self-rescuer

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self-rescuer [¦self ′res·kyü·wər]

(mining engineering)

A small filtering device carried by a miner underground to provide immediate protection against carbon monoxide and smoke in case of a mine fire or explosion; used for escape purposes only, because it does not sustain life in atmospheres containing deficient oxygen.

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No references found			An independent report for the West Virginia governor's office on the January explosion that killed 12 miners highlights OX-GEN's prototype self-rescuer as an "obvious advance" over existing breathing systems. OX-GEN Miner's Unit Praised in W. Virginia Governor's Report as ... by Business Wire The company currently is completing tests on a two-hour, self-rescuer unit, which will be submitted for approval in late summer to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the federal Mining Safety and Health Administration. Chi Joins Board of OX-GEN; Company Has New Miners' Oxygen System by Business Wire OX-GEN expects to submit a prototype for approval as a self-contained, self-rescuer unit to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the federal Mining Safety and Health Administration within the next few months. OX-GEN Officials Expect New Mine Safety Law, To Be Signed by Bush ... by Business Wire			self-optimizing communications Self-Organization self-organized criticality self-organizing function Self-Organizing System Self-Oscillations Self-Perfecting self-phase modulation self-poisoning Self-Pollination Self-Portrait self-powered hub self-propelled Self-Propelled Artillery Self-Propelled Chassis Self-Propelled Gun Self-Propelled Welder self-pulsing self-quenched detector self-quenching oscillator self-reading leveling rod self-reduction self-reference Self-Regulation self-repair self-rescuer self-reset self-resetting loop self-reversal self-rising ground self-running droplet Self-Sacrifice self-saturation self-scanned image sensor self-screening range self-sealing self-sealing fastener self-sealing paint self-selection bias self-service application self-service elevator self-service refrigerator self-shielding self-similar flow self-similarity self-siphonage self-spacing tile self-spreading self-starter self-starting synchronous motor self-steering microwave array			Self-Report Questionnaire Self-Reported Functional Measure Self-Reported General Health self-reported health Self-Reported Health Status Self-Reported Mental Health Self-Reported Work-Related Illness Self-Representation Self-Representation self-represented litigant Self-Representing Artist Self-Representing Jewelry Artist Designer self-reproach self-reproach Self-reproached Self-reproached self-reproachful self-reproachful self-reproachfully self-reproachfully Self-reproaching Self-reproaching self-reproof self-reproof Self-reproved Self-reproving Self-reproving Self-reprovingly Self-repugnant Self-repulsive self-rescuer self-reset self-resetting loop Self-resonant frequency Self-Resonant Wire Antenna self-respect self-respect self-respect self-respect self-respectful self-respecting self-respecting self-responsibility self-responsibility facilitation self-responsibility facilitation self-responsibility facilitation self-responsibility facilitation self-responsibility facilitation Self-restrained Self-restrained self-restraining self-restraint self-restraint Self-Retaining Brain Retractor self-retaining catheter self-retaining catheter self-retaining catheter Self-Retracting Lanyard self-revealing self-revelation Self-reverence

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