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- n. A self-contained device to generate oxygen for breathing.
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“DOUG JOHNSON, MINE OPERATOR: Every miner carries a self - contained self-rescuer that has one hour's worth of oxygen that's used for escape walking out of the mine.”
“WHITFIELD: Something else, a self-contained self-rescuer or SCSR.”
“COOPER: Yes, because you say -- you call it a self-rescuer, that's the device we just saw?”
“RADOMSKY: The self-contained self-rescuer, the one that provides the oxygen.”
“There is another device called a self-rescuer and it converts carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide and it's used in the event of a fire or any other emergency.”
“DIAL: Every miner is required to have a self-rescuer that would provide oxygen for about an hours period of time, which may help them to get out of the dangerous area.”
“UNIDENTIFIED MALE: They're the W65 self-rescuer, so in case of a fire or buildup in carbon monoxide, a miner will be able to get themselves out safely.”
“Typically the self-contained self-rescuer that the miner carries would be the extent of the oxygen generator, so to speak, on the section.”
“Officials 'Association of South Africa said the defective device, called a self-rescuer, deteriorated almost immediately underground.”
“Blake told investigators he strapped on his own self-rescuer, then struggled to get the devices on the eight other miners in the mantrip.”
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