Filtrating Respiratory Protection Devices - tools against hazardous particles [Apr 2010]
Respiratory protective devices provide protection against different types of air contamination e.g. dusts, fumes, gases and vapours that are hazardous for human health. Respirators are generally classified two basic categories: filtering devices – used as the simplest protection equipment against chemical agents, and breathing apparatus – generally used by specially trained end-users in complex environments.
Other articles you will find in the same issue include:
Safety Is In Your Hands
Slip Resistance of Footwear - Worn outdoor footwear and work footwear: a comparison
Sound Practice - Noise Measurements in Health and Safety
Take the High Ground - Falls from height change lives
Task Lighting in Hazardous Areas
Workwear - Putting the Workers into Workwear
As well as information about the following new Regulations
