Talk:Oxygen breathing apparatus

Problem with scba's
Is that the tanks are bulky requiring a lot more space for storage. Many (my estimate is 15) cannisters can be stowed in the space taken up by one tank. Scba tanks are limited to about 30 minutes of air, while a OBA cannister will last an hour or more. Herogamer (talk) 19:04, 14 September 2012 (UTC)

"The SCBA is more cost-effective than the OBA". it is not space, as the reason. There are probably multiple reasons. One with the OBA, user can inadvertantly bang the "air bags", putting themselves in constrained breathing for several minutes. If I recall - the OBA canisters have not warning they are about to be empty- users only had a mechanical timer for warning. Some ships for certain spaces did maintain a few SCBA, this (only SCBA, not OBAs) simplifies parts and supplies. One past reason stated was it is worn on chest, will not have it hang up or catch (or easier to remedy that problem) on the front. If the SCBA gets caught on something- lack the visibilty to easily remedy that issue. When first used for a genuine emergency, frequently user involved high exertion, and OBA canister was depleted MUCH faster than predicted. They possible positive pressure by the SCBA, makes in much more liked by a user. The OBA produces hazardous waste? When I was active Duty in the 80s, if at sea, procedures were- puncture it with fire axe, and discard overboard- only if certain NO oils present (I recall that stated as oil contact with the chemicals would produce a small size explosion)- I do not recall any direct statements of they were hazardous wast. Another noticed point- the links are dead. Wfoj3 (talk) 01:04, 20 November 2014 (UTC)

Oxygen breathing apparatus is a generic term
There are several (dozens?) models and types of oxygen breathing apparatus. This is about a very specific model, so there should be some identification/disambiguation in the title.&middot; &middot; &middot; Peter Southwood (talk): 13:18, 27 July 2023 (UTC)