| Document ID (ISN) | 56975 |
| CIS number |
91-1977 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-901357-11-1 |
| Year |
1988 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Anderson P.W.P. |
| Title |
The IOSH guide to respiratory protective equipment |
| Bibliographic information |
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, 222 Uppingham Road, Leicester LE5 0QG, United Kingdom, 1988. 46p. Illus. Price: GBP 5.00. |
| Abstract |
Contents of this guide: sources of information (British Standards and HSE Certificates of Approval); the physiology of respiration; summary of types of respiratory equipment (RPE); nominal protection factors; RPE selection strategies; use, care, maintenance and storage of RPE; training in correct use of RPE; brief description and limitation of types of breathing apparatus, dust respirators, and respirators for gases and gases with dusts; air fed dust helmets. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
United Kingdom; respirators; personal protective equipment |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
gas removing respirators; self-contained breathing apparatus; protection criteria; airline respirators; particulate removing respirators |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Personal protection
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Respiratory protection
Personal protection
|
