AL RUSHAID CONSTRUCTION CO.

, LTD
A Joint Venture Between ARIC & EEI Corporation
 Airborne contaminants
Fumes

Mists
Dusts

Toxic
Gases Vapours
 Air purifying respirators

Provide protection by drawing air through a filter, reducing the contaminant level.

Respirators do not completely remove the contaminant.

Their advantages are:

• relatively simple to wear and use;
• lightweight; and
• cause minimal restriction of movement.

Their disadvantages are:

• they can’t be used in oxygen deficient atmospheres; and

• the filter can become clogged.
Air supplying respirators

Air supplying respirators provide

protection by supplying air to the
wearer from a different source than
the atmosphere the person is working
in.

Air or oxygen is supplied either from

a compressor, cylinder or air line.

They are mainly used for:

• oxygen deficient atmospheres;

• highly toxic atmospheres where air

purifying cannot filter the
contaminant level below acceptable
levels; and

• where full face and body protection

is also required.
 Disposable respirator masks
Class P1 masks are used for filtering
dusts such as silica and asbestos.

Class P2 masks are used for filtering

metal fumes.

They cannot be used as protection against:

• highly toxic dusts;
• toxic gases; or
• vapours.

Check the mask for:

• holes in the filter material;
• strap tension; and
• secure metal nose clip.

Check the face seal before using the mask.

 Half-face respirator masks

Rubber or flexible plastic

face piece

Head straps
Filter cartridge

Exhalation
valve
Filter cartridge

Half-face respirator masks remove particulates and gases by passing

the contaminated air through an absorbent material inside the cartridges.
The absorbent is charcoal or some other special material.
 Filter cartridges

Particulate Filter Cartridges

Class P1 - dusts such as silica and asbestos
CLASS P1
Class P2 - metal fumes

Class P3 - toxic or highly irritant particulate dust

Gas Filter Cartridges

Gas type
Different cartridges are used for different
types of gases.
Type K - Ammonia
Class 1 Cartridge colour and label indicate the gas type.

The higher the class number, the greater

the absorption capacity.
Absorption capacity
 Half-face respirator mask

Check the face-piece for dirt, cracks or tears

Check head straps for Check inhalation

tears and broken valves are clean
buckles (located behind
the cartridge)

Check filter
cartridges are fully
screwed into the mask Check exhalation valves
are clean

Check the face seal before using the mask.

Full-face respirator mask

Full-face respirator masks

are used for protection
against highly toxic dusts,
vapours and gases such as
Hydrogen Cyanide.

Full-face protection prevents

contaminants being absorbed
into the body through the eyes.

Full-face respirators use filter

canisters which have a greater
filtering efficiency and
absorption capacity than
cartridges.

Full-face respirators must be

checked and tested in the
same way as half-face mask
respirators.