Honeywell Safety Products Honeywell Safety Products Respiratory Protection Respiratory Protection Because your protection matters I World leader of respiratory protection, we have been protecting workers around the world for over 100 years Air polluted by gases, vapours, dusts, chemical or biological aerosols, or even oxygen- depleted air... These are just a few examples where the use of respiratory protection is required. SELECT THE MOST SUITABLE Active in over 120 countries worldwide, Honeywell Safety Products is a global leader in RESPIRATORY PROTECTION FOR YOUR NEEDS respiratory protection equipment. In all developments by HSP, particular attention is paid to the combination of maximum respiratory protection and optimal comfort, making it easier for users to breathe safely. The wearing of respiratory equipment is The wide range of respiratory products offered gives you many options to protect yourself required when engineering control measures in a variety of environments and varied work. are impossible to implement or when they do not offer adequate protection for the health of Honeywell offers the most extensive range of single-use masks, reusable facepieces employees. elements, powered air purifying respirators and air supply equipment as well as self-contained breathing apparatus for a wide range of applications. With 100 years of experience There are two main types of respiratory equipment to protect individual users: in respiratory protection, Honeywell concentrates its efforts on developing efficient and • Filtering respirators comfortable equipment in collaboration with actual users to continuously better meet their • Self-contained breathing apparatus needs. Filtering respirators purify ambient air through a filter: • Disposable Masks • Reusable half mask or full face masks with The fundamentals of respiratory protection p. 110 filters or canisters • Escape/evacuation masks or hood with Single use respirators p. 120 integral filters • Power assisted breathing apparatus combined with masks or hoods/visors Semi-reusable respirators p. 124 • Fresh air breathing apparatus • Equipment for compressed air supply with face piece, filtration unit and sometimes a filter Class 1 half masks and full face masks p. 125 Isolating devices are fed with air and oxygen Class 2 half masks and full face masks p. 130 from an external uncontaminated source. Before selecting suitable respiratory equipment, always assess your risk of exposure: Escape/evacuation equipment p. 134 • Risk of oxygen deficiency • Nature, form and effects of contaminants Powered air purifying respirators (PAPR) p. 135 • Knowledge of the levels of contamination present in the workplace and the Workplace Exposure Limits set for those contaminants PAPR hoods and welding helmets p. 137 • Take into account other associated hazards (Explosive Atmosphere Risk) • Duration of use of the respirator Supplied air respirators p. 140 Shot blasting helmets (supplied air) p. 146 Self-contained breathing apparatus p. 147 * Check local regulations in force. 108 www.honeywellsafety.com www.honeywellsafety.com 109 Respiratory Protection Respiratory Protection Recommendations Address all risks All respirators are Category 3 devices according to the Personal Protective • Single use respirator Equipment Directive: protection against major risks Air purifying respirator, They are designed and manufactured for: Single use N7700 Plastic canister negative pressure respirator > Protection against dust, fumes, liquid aerosols or gases and vapours Filtering devices • Half mask with filter > To fully isolate the user from the ambient air and thereby offer protection against a wide range of contaminants Filtering respirators • Full mask with aluminum or using the ambient air plastic filters/canisters, gas or combined Aluminium CRITERIA FOR SELECTING RESPIRATORY EQUIPMENT Optifit N5400 canister > Oxygen level > Odour > Knowledge of toxicity > Risk of an explosive atmosphere (ATEX) Power air purifying • Loose-fitting hood or visor respirator • Helmet Composition of the air O2 > 17%* Filtering apparatus 1% 21% • Knowledge of contaminant Mask + filtration device for the purification of ambient air • Detectable odour Turbovisor MV Primair Plus Compact Air 200 o2 ≤ 17% Isolating devices Oxy gen • Uncertainty about the risk 78% Mask + air supply device • Half mask Rare gases • No detectable odour • Full face mask • Loose-fitting hood or visor, Nitrogen Supplied air a supplied air device respirator + ATEX risk independent of the *Check local regulations in force. ambient air Supplied air breathing Airvisor 2 MV MC95 Clearflow 3 respirators Fresh air breathing OXYGEN DEFICIENCY: RISK OF DEATH Full-face mask • Oxygen plays a vital role in the respiratory system of a human being. apparatus • It is the oxygen level in the immediate ambient air that will mainly determine the choice of respiratory equipment: self-contained or filtration. EVALUATION OF EXPOSURE RISK 4 BA • Oxygen level • Nature, form and effects of contaminants Self contained breathing • Knowledge of the levels of contamination present in the workplace and the Workplace Exposure Limits set for those contaminants apparatus (isolating • Consideration of other associated hazards (Explosive Atmosphere Risk) devices) • Duration of use of the respirator Aeris Phase 2 X-Pro Fibers Hair Classification of toxic contaminants (particles): Invisible Solid and liquid aerosols: they can be of different types Dust Virus Smoke Bacteria Troublesome Causing allergies or irritations Causing lung damage • Half mask Evamasque Din Whatever the particle size, the risks can be significant depending on the exposure time Fresh air supply, Negative Pressure The increasing use of liquid aerosols requires the use of suitable protection according to 0.01 0.5 1 5 10 100 the nature of the aerosol used and the composition of the product applied. -0.1 Particle Size (microns) The size of the aerosol is one of the elements which determines the choice of the protection • Hood Opengo Gas - Fumes: for each contaminant select, the appropriate filter Escape/evacuation Compressed air A Organic gases and vapours, for which the boiling point is above 65°C. For example: solvents, hydrocarbons etc. devices LOOK OUT FOR DANGER AX Organic gases and vapour which the boiling point is below 65°C Note: combined security B Inorganic gases and vapour, e.g. chlorine, cyanide, formaldehyde, hydrochloric acid etc. • In over 70% of cases the risk to the user’s is E Acid gases and vapour, e.g. sulfur dioxide, etc. in the form of both particulates and gases - K Ammonia and organic amino derivatives Chemical oxygen this requires the use of a combination filter P Particles, dust rebreathers with both activated charcoal and mechanical CO Carbon monoxide Nox Nitrogen monoxide, nitrogen oxides, nitrous vapour Oxy-Pro Bio-S-Cape Aeris Mini (P3) elements Hg Mercury vapour I Iodine 110 www.honeywellsafety.com www.honeywellsafety.com 111 Respiratory Protection Respiratory Protection Regulation – Standardization Regulation - Standardization Main standards Before they are released on the market, Category 3 PPE must meet the requirements of the Use classes of filters: applicable European standards such as: > Protection against particles, dust and aerosols: Standard number Standard name Description Disposable masks Class 1 (P1 or FFP1) Class 2 (P2 or FFP2) Class 3 (P3 or FFP3) The European standard specifies the minimum requirements for half-mask respirators used as respiratory to protect against coarse solid to protect against solid to protect against toxic solid EN 149 + A1* Half mask respirators against particles protection against particles except for evacuation. particles without specific toxicity and/or liquid aerosols identified as and/or liquid aerosols The European standard specifies the performance requirements, testing and marking requirements and methods applicable to half mask respirators equipped with valves and gas filters or combined filters used as respirators, (calcium carbonate). hazardous or irritating (Beryllium - nickel - uranium - Half mask respirators with valves except for evacuation. It does not apply to anti-gas half-mask respirators without valves or with only exhalation EN 405 + A1* against gases or combined gases and particles (silica - sodium carbonate). exotic wood). valves. It does not apply to equipment designed to be used in situations where there is or could be a lack of oxygen (oxygen content lower than 17% by volume). Reusable Masks The European standard specifies the minimum requirements for full face respirators. The European standard Full face masks > Gas/Vapour protection: EN 136* does not address full face masks designed for diving. The European standard specifies the minimum requirements for half masks and quarter masks for use with breathing For fresh air negative pressure breathing Half masks and quarter masks EN 140* apparatus, except for devices used in evacuation and diving. The European standard specifies particulate filters used as components of devices unassisted breathing, with the exception of devices for the removal and filtering face pieces. Some filters complying with the European standard Class 1 for a gas content Class 2 for a gas content Class 3 for a gas content EN 143 + A1* Particulate filters can also be used with other types of respiratory protection, and in this case, they must be tested and marked in Maximum 5,000 ppm by volume. Maximum 10,000 ppm by volume. accordance with the relevant European standard. Maximum 1,000 ppm by volume. EN 14387