Selection of suitable individual respiratory protective devices in relation to workroom environment
Campanella, E.; Panke, F.
Annali Dell'istituto Superiore di Sanita 14(3): 691-697
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0021-2571 PMID: 755424 Document Number: 127115
Adopting individual respiratory protective equipments, even if in those limited situations in which they are justified, must be consequent to a selection related with the nature of the pollutants to which the operator is, or may be, exposed, with the peculiarity of the workroom environment and, lastly, with the degree of security to be achieved. This statement is not to be neglected even if all respiratory protective equipments are fit to meet the suggestions of qualified standard making institutions. The same is to be considered of capital importance in Italy where the lack of legislation as far as omologation is concerned, allows products not fit to guarantee the request for security which are, consequently, not only superfluous, but dangerous for wearers. For these reasons it has been considered useful to illustrate the characteristics and proper application-fields of the most widely spread respiratory protective equipments referring, as far as possible, to the recommendations being prepared on the matter by the CEN (European Committee for Standardization).