PRODUCTS & SERVICES
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION WITHOUT FACE-
FITTING JSP’s Jetstream® Switch & Go™ powered air system solves one of the biggest problems faced by the construction industry – the requirement for the correct and safe face-fitting of respiratory equipment to protect against silica dust, fumes and organic vapours.
Construction workers often work irregular hours, so cannot guarantee being clean-shaven at the beginning of each day, yet facial hair does have a significant adverse effect on the seal of a respirator, allowing tiny particles of hazardous dust into the mask.
Conventional negative pressure disposable and semi-disposable masks rely on a tight fit to the face to be effective, and must be face-fit tested as well as being fit-checked every single time they are donned, using valuable time and resources.
BEAM SMOKE DETECTORS KEEP
NFL PLAYERS SAFE To ensure the safety of its players and staff, the Detroit Lions NFL team has selected FFE’s optical beam smoke detectors to provide the fire protection for its 8,500 square metre, full-size indoor practice field.
The indoor practice field is part of the Detroit Lions’ £24 million headquarters and training facility in Dearborn, Michigan. Financed by the Ford family, the site offers state-of-the-art facilities, including indoor and outdoor practice fields, weight training and hydrotherapy rooms and a 103-person auditorium for full team meetings and large press conferences.
Seven of FFE’s Fireray 3,000 optical beam smoke detectors have been installed in the indoor field, offering end-to-end fire protection. Designed
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However, JSP’s Jetstream® Switch & Go™ powered air respirator uses positive pressure to create an air cushion round the base, forming a barrier between the air inside and outside the mask, so creating a positive air seal around the face and eliminating face-fit testing.
Belt-mounted at the waist, the lightweight, compact and comfortable Jetstream® Switch & Go™ supplies up to eight hours of filtered air before recharging is necessary. Fully approved to EN12941, it can be used with and without head protection, with a variety of interchangeable headpieces, for welding, general industrial applications such as grinding, and in construction.
Matthew Judson, JSP's Director of Respiratory Protection, said: “JSP’s Jetstream® Switch & Go™ unit is an easy, affordable and cost-effective
way of protecting the worker from toxic dust and particulates.
“The ready-to-use system comes as a full kit, including a high-capacity disposable dust filter, lightweight headtop and extremely flexible reinforced hose, so it is not necessary to buy a lot of different parts. Everything you need is provided in one complete pack, housed in a protective, hygienic transportable tub to ensure correct, safe and clean storage of all the components. Simply don the unit, switch it on and off you go.”
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effective to use traditional point-type detectors. An interesting feature of this installation is that the detector beams are required to shoot through a 24 inch hole in the sideline netting.
for large interiors with high ceilings, FFE says its optical beam detectors enable extensive coverage at minimal cost and are ideal for applications where the line of sight for the IR detection path is narrow and where the building structure uses reflective surfaces.
They are also used when it is impractical, inappropriate or not cost-
Mark Glenn, Facilities
Manager at the training facility, commented: “It is a solid, state-of- the-art fire detection system and is ideal for those parts of our building where a wet suppression (sprinkler) system could not be installed. I would certainly recommend the Fireray 3000 for this type of application.”
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