Workplace performance of a hood-style supplied-air respirator

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 438-443

  Janssen, Larry ^a   Bidwell, Jeanne ^a   Cuta, Karen ^a   Nelson, Thomas ^b  

^a 3M COMPANY   (United States)

^b NIHS Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Airline respirator; Program protection factor; Respirator; Respirator performance; Supplied air respirator; Workplace protection factor

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; MAGNESIUM; STRONTIUM;

AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; VENTILATOR; WORKPLACE;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AVIATION; CHROMIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNESIUM; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; STRONTIUM; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 45949102489     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620802115930     Document Type: Article

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