Israelis Hit Out Over Gas Mask Shortage

The Telegraph ^ | August 30, 2013 | Robert Tait

[Biggirl]

There were chaotic scenes in Haifa, where an estimated four thousand people lined up from 6am outside the city's sports arena which had been designated as a main regional distribution centre after riots had broken out at small collecting points the day before.

[sten]

im kinda surprised every Israeli household doesn’t have gas masks already

[flaglady47]

“im kinda surprised every Israeli household doesn’t have gas masks already”

I believe gas masks only have a certain shelf life and then you must replace them. Anyone out there know about this?

[Frankss]

Not the mask themselves. The filters have an expiration date

[FreedomPoster]

Likewise. First thing I thought. You’d think after Saddam was launching SCUDs at them a decade ago, everyone would have one.

[cotton1706]

Gas masks won’t do them any good if chemical weapons are lauched. They’d all need chemical suits, which must be dicarded every eight hours.

[flaglady47]

“Not the mask themselves. The filters have an expiration date”

Thanks, I thought so. But isn’t it true they have to be tight fitted? So as a child grows, a new mask would become necessary?

[FreedomPoster]

Depends on the chemical weapon, but you’re right, for most of the ones thought to be involved in Syria, you’d want a full MOPP suit, or similar.

[2001convSVT]

The charcoal filters usually have a printed expiration date, but as long as the air tight seals are intact they will still be effective long after the expiration date.

[sten]

that seems odd. pretty sure there’s no shelf life, tho maybe on the filters depending on how they’re made. ofc, I’d expect the filters to be sealed if they ever ‘went bad’ (it’s been years since I’ve seen one, and I don’t remember them having anything that would ‘go bad’)

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