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  2. File:Filtering out Confusion - Frequently Asked Questions ...

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  3. Respirator assigned protection factors - Wikipedia

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    The respiratory protective devices (RPD) can protect workers only if their protective properties are adequate to the conditions in the workplace.Therefore, specialists have developed criteria for the selection of proper, adequate respirators, including the Assigned Protection Factors (APF) - the decrease of the concentration of harmful substances in the inhaled air, which (is expected) to be ...

  4. Cloth face mask - Wikipedia

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    A cloth face mask is a mask made of common textiles, usually cotton, worn over the mouth and nose.When more effective masks are not available, and when physical distancing is impossible, cloth face masks are recommended by public health agencies for disease "source control" in epidemic situations to protect others from virus laden droplets in infected mask wearers' breath, coughs, and sneezes.

  5. Escape breathing apparatus - Wikipedia

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    Polish Au-2 escape respirator. Escape breathing apparatus, also called escape respirators, escape sets, self-rescuer masks, emergency life saving apparatus (ELSA), emergency escape breathing devices (EEBD), and Respiratory Protective Smoke Escape Devices (RPED), [1] [2] are portable breathing apparatus that provide the wearer with respiratory protection for a limited period, intended for ...

  6. Respirator - Wikipedia

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    A respirator is a device designed to protect the wearer from inhaling hazardous atmospheres including lead fumes, vapors, gases and particulate matter such as dusts and airborne pathogens such as viruses.

  7. Urdu Dictionary Board - Wikipedia

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    The Urdu Dictionary Board (Urdu: اردو لغت بورڈ, romanized: Urdu Lughat Board) is an academic and literary institution of Pakistan, administered by National History and Literary Heritage Division of the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. Its objective is to edit and publish a comprehensive dictionary of the Urdu language.

  8. Powered air-purifying respirator - Wikipedia

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    PAPRs can provide an assigned protection factor between 25 and 1000 depending on the type, as compared to an N95 mask's assigned protection factor of 10. [2] [3] When comparing various makes and models of PAPR, the supporting documentation from each of the respective manufacturers should be consulted in order to confirm the APF value of each ...

  9. European respirator standards - Wikipedia

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    The protection provided by an FFP2 (or FFP3) mask includes the protection provided by a mask of the lower-numbered classes. A mask conforming to the standard must have its class written on it, along with the name of the standard and its year of publication, as well as any applicable option codes, e.g. “EN 149:2001 FFP1 NR D”.