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Washington — In recognition of 100 years of efforts to advance workplace respirator awareness, NIOSH has marked Sept. 3-6 as its inaugural Respiratory Protection Week.
Sacramento, CA — An emergency regulation in California intended to protect outdoor workers from potentially dangerous wildfire smoke was enacted July 30 by the state’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health, also known as Cal/OSHA.
Washington — NIOSH is looking for inventors, researchers and respirator manufacturers to partner on a project intended to develop new designs for powered air-purifying respirators for health care workers.
OSHA estimates that 5 million workers in 1.3 million workplaces are required to wear respirators. These devices protect workers from “insufficient oxygen environments, harmful dusts, fogs, smokes, mists, gases, vapors and sprays,” the agency notes, adding that compliance with its Respiratory Protection Standard “could avert hundreds of deaths and thousands of illnesses annually.”
The Z4 Welding/Grinding Respirator is the lightest professional flip-up available. Up to 23 percent lighter than other brands, the Z4 weighs only 1.77 pounds.
The AirWave 4800 N95 Plus Nuisance Organic Vapor/Ozone Relief Particulate Respirator features a patented AirWave pleated design that doubles the filter surface area for a mask that breathes easier and lasts longer.
