What Are Air-Purifying Respirators? [2017]

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• Alternative Title:
  What Are Air-Purifying Respirators? [English]
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  This infographic provides pictures and information about air-purifying respirators, the kinds and their use. Air-purifying respirators (APRs) work by removing gases, vapors, aerosols (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 and therefore cannot be used in an atmosphere that is oxygen-deficient or immediately dangerous to life or health. The appropriate respirator for a particular situation will depend on the environment contaminant(s). [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Anniversaries And Special Events Elastomers N95 Respirators Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Safety
• Keywords:
  Air Purifying Respirators APR Elastomeric Full-mask Respirators Elastomeric Half-mask Respirators PAPR Powered Air Purifying Respirator Powered Respirators PPE Respiratory Protection Respiratory Protective Equipment
• 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:20057039
• Citation:
  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, 2017 Aug; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9b1dee5635bb710e34b66c598972e005fe7a8a38a3d4b08db980fd6270b09a30e0c26507b31c25169c94647e213b2a2d43529b27ce1a8d848ea3144f2a4d28d8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/58751/cdc_58751_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 238.60 KB ]