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Long shifts in environments with dangerous airborne hazards require an extra level of protection.
Provide your team with powered respirators and filters. These masks use fans to keep the air clean and cool, meaning your team can breathe safely and comfortably for longer.
All of our powered air purifying respirators (PAPRs) meet the EN 12941 safety standard. All of our visor respirators also comply with EN 166.
Check out the full respiratory protection range to find masks suitable for all work tasks.
Want some help choosing the right mask? Get in touch with the team.
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Respiratory protection equipment, or RPE, is classed as PPE.
It must be freely provided to employees if dangerous air risks are present. However, RPE must be effective at protecting against the specific air risks to be suitable PPE for the task.
Air risks can include:
Use a risk assessment to identify and control airborne hazards.
Other items in your PPE kit should include:
Respirators come in three main types:
You can find all three types in our respiratory protection range.
You can buy powered respirators and filters at SMI, where we stock a wide range of respiratory protection.
Our PPE range also includes:
Both standards relate to respiratory protection, but they cover different types of equipment and testing requirements:
Simply put, EN 143 is about the filter itself, while EN 149 is about the mask and the filter together.
