A review of assigned protection factors of various types and classes of respiratory protective equipment with reference to their measured breathing resistances

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 537-547

  Clayton, M P ^a   Bancroft, B ^a   Rajan, B ^b  

^a Health Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

^b HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assigned protection factors; Breathing apparatus; Breathing resistance; Respirators; Respiratory protective equipment

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MEDICAL COMPUTING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PULMONARY DISEASES; COMPRESSED AIR; FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT; INFORMATION FILTERING; RESPIRATORS; RESPIRATORY THERAPY; WORK SIMPLIFICATION;

PROTECTION FACTORS;

INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; EQUIPMENT;

ARTICLE; ASSIGNED PROTECTION FACTOR; BREATHING RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; GAS MASK; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INHALATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; VENTILATOR; WAVEFORM; WORKPLACE; BREATHING; EVALUATION; MATERIALS TESTING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH;

HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES;

ASSIGNED PROTECTION FACTORS; BREATHING APPARATUS; BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTIONS; NEGATIVE PRESSURES; PROFESSIONAL JUDGEMENT; RELATIVE PERFORMANCE; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0036675708     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mef071     Document Type: Article

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