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- noun A
self-contained device togenerate oxygen forbreathing .
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Examples
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WHITFIELD: Something else, a self-contained self-rescuer or SCSR.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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COOPER: Yes, because you say -- you call it a self-rescuer, that's the device we just saw?
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RADOMSKY: The self-contained self-rescuer, the one that provides the oxygen.
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Typically the self-contained self-rescuer that the miner carries would be the extent of the oxygen generator, so to speak, on the section.
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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.
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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.
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