Escape Breathing Devices And Escape Hoods

Escape breathing apparatus are respiratory protection devices for emergency escape (DIN 58847-7 for filtering devices and DIN EN 13794 for isolators). These can only be used in this specific context (emergency evacuation) and never to intervene in the field (work situation) or to rescue a person in distress.

EEBD (Emergency Escape Breathing Device) are simplified gas masks dedicated to emergency escapes. They are half masks with a specific filter depending on the need or application: type ABEK or ABEK-P for most industrial risks or type CO-P for emergency escape in case of fire.

Gas masks They provide effective protection against organic and inorganic substances such as, acids, sulfur compounds, ammonia and its derivatives, particles and aerosols, but have a limited duration of 10 to 15 minutes (evacuation time!) depending on the model.

Emergency escape hoods are also filtering devices. It covers the user completely, ammonia , chlorine , sulfuric acid or hydrogen chloride They protect against substances that cause eye irritation, such as:

EEBD or escape hoods as filtering respirators can only be used if the oxygen content in the ambient air is higher than 19%/volume or the contaminant concentration is lower than the maximum permissible filter concentration.

Also known as escape masks SCSR devices is a much safer rescue solution than filtering masks or hoods. Closed circuit are respiratory devices , that is, the air exhaled by the user into a bag (called the lung) is filtered, reprocessed, and then enriched with oxygen for rebreathing.

Self-rescue masks are widely used in the mining industry due to their features. in tight spaces or potentially a preferred product in environments with low oxygen.