smoke diving
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- Fire-fighting work that requires the use of protective equipment resembling that used by marine divers.
- 1849, Wm. Baddley, Mechanics Magazine, volume 50 (letter), page 7:
- Mr. Phillips in his letter appears to confound the smoke respirator of Mr. Roberts, with the "smoke diving apparatus" of the late Mr. Deane (patented by him in 1823), which has for some time past been most successfully employed by the firemen of the London Fire Brigade
- 1997, Åsa Kilbom, Nordic Research on the Elderly Workforce, page 33:
- According to the questionnaire, the most demanding fire-fighting and rescue tasks on physical work capacity in terms of cardio-respiratory capacity, muscular performance and motor coordination were smoke-diving, which requires the use of full personal protective equipment, clearing tasks with heavy manual tools, and roof work, respectively.
- 2001, Lloyd's Ship Manager: LSM, page 40:
- This advanced course covers smoke diving, tactical control, organised control of smoke divers and search and rescue.
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fire-fighting work
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