Breathing Equipment

SureLife Filter Calculator helps simplify respirator filter selection– 10-Apr-2013

To ensure that users get the appropriate level of protection

Demystifying powered and supplied air respirators– 8-Apr-2013

3M to host free webinar on selecting powered and supplied air respirators

Sentinel XT PAPR receives NIOSH approval– 1-Feb-2012

ILC Dover’s lightweight PAPR with panoramic hood improves worker safety and productivity

Fit2Fit scheme pass rate only 50%– 9-Dec-2011

British Safety Federation reiterates the need to educate and raise the proficiency of fitters

Little details mean a lot in RPE comfort– 13-Sep-2011

3M launches the Aura 9300+ disposable respirators

3M VFlex respirator is flexible and comfortable– 27-May-2011

Protects against dusts and mists for short duration or light duty tasks

BSIF continues Fit2Fit campaign– 11-Jan-2011

Number of fit testers accredited to scheme expected to rise this year

3M Versaflo systems protect workers– 22-Jul-2010

Streamlined and lightweight respiratory systems offer comfortable working

Are you breathing clean air at work?– 18-Mar-2010

BSIF and HSE launch campaign to ensure better protection of workers exposed to respiratory hazards

Applied Nanoscience successfully coats filter media for NanoFense mask– 7-Jan-2010

Offers protection against a broad spectrum of viruses, bacteria and fungi.

Facemask made from anti-microbial polymer protects against H1N1– 16-Oct-2009

A facemask treated with an antimicrobial polymer that is claimed to be effective against H1N1 influenza has been launched by US company Crosstex. Crosstex's Biosafe-treated Ultra Sensitive facemasks are also said to reduce micro-organisms such as MRSA, VRE, and Staph immediately upon contact.

Study finds N95 respirators better than masks for protection against viruses– 14-Oct-2009

A new study comparing the effectiveness of N95 respirators and surgical masks suggests that N95 respirator strongly outperform surgical masks in shielding hospital workers from influenza viruses and other microbes. The study, produced by an international team led by Raina MacIntyre from the University of New South Wales, Australia, involved 24 hospitals and 1,936 front line hospital healthcare workers in Beijing, China. It found that the surgical masks had no efficacy, whereas the N95 masks were significantly more protective than a control.

Rules on reusing respirators– 30-Sep-2010

Aicha Kabil, Occupational Health & Environmental Safety Division, 3M, looks at how to get the best out of reusable respirators

Protecting health through comfort– 22-Jun-2010

Alan McArthur of diversified technology company 3M explains why comfort counts when it comes to personal protective equipment (PPE)

A fitting test– 20-May-2010

Protective equipment has to fit to be effective. Jason Kelly, Kenelec Scientific, looks at a method of testing whether protective masks fit well and are working effectively when worn by the wearer

New way found to remove prions– 17-Oct-2005

Explosion protection– 2-Dec-2003

With the trend towards pharmaceutical products of higher toxicity requiring greater standards of containment, the protection of mill systems against the consequences of a powder explosion are of ever greater importance. George Tunnicliffe and Martin Thomson from Kemutec explain