Leading fire protection specialist Wormald has supplied a range of life safety products and systems at the Ravensworth Underground Mine in New South Wales.
Managed by Glencore Xstrata, the Ravensworth Underground Mine is located in the Hunter Valley Coalfields of New South Wales and employs approximately 280 staff.
Wormald has supplied over 250 Scott Safety Contour 100 Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) with 6.8-litre carbon fibre cylinders. Particularly suitable for use in the mining industry, the Contour 100 SCBA is a lightweight, high performance breathing apparatus featuring a shoulder-mounted pressure gauge, a high pressure cylinder connector and a Vision 3 facemask.
The SCBAs are stored in moveable storage pods located at work sites within the mine and are easily accessible to work groups in the event of an emergency. Each pod holds up to 21 compressed air sets.
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