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Ce guide, destiné aux employeurs, superviseurs et travailleurs, renseigne sur les risques respiratoires, les types d’appareils de protection respiratoire (APR) correspondant aux différents contaminants. Source : http://www.worksafebc.com/publications/health_and_safety/by_topic/assets/pdf/breathe_safer.pdf
The purpose of this blog is to provide an update on the science and rationale behind NIOSH's recommendations for the use and selection of respirators against engineered nanoparticles. Source : http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/blog/
Ce guide, élaboré avec le concours des constructeurs d'appareils et du Syndicat national des matériels et articles de protection (SYNAMAP), s'adresse à toute personne qui, en situation de travail, doit procéder au choix d'un appareil de protection respiratoire. Après un rappel des spécificatons normatives et des exigences réglementaires en matière de conception, de marquage et d'utilisation des appareils de protection respiratoire, ce guide propose une description détaillée des différents types de...
This document is intended to provide relevant information to employers and employees in determining whether respirators are needed, and, if so, how the respirators should be selected and used. This publication does not replace the official Respiratory Protection standard (29 CFR 1910.134). OSHA has released a revised Small Entity Compliance Guide for the Respiratory Protection Standard intended to help small businesses protect workers from respiratory hazards. The updated guide, directed at businesses with fewer than 250 workers, explains how to comply with OSHA's Respiratory Protection Standard...
9 septembre 2011 L' ACNOR/CSA vient de publier la quatrième version de la norme Z94.4 : Choix, entretien et utilisation des respirateurs . La norme Z94.4-11 sera une version en langue anglaise pour l'instant. Rappelons que son application n'est pas obligatoire au Québec car le Règlement sur la santé et la sécurité du travail (RSST) fait référence à la version Z94.4-93, soit celle de 1993. http://www.asstsas.qc.ca/nouvelles/liste-de-nouvelles.html#n-39a16e95-20cc-4f6e-8868-0e9985224f3d
Outil d'estimation de la durée d'utilisation d'un adsorbant MARSTEAU S., et coll. L'estimation de la durée de vie des média utilisés pour épurer un air pollué est une question fréquemment posée dont la réponse est rarement aisée, notamment pour le domaine des appareils de protection respiratoire (APR). Un outil de calcul informatique a été développé à partir d'un modèle empirique reconnu, basé sur l'équation de Wheeler-Jonas et d'un certain nombre...
Many healthcare professionals were exposed to the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus during the first wave of the pandemic because they were not using respiratory protection and/or other pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE). David B. Banach MD, MPH, of the Department of Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, and colleagues, suggest that unprotected exposures tended to be more frequent among healthcare workers caring for patients with atypical clinical presentations. http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2011/03/lack-of-adherence-to-respiratory-ppe-seen-during-first-wave-of...
Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Personnel Update 2010 In 2009, the H1N1 influenza pandemic brought to the forefront the many unknowns about the virulence, spread, and nature of the virus, as well as questions regarding personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare personnel. Researchers still have much to learn about how influenza is transmitted from person to person, and one major question that arose during the H1N1 influenza pandemic was determining what types of PPE—particularly face masks or respirators—are needed to protect healthcare personnel from disease transmission...
Quelle est l'efficacité des médias filtrants ? Depuis le milieu des années 80, une succession de menaces sanitaires (tuberculose, SRAS, bioterrorisme, pandémie grippale) conduisent les scientifiques à mener des études sur les moyens de protection respiratoire destinés aux soignants et aux autres travailleurs exposés à des bioaérosols. En s'appuyant sur les résultats de ces travaux, cet article répond aux questions souvent posées par les prescripteurs ou les utilisateurs de masques quant à leur...
Intérêt des protections individuelles et collectives Les champignons filamenteux se développent de manière ubiquitaire sur de nombreux substrats organiques. Les spores se retrouvent dans les poussières et sont souvent inhalables. De plus en plus de données scientifiques pointent l'inhalation de moisissures comme cause d'allergie respiratoire ou cutanée aussi bien dans l'environnement (maisons insalubres) que dans le milieu du travail, notamment dans les industries de compostage de matière organique ou de fabrication de bioéthanol...
Conformity assessment is key to ensuring that the products we purchase are effective and perform to specifications; as users we are not expected to know or be engaged in the actual intricacies of how products are tested and verified to make sure that they meet performance requirements. This report focuses on conformity assessment for occupational personal protective technologies (PPT)—ensuring that PPT are effective in preventing or reducing hazardous exposures or situations that workers face in their jobs. Because respirators already have an extensive testing and conformity assessment process...
Short guidebook listing 19 essential elements of respiratory protection for workers potentially exposed to deleterious agents, such as hazardous wastes or agents of mass destruction. Learning objectives include: Articulate the essential elements of an effective respiratory program; identify and comprehend the basic personal respirators functional categories; apply the essential elements to develop, implement or evaluate a respiratory protection program; and recognize critical administrative, medical, environmental, technical and regulatory requirements. The guidebook presents the information in...
Updated Revised HSE guidance on RPE fit testing, circular updated as scheme is introduced to improve competency of fit testers. HSE Guidance document 282/28, ‘FIT testing of Respiratory Protective Equipment facepiecies', has been updated and now includes both the Operational Circular OC 282/28 and the Information Document HSE 282/28. Source : http://news.hse.gov.uk/2010/07/20/fit-testing-of-respiratory-protective-equipment-facepieces-updated/
NIOSH investigators assessed sample units of the 3M Model 8000 FFRs received from the CDPH stockpile in order to check for any non-compliance with the NIOSH approval requirements for filtration efficiency and airflow (breathing) resistance. The goal was to determine if the respirators were manufactured in accordance with the NIOSH-approved quality assurance plan and had appropriate construction and workmanship. The investigation also evaluated respirator performance when fit tested on a panel of human test subjects representing a variety of facial dimensions. The evaluation revealed that the performance...
This report sets out the findings from a qualitative study examining respiratory protective equipment (RPE) programmes across industry. Managerial decision-making was the focal point for this research given that decisions about RPE programmes rest with management. This cross-sector, exploratory study set out to address research on: what current RPE selection and use looks like; how this compare with 'good practice' and what factors influence choice and implementation of RPE programmes. Source : http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrhtm/rr798.htm
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