Meanings
- uncountableFire-fighting work that requires the use of protective equipment resembling that used by marine divers.
This advanced course covers smoke diving, tactical control, organised control of smoke divers and search and rescue.
2001, Lloyd's Ship Manager: LSM, page 402 more examples
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
1849, Wm. Baddley, Mechanics Magazine, volume 50 (letter), page 7According 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.
1997, Åsa Kilbom, Nordic Research on the Elderly Workforce, page 33
Translations
Swedish rökdykning
- rökdykningfire-fighting work
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