Protecting respiratory health: What should be the constituents of an effective RPE programme?

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 230-238

  Graveling, Richard ^a   Sánchez Jiménez, Araceli ^a   Lewis, Craig ^a   Groat, Sheila ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

PPE; PPE usage; risk management; RPE

Indexed keywords

HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVES; INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINES; KEY ELEMENTS; PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENTS; PPE; PPE USAGE; RESPIRATORY PROTECTION; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK CONTROLS; RPE; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE;

ERGONOMICS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY TESTING;

HEALTH RISKS;

GAS MASK; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; WORKPLACE;

HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RISK MANAGEMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 79952904560     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meq098     Document Type: Review

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