HOMEPAGE PERSONAL PROFILE HISTORICAL REVIEW HOWEBRIDGE MRS BOOTHSTOWN MRS PURPOSE OF A MRS MOBILE WINDING ENGINE AMPUTATION KIT OFFICERS AND STAFF SELECTION OF RESCUEMEN BREATHING APP PRIME FEATURES OF BA GENERAL CONDUCT OXYGEN RESUSCITATORS HEAT AND HUMIDITY RESCUE COMMS CANARIES AND LAMPS SELF RESCUERS SEFA BREATHING APPARATUS PROTO BREATHING APPARATUS AERORLOX BREATHING APPARATUS SALVUS BREATHING APPARATUS SAVOX BREATHING APPARATUS MINOX BREATHING APPARATUS ANTIPOYS TUBE APPARATUS

The Lancashire Mines Rescue Service "S.E.F.A." SELF CONTAINED COMPRESSED OXYGEN BREATHING APPARATUS. "S.E.F.A." SELF-CONTAINED COMPRESSED OXYGEN BREATHING APPARATUS. (Exploded View) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The name "SEFA" is an acronym derived from the intitials 'S'elected 'E'levated 'F'low 'A'pparatus. Developed by British Coal Mines Rescue Service and Sabre Safety of Aldershot. Introduced at Boothstown in 1987 and replaced the Proto and Aerorlox Apparatus. Its unique modular construction facilitated future development of individual components. Specification was well inside British Standard requirements on inspired air temperature and breathing resistance. Self-contained, re-generative unit worn wholly on the back by means of a rucksack type frame. Comfortable to wear and easy to maintain after use. The apparatus could be stored ready for immediate use. Total weight - about 16kgs (33lbs), fully charged. Duration - 2 hours plus 30 minutes minimum reserve. Permitted for use underwater. Manufactured by Messrs Sabre Safety of Aldershot. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------