TYPE OF RPE
Disposable Respirators
BENEFITS • Require no maintenance • New, fresh product for every shift
• EN149 ‘R’ rated products available for limited reuse, without maintenance
• Low unit cost
Reusable Respirators
• Can offer protection from particles, gases and vapours
• Full face masks offer high protection factors
• Cost effective option if well maintained
THINGS TO CONSIDER
• Do not offer protection against harmful levels of gases or vapours
• Wearers must be face fit tested
• Wearers must be clean shaven under the area of the face seal
• Require regular, ongoing maintenance
• Maintenance records must be kept for at least five years
• Wearers must be face fit tested
• Wearers must be clean shaven under the area of the face seal
Powered and Supplied Air Respirators
• Can offer protection from particles, gases and vapours
• Offer high protection factors
• Supplied air respirators may be required for certain contaminants, e.g. isocyanate based paints
• Wearers of loose fitting powered and supplied air respirators do not need to be face fit tested
• Wearers of loose fitting powered and supplied air respirators do not need to be clean shaven
• Cost effective option if well maintained
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• Require regular, ongoing maintenance
• Maintenance records must be kept for at least five years
• Higher capital investment
• Compressed air systems, used by supplied air respirators, must supply breathable quality air and must be certified every three months
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