Major players in the N95 respirators and other surgical masks market are 3M Company, Smith and Nephew, Molnlycke Healthcare, Medline Industries, Johnson and Johnson, DUKAL Corporation, Key ...

Reusable N95 Half Mask Respirators. From 0.05 mg/m³ to .5 mg/m³ TWA 8 hours requires a NIOSH approved half-facepiece or disposable respirator equipped with an N, R, or P95 filter or higher with ...

No. When respirators are used to protect workers from airborne hazards such as dust or pollution, employers are legally required to undertake fit-testing (see for example the US Occupational ...

Respirators, often wrongly called “masks” because of their appearance, are personal protective equipment made to a particular standard and designed to prevent inhalation of hazardous airborne ...

Currently, Ottawa paramedics dispose of 600 N95 masks and 200 face shields every day. The powered air purifying respirators, including the face shields, are reusable, eliminating the daily waste.

FFP1 dust masks protect against low-level contaminants, at 4 x OEL or 4 x APF, and are suitable for applications like hand sanding, drilling and cutting. FFP2 regulated masks protect against moderate ...

The respiratory protection standard defines a dust mask as a respirator. An employer offering disposable dust masks to its employees on a voluntary basis must comply with some basic provisions of ...

The respirators — known as N95 masks — aren't just found in hospitals. And they don't look like the surgical masks that are commonly associated with medical procedures.

In the 2012 Washington state fire season case study, the group estimated that the use of N95 respirators could reduce respiratory hospitalizations caused by wildfire smoke by 22% to 39%.