Respirators

Respirators

During any technical work - construction, painting, welding, etc. – the air can be so polluted that breathing it becomes dangerous for health. Respirators, masks, gas masks are a reliable and effective way to protect the throat and lungs from smoke, dust, gas, gasoline or mercury vapors, and other harmful substances that workers often encounter at work. Respiratory protective equipment is used in the event of a fire, and is also necessary for the military and doctors.

There are many threats to the respiratory system that can be encountered at work and in everyday life. Basically, these are:

Dust (concrete, coal, wood, etc.)

smoke

Poisonous substances.

Gases.

Fog.

Mercury vapors and other various vapors.

Aerosols.

Welding smoke.

A correctly selected respirator (or a protective mask and filters for it) will clean the air almost to 100% and will not make breathing difficult, and the modern materials from which they are made do not cause allergies and allow you to work comfortably for many hours.

Respirators and half-masks for breathing protection are often bought for personal purposes - for example, for home repairs, if you need to work with paints, varnishes or polish. Due to the low price, filtering anti-aerosol respirators are available to everyone - the main thing is to buy the right type of respirator so that it provides sufficient protection.

Classification of respirators and protective masks for breathing

Personal protective equipment for the respiratory system is divided into:

Filtering - pass the inhaled air through the filtering material with sorbents and absorbers. This type of PPE includes gas masks and respirators.

It is possible to apply filtering means of protection only if the volume of oxygen in the surrounding space is not lower than 18%, and the content of harmful substances in the air is limited. They cannot be used in small closed rooms, such as wells, cisterns, and they are also not suitable in cases where the composition and amount of harmful impurities in the air are unknown.

Isolating - used in those cases when the use of filtering SIZOD is inadmissible. These means of respiratory protection completely block the inflow of air with harmful impurities from the atmosphere, supplying air for breathing from its own reserves (oxygen cylinder or air blower).

Basic anti-aerosol respirators for protection against dust are most often disposable, they are made in the form of a half mask, they can be with or without a valve. Passing through the filter material, the air is cleaned of impurities. They are hygienic, fit tightly to the face, and do not interfere with wearing protective glasses.

By purpose, protective half masks, masks and respirators are divided into 3 types:

Anti-dust respirators that protect against abrasives, aerosols and fine dust. The degree of protection depends on the level of air pollution.

Gas respirators, which are used to protect the respiratory system from chemicals - vapors of gasoline, acetone, kerosene, compounds with phosphorus, chlorine, etc. Each type of dangerous gas requires its own filter, but there are combined filters with simultaneous protection against several gases.

That's gas and dust. These are means of protection against poisonous substances and dust at the same time, they are made of polymeric materials with excellent insulating properties.

Using an anti-dust respirator, especially a professional one, is no less important than protecting the lungs from chemicals, despite the fact that discomfort from dust may be less noticeable than from strong smells or soot. The most dangerous is the dust that cannot be seen with the naked eye, it settles deep in the lungs and causes chronic diseases.

How to buy a respirator for protection

Throat and lung protection is required in many industries, and a painting respirator will differ from a welder's respirator. Therefore, before buying a disposable or reusable respirator for protection, it is necessary to determine the type of contamination from which protection is needed, as well as the degree of contamination.

It is very important that the filtering half-mask of the respirator fits in shape and size, does not press and does not hang. If you have to work for many hours, a poorly selected mask will cause discomfort even despite its light weight.

The PromSIZ online store offers high-quality, comfortable respirators and protective masks of all types at a low price. If you are not sure what kind of respirator you need - construction, dust, for painting, with or without a breathing valve, disposable or reusable, contact our managers, they will help you choose the most suitable option.