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Document ID (ISN)100263
CIS number 02-1404
ISSN - Serial title 0373-1944 - Travail et sécurité
Year 2002
Convention or series no. INRS ED 98
Author(s) Guimon M.
Title Respirators
Original title Les appareils de protection respiratoire [in French]
Bibliographic information Jan. 2002, No.614, 4p. Insert. Illus. 1 ref.
Abstract There is a wide variety of respirator types, suitable for different conditions of intervention or specific working environments. Contents of this safety data sheet: brief summary of the regulatory framework; selection of a suitable respirator as a function of the nature and concentration of the pollutants, degree of protection required and conditions of work and of use; classification of respirators (half-masks, full-mask, helmet, air purifying respirators, self-contained breathing apparatus).
Descriptors (primary) France; respirators; selection of equipment
Descriptors (secondary) legal aspects; dust; conditions of work; data sheet; atmospheric pollution; classification; breathing atmosphere
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Country / State or ProvinceFrance
Subject(s) Personal protection
Broad subject area(s) Chemical safety
Browse category(ies) Respiratory protection