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equipment is comfortable
to wear, does not obstruct the

It was found that if this equip-
ment was compressed, prior to or

an inflating mechanism by

an depending on the content of the
which gas (usually carbon diox- inder.

gas, supply cylinder.

‘man is not warm
wear. It can be worn De
heavy working clothes.

to expel the entrapped air
buoyancy fropeed ieeetvaes tie
tor: 1 jounds. The aj

Ss provides effective buoyancy
of 25
Ny

jounds and has
g and flotation

a fabric
eld in posi-

tion by a web harness and packed

erties (carci an ctherslisht

cellular material.
f the types offered f

British ey a & orl ahiat

when in they will

support a aie clothed workmi

The equipment has good self.

righting “unl GGetibn cuAade

characteristics.

con-

tus cou!

IP
ome cand may be warm in
esign:
his ae “of equi
ae factory Pe "prologed
Hs. paid ‘ome

as

raaileseip er air.

Normal uective "banyan of the

sample tested was 13 pounds
nunc

4. ‘Tube Floater:

be dt ReREENTS

only
etal in this ae was com-
posed of an inflated bicycle tube

and | The inflating mechanism ‘is at

pounds in the types coer,
a

ype
e A consists of a

heavy

vated Py, a manually spate

- | trigger. ips for attachment to a belt or

Buoyancy ranged from 8 to 26 suspenders

Effective Heiney
of the 8

ample examined w:

Pad

Type |

Lia

Self Inflating Tyee

unds 5% ounces. Attitude of | Mae West design with provision

foeeon and self- righting char-|for both manual triggering and

the by mouth, Buoyancy

areca is ath manual triggering is 26

Buo deemed inade- ra nds 9% ounces. The device

quate, ‘Flotation attitude is not be worn as a package at the
depend:

B of the wearer after inflation or
Ty) ype B sists of a set of i
Stade he canes ca arco

place aud inflated by trig-
clip for attachment to a pocket. | ger by mouth.
Bioyancy of the sample examined ‘When proenbniatedtinis doit
mae Pie be acer

deemed inade-

ene ‘attachment Tia considered
insecure and flotation attitude

ident ti if the

ieee ee
in a fabric container 45 inch

| cient

a of site
ie to equipment after a lengthy

an uncenscious person’s head
whe Inspectors.

ee tal to a pair of pant sus-
pendex

cti
tara es spprexinaily oi
pounds which is not deemed

flotation attitude are
not See lable.
pai naly eeaet ting Types.
This type Oey:
of an air Siete
treated fabric, Siaatie oy Se abbee

0:
dependent on action of the |self-righting characteristics. The
z levice is somewhat bulky when
eee

Type C
C consists of a coated

‘ype en’s Compensation Board,
tape container of the familiar

hase Prevention iseeatama
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OCCUPATION: Grader Operator.

EXPERIENCE: 6 Months.

The preraie was grading a logging road, travelling at 2
miles per how

He did an ae he erases Hate cen beyond
the wheel tracks to ‘gin 'y between the
wheels and the lin oF oh ia

t is assumed that a slight crumbling of the edge of the

ll down the bank,

pos the operator.

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