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Document ID (ISN)31919
CIS number 79-1434
ISSN - Serial title 0016-9900 - Gigiena i sanitarija
Year 1979
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Koščeev V.S., Sedov A.V., Bogačuk G.P.
Title Assessment of insulating personal protective equipment from the viewpoint of hygiene and toxicology
Original title Sanitarno-toksikologičeskaja ocenka izolirujiščih sredstv individual'noj zaščity [in Russian]
Bibliographic information Mar. 1979, No.3, p.28-31. 11 ref.
Abstract This paper is devoted to the determination of exposure limits to harmful substances present in the respirable air inside insulating clothing and masks. These harmful substances are given off by the constituent materials of the protective equipment itself, or eliminated in sweat. If the respirable air is insufficiently purified, the concentration of these substances can rapidly reach a level which diminishes working capacity. Research was carried out on gaseous mixtures containing carbon monoxide, phenol, ammonia, acetone, dimethylamine and methane. The following TLVs are recommeded for gases inside insulating equipment: 15mg/m3 (CO); 300mg/m3 (aliphatic hydrocarbons); 1mg/m3 (amino compounds); 50mg/m3 (acetone); 0.3mg/m3 (phenol); 150mg/m3 (oxidisable organic compounds).
Descriptors (primary) harmful substances; personal protective equipment; self-contained breathing apparatus; limitation of exposure
Descriptors (secondary) threshold limit values; evaluation of equipment; phenol; acetone; synergism; methane; ammonia; dimethylamine; determination of exposure limits; carbon monoxide
Document type -
Subject(s) Personal protection
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Personal protection
Toxicology
Respiratory protection