Quickly perform the following
donning steps within approx.
20 seconds.
Activating the starter
ft the hood and the starter will be
Li
activated.
The breathing bag will be filled
within 1 to 2 minutes. If the
starter does not activate, please
breathe out deeply 4 to 5 times
into the half mask to fill the
breathing bag and start chemical
reaction of KO
(see "Oxygen
2
Generation" on page 13). Please
expand the ruff of the hood and
breathe directly into the half
mask
.
Putting on the hood
Expand the ruff of the hood. Please
put in the chin first – put the hood
over the head.
Wearer of glasses leave on their
glasses.
Put long hair under the hood.
Positioning the half mask
Place the inner mask over nose and
mouth.
Pull the head straps to the back. If
not possible, hold the half mask to
the mouth with the hand.
The half mask should fit tightly
around the mouth and nose. The
neck cuff should create a seal
around the neck.
Do not twist or bend breathing
hose.
WARNING!
The half mask needs to be tight against the face! Full beards could
lead to leakage!
If there is noticeable leakage, the straps need to be tightened.
Otherwise misguided air will be not cleaned – risk of suffocation!
Positioning the oxygen self-rescuer
Wrap the chest strap around and fasten.
Tighten chest strap.
Note
Dräger suggest to practice this procedure with the training unit.
12
Important Rules for Escaping
—
Begin your escape calmly; do not rush.
—
Plan your escape so that you use the shortest route to safety.
—
Behave calmly. Hurrying makes you breathe more quickly and uses up
more oxygen.
—
Make sure that the half mask is tight (position of half mask).
—
If the air from the oxygen self-rescuer is warm and dry, this is a sign that
the oxygen self-rescuer is functioning correctly.
Any off-taste is quite normal and not dangerous.
—
Take care not to damage or squash the breathing bag and so
waste life-saving oxygen.
—
If you have to vomit, take the mouthpiece out of your mouth but keep it
sealed with the thumb. Do not vomit into the oxygen self-rescuer.
Do not start to breathe in again until you have put the mouthpiece
back into your mouth so that you do not inhale toxic substances
from the ambient air.
End of Use
—
When breathing becomes more difficult and the breathing bag begins
to deflate, the oxygen supply is coming to an end.
—
Any oxygen self-rescuer used underground must be brought to the
surface.
—
The hood has an anti-suffocation valve to prevent suffocation.
After escape: Unfasten head straps of half mask and remove hood.
Disposal
The oxygen self-rescuer is to be discarded after use.
Deactivating used oxygen self-rescuer
—
Prevent combustible substances (petrol, grease, solvents etc.) from
entering the oxygen self-rescuer to prevent danger of fire!
—
Use protective goggles and gloves.
—
Remove starter from the case and discard it according to local
regulations.
—
Remove KO
cartridge from the case.
2
—
Immerse dismantled KO
cartridge completely in water, until gas
2
bubbles no longer emerge. Neutralize the resulting solution with a 3 %
acid e.g. HCl in a 1:1 ratio.
—
All plastic components are identified and can be collected according to
their material characteristics for recycling.
We dispose for you! (price on request)
1)
Please send damaged, opened
, used and expired oxygen self-rescuers in
an approved packaging (e.g. Dräger Transport packaging 63 04 511) to
the following address:
Dräger Intek GmbH
Bochstrasse 1
D-23569 Luebeck
Germany
Phone ++49 - 4 51 - 882 - 1813
Fax ++49 - 4 51 - 882 - 3549
e-mail: recycling@draeger.com
1)
Before you send the oxygen self-rescuer, please activate the starter!
Afterwards please seal the oxygen self-rescuer in a PE bag.