Our knowledge and understanding of the human respiratory system has expanded over the years, safety standards have changed to offer employees a greater level of protection, and new technologies have been created to help support this. One of the greatest advancements in respiratory protection that has propelled this change has been the creation of the powered air purifying respirator (PAPR).
We take a look into this type of protection, how it differs from negative pressure respirators, the benefits of using a PAPR and the applications that are utilizing this type of respiratory protection.
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