self-contained breathing apparatus. (SCBA) means the breathing apparatus that complies with the NFPA® 1852, Standard on Selection, Care, and Maintenance of Open-Circuit Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) (2013 Edition), which is hereby incorporated by reference. NFPA® 1852 is copyrighted material that cannot be copied but may be: (i) viewed during regular business hours at the Division of State Fire Marshal, 325 John Knox Road, The Atrium, Third Floor, Tallahassee, Florida; (ii) accessed in a read-only, non-printable, non-downloadable format at the NFPA’s website at http:www.nfpa.org/codes-and-standards/free-access; or (iii) purchased by writing to
Self-contained breathing apparatus. (SCBA) means an atmosphere-supplying respirator for which the breathing air source is designed to be carried by the user. (7974) "Shallow-dose equivalent" (HS), which applies to the external exposure of the skin of the whole body or the skin of an extremity, is taken as the dose equivalent at a tissue depth of 0.007 centimeter (7 mg/cm2) averaged over an area of one square centimeter.
Self-contained breathing apparatus or "SCBA" means a portable system that provides the user with a supply of breathable air carried in a pressure vessel or generated by the system, requiring no intake of oxygen or other gases from the outside atmosphere.
Self-contained breathing apparatus. (SCBA) means an atmosphere-supplying respirator for which the breathing air source is designed to be carried by the user. (((127))) "Shallow dose equivalent" (Hs), which applies to the external exposure of the skin of the whole body or the skin of an extremity, means the dose equivalent at a tis-