N95 respirators and air purifying respirators (the respirator type most commonly used at UNR) are not designed to be used in an atmosphere: 5.2.a. That is immediately dangerous to life or health (IDLH ...

HAVE you ever cringed to see someone wearing a filtering facepiece for protection from exposure to organic vapors? The worker probably thought one respirator was as good as another. Misunderstandings ...

In high-risk industries such as oil and natural gas, chemical and pulp and paper, it is crucial that each worker be equipped with the appropriate respirator and working knowledge of the recommended ...

When it comes to selecting respirators for the work environment, numerous resources are available from respirator suppliers, the OSHA respirator selection e-tool, the National Institute for ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) provides a functional definition of a PAPR as “an air-purifying respirator that uses a blower to force the ambient air through air-purifying ...