Facial Hairstyles and Filtering Facepiece Respirators [2017]

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Facial Hairstyles and Filtering Facepiece Respirators [English]
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory
• Description:
  This infographic provides pictures of facial hair and information about its interference with the seal of filtering facepiece respirators and their effectiveness. If the respirator has an exhalation valve, some of these facial hair styles may interfere with the valve working properly if the facial hair comes in contact with it.
• Subjects:
  Face Hair Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Safety
• Series:
  NIOSH Infographics
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Still Image
• Genre:
  Infographic
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  NPPTL - National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057533
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8940603b213ab12dc88ca5914f3a5f0ab51597be74e5c7dc029ad01c2d96b3c89d456eb3e77123519280d49b1819883c9fbdf235a8a1ae6f8af39cb7630e8d76
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/51912/cdc_51912_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 663.18 KB ]