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Masks have been successfully used to protect people in the industrial work place for many years, preventing the inhalation of toxic or hazardous airborne material.

News Flash

 

Sneezing? Wheezing? - Must be hayfever season!

"40% of people in the UK suffer from allergies of which 50% are children."
(Source: British Allergy Foundation)

The Problem:

At this time of the year, Hayfever sufferers are experiencing the negative effects of high pollen levels in the atmosphere. All year round, allergy sufferers can also be seriously debilitated through contact with chemicals that exist in everyday products and with particulates such as house dust, pet dander and plant spores.

The Solution:

For all sufferers, what better way to alleviate suffering than to avoid contact with the offending allergens in the first place than by using the Respro® Allergy mask. The Respro® Allergy mask has a particle filter which is designed to remove sub-micron particulates. The hypo-allergenic layer prevents trapped particles from causing irritation to the face. It is made from materials that are known to be inert and reduces or removes dependency on alternative remedies designed to treat symptoms.

Immediate guidance for allergy sufferers is available by clicking here.

 

Many types of masks exist for a wide range of applications, each of which should conform to a safety standard. In America the standards have been developed by NIOSH (National institute of Safety and Health), CCOHS in Canada and COSHH (Care Of Substances Hazardous to Health) in the U.K. The standards may differ by markings but essentially they all seek to ensure that the mask is appropriate in its function and consistent in its manufacture for use in the industrial work place. All products specified for use in the Industrial sector must conform to standard.

In the home place, it is more difficult to specify the correct product because, unlike the work place where a professional safety officer would make a risk assessment, in the home environment, you, the individual has to assess the risk factor and determine the correct product for the home application.

Respro® supports the idea of certification and most of the products shown in this section will have been tested and conform to EC regulations governing respiratory mask for use against particulate material. The European Standard covering the use of our mask is EN149 FFP1, 2 or 3 with FFP3 offering the highest level of protection from particulates.

Some of the masks shown in this section also have a layer of DACC™ (Dynamic Activated Charcoal Cloth) which is used for filtering out chemical agents that can cause irritation to the respiratory system either by their nature or by their concentration. Certification on this level is not feasible as no standards exist that are appropriate for our masks and uses. The following list of agents have been tested using DACC™:

KEY TO FILTRATION PROPERTIES
E = EXCELLENT
G = GOOD
M = MODERATE
P = POOR

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS

• Acetylene -G
• Butane (Iso-Butane) -E
• Butylene -E
• Butadiene -G
• Cyclohexane -E
• Decane -M
• Ethane -G
• Ethylene -M
• Heptane -E
• Heptylene -G
• Hexane -E
• Hexylene -G
• Methane -M
• Nonane -G
• Octane -G
• Octylene -E
• Pentane -G
• Propane -M
• Propylene -G

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS

• Benzene -E
• Napthalene -E
• Styrene Monomer -E
• Toluene -E
• Toluidine -E

ESTERS

• Butyl Acetate -E
• Cellosolve Acetate -E
• Ethyl Acrylate -E
• Ethyl Formate -G
• Isopropyl Acetate -E
• Methyl Acetate -G
• Methyl Acrylate -E
• Methyl Formate -G
• Propyl Acetate -E

ALDEHYDES & KETONES

• Acetone -G
• Acetaldehyde -G
• Acrolein -G
• Acrylaldehyde -G
• Benzaldehyde -E
• Crontonaldehyde
• Cyclohexanone -E
• Diethyl Ketone -E
• Dipropyl Ketone -E
• Formaldehyde -M
• Methyl Butylketone -E
• Methyl Ethylketone -G
• Valeric Aldehyde -E

ACIDS

• Acetic -G
• Acetic Anhydride -E
• Acrylic -E
• Butyric -E
• Carbolic -E
• Formic -G
• Lactic -E
• Palmitic -E
• Phenol -E
• Propionic -E

ALCOHOLS

• Ethyl -G
• Anyl -E
• Butyl -E
• Cyclohexanol -E
• Isopropyl -E
• Methanol (Methyl) -M
• Propyl -E

SULPHUR COMPOUNDS

• Carbon disulphide -G
• Dimethyl Sulphate -G
• Ethyl mercaptan -E
• Hydrogen sulphide -M
• Methyl mercaptan -E
• Propyl mercaptan -E
• Sulphur Dioxide (Respro filter) -E
• Sulphur trioxide -M
• Sulphuric Acid -M

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS

• Ammonia -M
• Aniline -E
• Diethyl Amine -G
• Diethyl Aniline -G
• Dimethyl Amine -E
• Ethyl Amine -G
• Nicotine -E
• Nitric acid -G
• Nitrobenzene -E
• Nitroethane -E
• Nitrogen Dioxide (Respro filter) -E
• Nitroglycerine -E
• Nitromethane -G
• Nitropropane -E
• Nitrotoluene -E
• Urea -E
• Uric Acid -E

ETHERS

• Amyl -E
• Butyl -E
• Cellosolve -E
• Dioxan -E
• Ethyl -G
• Ethylene Oxide -M
• Isopropyl -E
• Methyl Cellosolve -E
• Methyl -G
• Propyl -E

HALOGENATED HYDROCARBONS

• Butyl Chloride -E
• Carbon Tetrachloride -G
• Chlorine -M
• Chlorobenzene -E
• Chlorobutadiene -E
• Chloroform -E
• Chloro nitropropane -E
• Chloropicrin -E
• Dibromoethane -E
• Dichlorobenzene -E
• Bromine -G
• Dichlorodifluoro Methane -M
• Dichlorodifluoro Ethane -G
• Dichlorethane -E
• Dichloroethylene -E
• Dichloroethyl ether -E
• Dichloromethane -M
• Dichloromonofluoro Methane -M
• Dichloropropane -G
• Dichlorotetrafluoro ethane -M
• Ethyl bromide -G
• Ethyl Chloride -G
• Ethylene chlorohydrin -G
• Ethylene dichloride -G
• Fluorotrichloromethane -M
• Freon -M
• Hydrogen bromide -M
• Hydrogen chloride -M
• Hydrogen Cyanide -M
• Hydroxen Fluoride -M
• Hydrogen iodide -M
• Iodine -E
• Methyl bromide -E
• Methyl chloride -E
• Methyl chloroform -E
• Methylene chloride -E
• Monochlorobenzene -E
• Paradichlorobenzene -E
• Perchloroethylene -G

HALOGENATED HYDROCARBONS

• Propyl chloride -G
• Tetrachloro ethane -G
• Tetrachloro ethylene -G
• Trichloro ethylene -G
• Vinyl chloride -G

The list is not exhaustive and other chemicals may well be adsorbed by DACC™ but have yet to tested.