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Sheltered housing is self-contained and easy to manage, ranging from a simple bedsit to a large flat or small house. Such schemes are distinct from a nursing home or care home in that the tenants are usually able to look after themselves, are active and are afforded a degree of independence; equally, sheltered housing differs from a retirement community which is generally leasehold (owner ...
These programs were aimed to provide transitional supported accommodation and related support services, in order to help people who were homeless to achieve the maximum possible degree of self-reliance and independence. [1] Each of the states and territories runs a SAAP program, [2] providing accommodation to 100,000 homeless Australians.
The term self-contained means that the SCBA is not dependent on a remote supply of breathing gas (e.g., through a long hose). They are sometimes called industrial breathing sets. Some types are also referred to as a compressed air breathing apparatus (CABA) or simply breathing apparatus (BA).
US Navy Emergency Escape Breathing Device (EEBD) Russian submarine-escape suit including an escape rebreather.. Escape breathing apparatus are a class of self contained atmosphere supplying or air purifying breathing apparatus for use in emergencies, intended to allow the user to pass through areas without a breathable atmosphere to a place of relative safety where the ambient air is safe to ...
Supported living is the term given by local authorities in the United Kingdom to encompass a range of services designed to help citizens with disabilities retain their independence in their local community. Previously, housing and support were usually provided by a charity or local council. Now mentally and physically disabled people can live ...
Medical Unit, Self-contained, Transportable (MUST) was a type of medical equipment system developed for field hospitals in the United States Army in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The system used inflatable shelters for ward and patient care space, and expandable shelters for operating rooms and other sections.
The life support system of a surface saturation accommodation facility provides breathing gas and other services to support life for the personnel under pressure. It includes the following components: [12] Underwater habitats differ in that the ambient external pressure is the same as internal pressure, so some engineering problems are simplified.
Shelter in place in radiological and chemical defense scenarios entails closing all household doors, windows, and vents and taking immediate shelter in a readily accessible location that puts as much indoor air and radiation shielding-mass between the individual and the hazardous outside air, such as a basement or centrally located medium to small room, and trying to make it as airtight as ...