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How to Choose an Industrial Face Mask?
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How to Choose an Industrial Face Mask? October 15, 2021 03:00AM | Registered: 3 years ago Posts: 1,065 |
How to Choose an Industrial Face Mask?
With the coronavirus pandemic and the obligation to wear filtering facepieces decreed in many countries, two families of masks have been popularized: surgical masks and FFP respirators /N95 masks.To get more news about famous type I mask factory, you can visit tnkme.com official website.
If a surgical mask is a disposable medical device only used in the medical field, the respirators used in industry are personal protective equipment (PPE) and offer respiratory protection.
What are the different types of respirators? How do they offer protection? Which respirator for which applications? How to wear a facepiece? Our article will give you some piece of advice to help you choose the most suitable equipment for your industrial needs. We will only focus on PPE. If you want to know more about medical masks, read this article.
In the industry, filtering facepieces are mandatory for anyone working in a dusty environment with exposure to hazards (fumes, gases or other toxic substances). They protect the wearer from all particles and projections that could be inhaled and prevent him/her from harmful consequences for his health.
Different types of industrial equipment exist, insulating masks and filtering masks. Choosing one instead of the other implies taking into consideration the type of contaminant the wearer is exposed to and the oxygen level in the work environment.
Both filtering and insulating masks offer protection against dust, gas, fumes, vapors and aerosols. While the filtering ones are equipped with filters that retain contaminants and purify the air breathed by the user, insulating masks are supplied with air that originates from an uncontaminated source. Therefore, they offer superior protection to all other masks because the user is permanently isolated from the contaminated area.
Insulating masks are essential for long-term work in confined environments (for example in sewers), with low oxygen levels (below 17% ), or when the concentration of the contaminant is too high and the contaminant cannot be filtered.
Those full face masks protect the eyes, the nose and the mouth and can be self-contained or non-self-contained.
With a self-contained device, the user carries an oxygen cylinder connected to the mask via a hose. The user is therefore free to move around the work area. The device does not involve a filter so the user is constrained by the duration of the cylinder’s autonomy.
With a non-autonomous device, the user has a supply of clean air via a hose connected to a compressor located outside the polluted work area. He is therefore permanently connected to this hose and must therefore be more careful with his movements.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/15/2021 03:09AM by xysoom.
With the coronavirus pandemic and the obligation to wear filtering facepieces decreed in many countries, two families of masks have been popularized: surgical masks and FFP respirators /N95 masks.To get more news about famous type I mask factory, you can visit tnkme.com official website.
If a surgical mask is a disposable medical device only used in the medical field, the respirators used in industry are personal protective equipment (PPE) and offer respiratory protection.
What are the different types of respirators? How do they offer protection? Which respirator for which applications? How to wear a facepiece? Our article will give you some piece of advice to help you choose the most suitable equipment for your industrial needs. We will only focus on PPE. If you want to know more about medical masks, read this article.
In the industry, filtering facepieces are mandatory for anyone working in a dusty environment with exposure to hazards (fumes, gases or other toxic substances). They protect the wearer from all particles and projections that could be inhaled and prevent him/her from harmful consequences for his health.
Different types of industrial equipment exist, insulating masks and filtering masks. Choosing one instead of the other implies taking into consideration the type of contaminant the wearer is exposed to and the oxygen level in the work environment.
Both filtering and insulating masks offer protection against dust, gas, fumes, vapors and aerosols. While the filtering ones are equipped with filters that retain contaminants and purify the air breathed by the user, insulating masks are supplied with air that originates from an uncontaminated source. Therefore, they offer superior protection to all other masks because the user is permanently isolated from the contaminated area.
Insulating masks are essential for long-term work in confined environments (for example in sewers), with low oxygen levels (below 17% ), or when the concentration of the contaminant is too high and the contaminant cannot be filtered.
Those full face masks protect the eyes, the nose and the mouth and can be self-contained or non-self-contained.
With a self-contained device, the user carries an oxygen cylinder connected to the mask via a hose. The user is therefore free to move around the work area. The device does not involve a filter so the user is constrained by the duration of the cylinder’s autonomy.
With a non-autonomous device, the user has a supply of clean air via a hose connected to a compressor located outside the polluted work area. He is therefore permanently connected to this hose and must therefore be more careful with his movements.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/15/2021 03:09AM by xysoom.
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