Important Rules During Escape; End Of Use; Disposal; Transport Regulations - Dräger Oxy K 30 AS Gebrauchsanweisung

Preparing the Mouthpiece
(all units)
Perform the following donning
steps without hesitating in approx.
20 seconds.
Take the breathing hose out of the
housing and bring it up to your
mouth to activate oxygen produc-
tion. The breathing bag will be filled
within 1 to 2 minutes.
Do not twist or bend the breathing
hose!
Remove the plug from the mouth-
piece.
Put the mouthpiece into your mouth
straight away!
Inserting the Mouthpiece
Open your mouth and put the
mouthpiece between your teeth and
your lips.
WARNING!
The mouthpiece is of limited use for
persons with dentures.
Hold the mouthpiece tight with your
lips.
Pull the nose clip apart, then push it
over your nostrils. The clip must
completely shut your nostrils.
Use your hands to unfold of the breathing bag, if necessary.
ATTENTION!
If the breathing bag has not inflated, exhale several times to fill the
breathing bag with ambient air.
Breathe steadily.
Don protective goggles.
Don chest strap:
— Take both parts of the chest strap (see "What is What" on page 14)
out of the oxygen self-rescuer.
— Pull the left part of the chest strap around your body.
— Close the buckle.
— Pull the strap tight.
Note
Dräger recommends practising this procedure with the training unit.

Important Rules during Escape

— Stay calm when leaving the danger zone; do not rush.
— Plan your escape to be sure that you chose the shortest route on your
way to safe ambient air.
— Do not panic. Panic causes hasty, shallow breathing which uses up
more oxygen.
— Make sure to keep the mouthpiece firmly gripped between teeth and
lips and to keep your lips closed tight.
— Warm and dry air coming from the oxygen self-rescuer is a sign that the
unit is functioning properly. You might notice that the air coming from
the oxygen self-rescuer has a strange taste, but this is normal and harm-
less.
— Take care not to waste lifesaving oxygen by damaging or squashing the
breathing bag.
— If you need to vomit, take the mouthpiece out of your mouth and use
your thumb to hold it shut. Do not vomit into the oxygen self-rescuer.
Do not inhale again before putting the mouthpiece back into your
mouth to prevent an intake of toxic air from the environment.

End of Use

— Your will notice that the oxygen supply is depleted when the breathing
bag begins to deflate and it gets harder and harder to breath.
— Any unit used underground must be brought to the surface.
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Disposal

The oxygen self-rescuer is to be discarded after use.
Deactivating Spent Oxygen Self-Rescuer
— Keep the unit away from combustible substances (petrol, grease, sol-
vents etc.) at all times to prevent danger of fire!
— Wear protective goggles and gloves.
— Remove starter from the housing and discard it according to local reg-
ulations.
— Remove KO cartridge from the housing.
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— Keep dismounted KO cartridge completely immersed in water until no
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more gas bubbles emerge. Use a 3 % acid, e.g. HCl, at a 1:1 ratio to
neutralise the resulting solution.
— All plastic components are marked and can be sorted according to their
material characteristics for recycling.
Have us take care of disposal! (prices available upon request)
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Please put damaged, opened , spent or expired oxygen self-rescuers into
an approved packaging which fulfil transport regulations and send them to
the following address:
Dräger Intek GmbH
Bochstraße 1
D-23569 Lübeck
Phone +49 451 882 1813
Fax + 49 451 882 3549
eMail: recycling@draeger.com

Transport Regulations

When being transported, breathing protection equipment is subject to
international transport regulations.
Breathing protection equipment is classified as:
UN 3356 "Oxygen generator, chemical" Class 5.1, packing group II
Starters of damaged and/or opened and partially spent breathing protec-
tion equipment must be activated before transport. After cooling down, the
breathing protection equipment has to be sealed in a plastic bag. The unit
has to be brought to the shipping department in an approved packaging
(e.g. Dräger Transport packaging 63 04 511).
The shipment is classified as:
UN 3085, Oxidizing solid, corrosive, n.o.s. (Potassium Superoxide,
Potassium Hydroxide), Class 5.1, packing group I
Please take special regulations into account which may apply for the hired
shipping company.

Maintenance

The user may carry out the following repair procedures by himself:
Replacing the Indicator Window
Use a screw driver to carefully remove the defective indicator window.
Insert the new indicator window into the indicator housing by applying
a small amount of pressure.
Replacing the Pictograph
Use a sharp-edged tool, e.g. a razor blade, to remove the defective pic-
tograph.
Use a degreasing agent to clean the surface.
Affix new pictograph.

Inspection and Service

Inspect the unit on a daily basis (see "Daily Inspection" on page 11).
Observe inspection intervals (see "Service Data" on page 15).
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Always activate the starter before sending opened oxygen self-rescuers!
Afterwards, please put the oxygen self-rescuer in a sealed PE bag .