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Genesius
PostPosted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 8:44 pm 
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Forgive me if this has been answered on previous post. I recently purchased a Skyland here on the forum for my father. It came with the rubber diver strap. My father works as a wheelchair tech and many of his clients have a fatal allergy to latex. Does anyone know if the strap is latex or poly? Thanks! :?:

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The simple answer is I don't know for 100% certainty, and for something as serious as potentially fatal latex allergies, I'd personally want confirmation straight from the horse's mouth - in other words DIRECT from Breitling.

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Genesius wrote:
Forgive me if this has been answered on previous post. I recently purchased a Skyland here on the forum for my father. It came with the rubber diver strap. My father works as a wheelchair tech and many of his clients have a fatal allergy to latex. Does anyone know if the strap is latex or poly? Thanks! :?:


The Breitling rubber is caotchouc, which technically is a natural rubber latex. However, all polymer dispersions in water are technically latex, including many rubbers. I would need more info on the latex allergy to say if it's safe or not, but if you would have a general latex allergy you couldn't be near any soft plastics or polymers. Normally with a latex allergy (type I or IV) it is just the natural rubber latex you mean and not the other plastics. In case it's a type I allergy, your father shouldn't wear the strap when close to his clients. If it's a type IV, wearing it would be ok as long as it doesn't come in contact with his clients.

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Silicone is probably going to be a better choice than natural rubber. Or better yet, get a leather strap.
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Contacted Breitling USA and they told me it contained no latex. Now I'm confused. :(

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Contacted Breitling USA and they told me it contained no latex. Now I'm confused. :(


Well, either the guy you spoke to doesn't know what he answered, or they mislabel their straps. It clearly says cautchouc on the strap, and caoutchuk is derived from natural rubber latex. I wouldn't risk it if I was your dad.
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Suggest you go leather to be safe, but here's a link that may help;

http://www.latexallergyresources.org/
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Thanks to all for the info.

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