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Aim
To introduce personnel to the Dräger PSS
7000t BA Set.

By the end of this session personnel
Will have sufficient knowledge and understanding of the functions relating to the use of the Dräger PSS 7000t BA

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1. Cylinder
2. Reducer
3. Back plate
4. Harness
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3 Slides
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5. Pneumatics
6. LDV
2 Slides
1 Slide
7. FPS 7000 Face Mask
1 Slide
8. Bodyguard 7000t EMU
3 Slides
9. Log Off

HIGH PERFORMANCE LIGHT WEIGHT COMPRESSED AIR CYLINDER
Final Resin Layer
Glass Wrap
Carbon Wrap
Aluminium Liner
Anti corrosive layer
Copper anti debris tube
Right angled cylinder valve
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Working Pressure (bar)
Water Volume (L) Cylinder serial number
Date of manufacture + 5 # years…
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Drager
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• 9 ltr Vol x 300 Bar = 2700 ltr
2700 x 0.9 ( correction factor )
= 2430
= 2430
50 ltrs Min
• Total Duration = 49 Mins
• Safety Margin - 12 Mins
• Working Duration = 37 Mins
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Anti-tamper disk
Longer Thread for 300 bar
Built in Anti-vibration O-ring
Spring loaded reducer mounting
Pneumatic Whistle
2 nd wearer ‘Y-Piece’
O-ring for pressure seal
Bronze sintered filter
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 High strength light-weight carbon composite
 Pivoting/swivelling waist belt
 Fully adjustable yoke to 3 sizes
(S,M,L)
 Built-in carrying handles
 Integrated electronics
 Integrated hoses
 Modular design
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Spring Clips size adjustment
Bodyguard
( Gauge )
Size Markings (S,M,L)
Hose routed through back plate
Battery release point
Spring-loaded waist belt pivot point
Battery
( A fully charged battery will last for 8 hrs )
Bodyguard pressure module & Battery pack
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Carrying Handles
Auxiliary take off
Reducer Housing
LDV
Rubber Buffer Charging point
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 Neoprene rubber bonded to polyester fibre matrix
 High wear resistance
 Harness remains in position
 High temperature performance
 Material grips the wearers clothing and prevents slippage.
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Shoulder straps
(designed to grip wearers PPE)
Spark-proof buckles
Trident clip
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Hose retaining flaps
Cylinder strap with
“camlock” buckle
Quick release
Waist belt assembly

 Quick release shoulder harness and waist belt
 Quick assembly and disassembly
 Quick turnaround times in the workshop
 Easy cleaning
 Heavy duty stainless steel friction buckles
 Webbing will not twist within buckle
 Easy adjustment with gloves
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 Filter and ‘O’ ring replaced annually.
 Reducer exchanged every ten years.
 Reducer output 6-9 bar (dynamic & static pressures )
 Reducer relief valve lift off pressure 11-16 bar.
 Choke screw set to 25 lts per minute.
 Pneumatic LPWW operates at 60 Bar + or – 5 Bar
 Whistle uses approx. 4 ltrs of air per minute.
 Positive pressure in mask between 0.1 and 0.3 bar above atmosphere…
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 300 Bar – Nominal Charge (100%)
 270 Bar – Minimum for full test (New Cylinder) (90%)
 245 Bar - Minimum on completion of General test
 240 Bar – Minimum Initial Entry
 150 Bar – Minimum Re-entry
(80%)
(50%)
 120 Bar – Minimum for Decontamination
 74 Bar – Bodyguard LPWW
 60 +/- 5 Bar – Pneumatic (failsafe LPWW)
(40%)
(25%)
(20%)
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LDV Release Buttons
Re-set button
Swivel coupling
Constant flow switch
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Polycarbonate Visor
Voice Enhancement power button on R/H side
LDV Port
Exhalation Valve
5 Point head harness attachments
Mask body
Inner Mask
(orinasal)
Mushroom Valve
Voice Enhancement
Speaker
PTT Button
Integrated comm ’s speaker
Radio connection
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7000
Digital pressure reading
Radial segments pressure and timing Right hand button
Left Hand button
Distress alarm button
Time to whistle
Blue, Red & Green LED ’s ADSU Tally key
Hose/Cable assembly to electronic pressure transmitter module
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7000
 Provides continuous monitoring of the SCBA.
( GREEN LED flashes every second when bodyguard is in operation,
When linked to Merlin Board two additional BLUE LEDs flash intermittently )
 Monitoring of the cylinder pressure.
( Digital reading updated every 20 seconds )
 Time to whistle (TTW). Digital reading.
( Digital reading updated every 20 seconds )
 Button activated Distress Signal Unit.
( DSU 96-105 db )...
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7000
 Movement sensor and Automatic Distress Signal Unit.
(If no movement detected after 30 seconds a pre-alarm will sound, if no movement after a further 15 seconds full alarm sounds with 2 RED & 2 BLUE
LEDs flashing intermittently)
 Back light feature.
(On pressing either Left or Right button the body guard unit will illuminate the display for 3-5 seconds)
 Electronic Whistle Warning Unit.
(Electronic whistle will operate at 74 Bar , 90 db)
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 A
(Close Cylinder wheel and vent Air
Supply)
 B
bodyguard will
(allow gauge to read ZERO, automatically turn off within 20 sec )
 C
a
(Switch off comms ; radio & speech enhancer)
This will ensure that the set has logged off from the Merlin board
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