Fit for purpose? The role of fit testing in respiratory protection

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 545-548

  Clayton, Mike ^a   Vaughan, Nick ^a  

^a HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS MASK; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STANDARD;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MASKS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES;

EID: 26644458854     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mei046     Document Type: Note

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