Performance of a full facepiece, air-purifying respirator against lead aerosols in a workplace environment

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 123-128

  Janssen, Larry ^a   Bidwell, Jeanne ^a  

^a 3M COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Respirator performance; Respiratory protection; Workplace protection factor; WPF

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENTILATOR; WORKPLACE;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LEAD; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES;

EID: 33845874909     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620601128845     Document Type: Article

References (22)

1. "Lead," Code of Federal Regulations Title 29 (7), Section 1910.1025. 2003. pp. 104-135.
2. American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) Respiratory Protection Committee: Respirator performance terminology. [Letter to the Editor]. Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J. (63):132 (2002).
3. "Respiratory Protection," Code of Federal Regulations Title 29 (6), Section 1910.134. 2005. pp. 419-444.
4. International Organization for Standardization (ISO): Ergonomics of the Thermal Environment - Determination of Metabolic Rate (ISO 8996). [Standard] Geneva: International Organization for Standardization 2004.
5. Liu, B.Y.H., K. Sega, K.L. Rubow, S.W. Lenhart, and W.R. Myers: In-mask sampling for powered air purifying respirators. Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J. 45:278-283 (1984).
6. Myers, W.R., Z. Zhuang, T.J Nelson, S. Sides, and D. Wilmes: Field performance measurements of half-facepiece respirators-study protocol. Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J. 56:765-775 (1995).
7. Bidwell, J.O., and L.L. Janssen: Workplace performance of an N95 respirator in a concrete block manufacturing plant. J. Int. Soc. Resp. Prot. 21(III-IV):94-103 (2004).
8. Schlecht, P.C., and P.F. O'Connor (eds.): NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods(NMAM), Fourth Edition. Pub. No. DHHS (NIOSH) 94-113. (Online) Available at http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/nmam/default.html. Accessed April 5, 2005.FIX SPACING.9.
9. Myers, W.R., and Z. Zhuang: Field performance measurements of half-facepiece respirators: Steel mill operations. Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J. 59:789-795 (1998).
10. Myers, W.R., and Z. Zhuang: Field performance measurements of half-facepiece respirators: Foundry operations. Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J. 57:166-174 (1996).
11. Zhuang, Z., and W.R. Myers: Field performance measurements of half-facepiece respirators: Paint spraying operations. Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J. 57:50-57 (1996).
12. Dixon, S.W., and T.J. Nelson: Workplace protection factors for negative pressure half-mask facepiece respirators. J. Int. Soc. Resp. Prot. 2(4):347-361 (1984).
13. Gaboury, A., D.H. Burd, and R.S. Friar: Workplace protection factor evaluation of respiratory protective equipment in a primary aluminum smelter. Appl. Occup. Environ. Hyg. 8:19-25 (1993).
14. Zhuang, Z., C.C. Coffey, P.A. Jensen, D.L. Campbell, R.B. Lawrence, and W.R. Myers: Correlation between quantitative fit factors and workplace protection factors measured in actual workplace environments at a steel foundry. Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J. 64:730-738 (2003).
15. Han, D.: Correlations between workplace protection factors and fit factors for filtering facepieces in the welding workplace. Ind. Health 40:328-334 (2002).
16. "Approval of Respiratory Protective Devices," Code of Federal Regulations Title 42 Subpart K. 2005., pp. 538-541.
17. Hinds, W.C., and G. Kraske: Performance of dust respirators with facial seal leaks: I. Experimental. Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J. 48:836-841 (1987).
18. Chen, C.C., J. Ruuskanen, W. Pilacinski, and K. Willeke: Filter and leak penetration characteristics of a dust and mist filtering facepiece. Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J. 51:632-639 (1990).
19. Chen, C.C., and K. Willeke: Characteristics of face seal leakage in filtering facepieces. Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J. 53:533-539 (1992).
20. Hinds, W.C., and G. Kraske: Performance of dust respirators with facial seal leaks: II. Predictive model. Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J. 48:842-847 (1987).
21. Wallis, G., R. Menke, and C. Chelton: Workplace field testing of a disposable negative pressure half-mask dust respirator (3M 8710). Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J. 54:576-583 (1993).
22. "Respiratory Protection - Assigned Protection Factors," Rulemaking Docket H049C, Exhibit 9-16 (2003). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, (Docket Office), 2003.