A comparison of oxygen decompression tables for use in compressed air work.

Title	A comparison of oxygen decompression tables for use in compressed air work.
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Author	Flook, V. Unimed Scientific Ltd. for HSE.
Series Code	RR
Series Number	126
Publisher	HSE Books
Date of Publication	2003
Length	57 pages
ISBN	0717627039
Notes	research report 126. (RR126) (RR 126) WEB VERSION ONLY
Abstract	This study was commissioned to compare a number of tables used from oxygen decompression in compressed air tunneling work. The means of making the comparisons was mathematical simulations of decompression using a model previously validated for decompression studies. Tables from Brazil, France, Germany, Holland, Switzerland and USA are included together with the UK tables which are the Blackpool Tables using oxygen from 0.6 bar. There are two main conclusions from this study: that the Blackpool Tables are predicted to have a volume of gas carried in bubbles which is within the range of that for the other tables studied, and that the other tables studied could all be considered acceptable for use in UK. Contents: Introduction; Results; Discussion; References. This report and the work it describes were funded by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Its contents, including any opinions and/or conclusions expressed, are those of the authors alone and do not necessarily reflect HSE policy.
Keywords	Research; Decompression stress; Oxygen doses