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2. Dust mask - Wikipedia

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   A notable occupational use of dust masks is in farming, where dust masks are used to avoid the effects of farmer's lung, a disease caused by the inhalation of dusts from agricultural products. [1] The toxicity mainly comes from allergy to mold in the dust, which can lead to lung damage due to the immune response, [ 7 ] as opposed to an inherent ...

3. Respiratory protective equipment - Wikipedia

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   Respiratory protective equipment (RPE), also called protective breathing equipment (PBE) in the US, [1] is a form of personal protective equipment designed to protect the wearer from a variety of airborne hazards in the form of a gas, fume, mist, dust or vapour. Respirators filter the air to remove harmful particles and alongside the breathing ...

4. Powered air-purifying respirator - Wikipedia

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   All parts of the PAPR are visible: the waist unit holding the fan, filter, and battery; the hose; and the mask, in this case a flexible, loose-fitting one. A powered air-purifying respirator (PAPR) is a type of respirator used to safeguard workers against contaminated air.

5. Respirator - Wikipedia

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   These respirators are sometimes known as dust masks for their almost exclusive approval only against dust nuisances: In Europe, regulation allows for dust masks under FFP1, where 20% inward leakage is allowed, with a minimum filtration efficiency of 80%. [117] South Korea allows 20% filter leakage under KF80.

6. Usage of personal protective equipment - Wikipedia

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   Respirators range from cheaper, single-use, disposable masks to reusable models with replaceable cartridges. There are two main categories: the air-purifying respirator, which forces contaminated air through a filtering element, and the air-supplied respirator, in which an alternate supply of fresh air is delivered. Within each category ...

7. 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 ...