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2. 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 ...

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. Glossary of breathing apparatus terminology - Wikipedia

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   Respiratory protective equipment (RPE) is a type of personal protective equipment designed to protect the wearer from a variety of airborne hazards in the form of gas, fume, mist, dust or vapour over the long or short term. Respirators filter the ambient air to remove harmful materials and atmosphere supplying breathing apparatus provides clean ...

5. NIOSH air filtration rating - Wikipedia

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   The certification and approval process for respiratory protective devices is governed by Part 84 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations (42 CFR 84). Respiratory protective devices so classified include air-purifying respirators (APR) such as filtering facepiece respirators and chemical protective cartridges that have incorporated ...

6. 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 ...

7. Workplace respirator testing - Wikipedia

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   Example of measurement of efficiency of the respirator (in the workplace). Description: (1) personal sampling pump, (2) the cassette and the filter for determining the concentration (in the breathing zone), (3) the sampling line (from the breathing zone), (4) the cassette and the filter to determine the concentration (under a mask), and (5) the sampling line (from the mask).