A Guide to Air-Purifying Respirators [2018]

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• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Air-purifying respirators (APRs) work by removing gases, vapors, aerosols (airborne droplets and solid particles), or a combination of contaminants from the air through the use of filters, cartridges, or canisters. These respirators do not supply oxygen from other than the working atmosphere, and therefore cannot be used in an atmosphere that is oxygen-deficient or immediately dangerous to life or health (IDLH). The appropriate respirator for a particular situation will depend on the environment and the contaminant(s). [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Elastomers Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Safety
• Keywords:
  Respiratory protection; Respiratory protective equipment; Air purifying respirators; APR; Elastomeric half-mask respirators; Elastomeric full-mask respirators; Powered Air Purifying Respirator; PAPR; Powered respirators; PPE; Personal Protective Equipment
• Source:
  Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2018-176, 2018 Aug; :1-3
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2018176
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• 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:
  3 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052372
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a41b44d30bb2f8b041b5996c34dd240e1561a878eb400777fa055d1683821a9c2d4a0453fd781434bc2699822b9c80f679ac1a8d0c3cfbd4c0ccdbdb115c56d9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/58666/cdc_58666_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 913.67 KB ]