Articles Tagged with ''Respiratory Protection''

Honeywell has developed a new hood to better protect firefighters from the long-term health threats of hazardous substances produced when today’s building materials burn.

Safety equipment manufacturer Gateway Safety announces the addition of two new NIOSH-approved disposable respirators to its growing line of respiratory protection. The TruAir® family, the company’s traditional-style line of respirators, is introducing an R95 and N100 product. R95 respirators filter at least 95% of particulate aerosols below the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL), and N100 respirators provide 99.99% filtration of particulate aerosols free of oils below the PEL.

Honeywell (NYSE: HON) will demonstrate its newest premier firefighter protection and detection solutions -- ranging from particulate-resistant turnout gear and improved breathing apparatus to software that helps fire departments better manage their assets and assigned inventory -- at the Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) to be held April 25-29 at the Indiana Convention Center.

The AVIVA half mask is the latest innovation from Scott Safety, a world leader in the design and manufacture of respiratory protection equipment. AVIVA ensures workers' wellbeing is a priority with its low profile head harness offering greater stability and compatibility with PPE. Workers will appreciate the comfort that comes from the AVIVA half mask.

A profile on RPB Safety, LLC, a company specializing in providing comfortable, high-quality respiratory protection to the blasting market.

Honeywell (NYSE:HON) today announced that four of its safety products have won 2017 iF Design Awards in recognition of their outstanding innovation and user-focused design.

If you have ever opened a dry-cleaning bag and put on a freshly laundered garment, you know that dry-cleaning can make clothes look and smell almost new. That freshness, however, is created using chemicals that may be potentially harmful to employees who work in the dry-cleaning process. Although today’s dry-cleaners are moving away from using perchloroethylene, a toxic chemical that may cause cancer, the work-related health effects of the chemicals taking its place are unknown.

Question: If an employee with a neatly trimmed goatee is wearing a respirator and it does not interfere with the seal of the face piece or valve function, and has passed a fit test, does this meet the intent of the OSHA’s Respiratory Protection standard?