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2. Respirator fit test - Wikipedia

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   Fit test in US Navy. The effectiveness of various types of respirators was measured in laboratories and in the workplace. [3] These measurements showed that in practice, the effectiveness of negative pressure tight fitting respiratory protective devices (RPD) depends on leakage between mask and face, rather than the filters/canisters. [4]

3. Respirator assigned protection factors - Wikipedia

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   Fit testing of tight-fitting masks of negative-pressure respirators became widely used in US industry in 1980-s. At the beginning, it was thought that the half-mask fit quite well to the worker's face, if during a fit test the protection factor (fit factor) is not less than 10 (later, experts began to use "safety factor" = 10 during the fit ...

4. 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).

5. File:Three Key Factors Required for a Respirator to be ...

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6. NIOSH air filtration rating - Wikipedia

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   NIOSH air filtration ratings do not test the fit of a respirator. Fit testing is required by OSHA for employers when a hazard is present, and voluntary respirator use under Appendix D is not allowed due to the hazard. [30] Rules for fit testing are also defined by ANSI Z88.2. Z88.2 notes that, in Canada, respirator care and fit testing are ...

7. European respirator standards - Wikipedia

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   The European respirator standards refer to the filtering classification by EN 149, EN 14683, and EN 143, all European standards of testing and marking requirements for respirators. [1] FFP standard masks (where FFP stands for filtering facepiece) [ 2 ] cover the nose, mouth and chin and may have inhalation and/or exhalation valves.

8. Respirator - Wikipedia

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   If respirators must be used, under 29 CFR 1910.134, OSHA requires respirator users to conduct a respirator fit test, with a safety factor of 10 to offset lower fit during real world use. [97] However, NIOSH notes the large amount of time required for fit testing has been a point of contention for employers.

9. Powered air-purifying respirator - Wikipedia

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   The following table lists the air flow requirements for NIOSH-approved PAPRs under Part 84.175. Tight-fitting PAPRs may be fit tested with the facepiece unpowered and in negative-pressure (under 29 CFR 1910.134) while loose-fitting PAPR fit test protocols have not been changed from 30 CFR 11.