SHOP EQUIPMENT
CLEAN BY SUBMERGING A RESPI- RATOR AND ITS COMPONENTS A Timesaver—Instead of individually hand washing a blast helmet and its components, submerge the helmet with some or all of its components attached.
Follow these steps: 1. Detach fabric components, cushions, the cape collar and blast shroud, and the in-helmet- mounted carbon monoxide monitor, if you use one, from the respirator.
2. These detached components should be hand washed and then allowed to air dry.
3. The cushions can be replaced instead of washed. (See the “Note: Cushion Suspension Systems” section below.)
4. Submerge the blast helmet with the components that are attached to it in a 2% bleach solution or another CDC recommended disinfectant.
5. Gently agitate the blast helmet with its attached components for at least 5 minutes.
6. Remove the helmet with its attached components from the solution and allow to air dry.
NOTE: CUSHION SUSPENSION SYSTEMS • If a blast helmet has a cushion suspension system, I do not recommend submerging the cushions in a disinfecting solution.
• The cushions may not be dry by the next shift, and long drying cycles could promote mold growth.
• You could hand wash the cushions, but they still may take too long to dry.
• Storing replacement cushions is an option.
• If you use Clemco’s Apollo 600 Supplied-Air Respirator with a DLX Comfort-Fit Suspension System (includes cushions), you can replace the DLX Suspension with Clemco’s web suspension system (without cushions). For more information on switching a DLX to web suspension contact customer service and ask about Stock No. 23802
NOTE: WEB SUSPENSION SYS- TEMS—NO CUSHIONS • A blast helmet with a web suspension system can be quicker to clean by submersion because it has no cushions to detach.
• Did I mention—Never share respirators!
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