Chemical cartridge respirators

Wear appropriate chemical cartridge respirator depending on the amount of exposure rescue personnel should be equipped with self-contained breathing apparatus have available and use as appropriate mbber suits, full-body chemical suits, safety shoes, safety shower, and eyewash fountain. 

Goggles, impervious gloves, protective clothes and shoes are recommended. Chemical cartridge respirators are sufficient for routine handling. Air-line respirators or self-contained breathing apparatus are recommended for high concentrations. 

Personal Protective Equipment Laboratory personnel should wear appropriate chemical cartridge respirator, Butyl or Neoprene rubber gloves, and full-length faces shields with forehead protection depending on the amount of exposure. However, rescue personnel should be equipped with self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) and have available and use as appropriate Level A personal protective equipment (PPE). When you do not know the degree of hazard, use Level A personal protective equipment (PPE) as follows ... 

These characteristics have been examined in previous chapters. Now is the time, however, to reconsider them in order to make a proper choice of protective equipment. As we shall see when we come to look at the characteristics of the equipment, it would be dangerous to select a dust filter when a chemical cartridge respirator is needed, or a chemical cartridge respirator when a self-contained unit is needed. Several other considerations, such as those that follow, should be examined. 

Respiratory protective equipment can be divided into two broad categories air purifying and air supplying devices. Air purifying devices are items such as dust masks, chemical cartridge respirators, and gas masks. The air supplying devices are hose masks, air line respirators, and self-contained apparatus. 

Maximum Use Concentration (MUC) Also known as the Maximum Use Level or MUL. It is the maximum outside contaminant concenttation a respirator can adequately protect against. The MUC can be calculated from the following relation MUC = PF or FF x PEL (or other standard). The MUC is limited to a chemical cartridge s rated capacity. 

Chemical cartridge respirators are personal protective devices used to adsorb harmful vapors and gases. A performance analysis of such respirators is similar to that used in a fixed bed adsorber. The generalized correlation of adsorption potential... 

Amyl Acetate Air-supplied mask or chemical cartridge respirator, protective gloves, goggles, safety shower, and eye bath. Move to fresh air. Flush with water. Rush with water. 

Arsenic Trioxide Chemical cartridge approved respirator, protective gloves, eye protection, full protective coveralls. Flush thoroughly with water. Remove all contaminated clothing and wash effected area with soap and water. ... 

Benzonitrile Rubber gloves, chemical resistant splash-proof goggles, rubber boots, chemical protective clothing, chemical cartridge type respirator or other protection against vapor must be worn when working in poorly ventilated areas or where overexposure by inhalation could occur. Move to fresh air and call physician. Wash well with soap and water without scrubbing. Flush with water for at least 15 minutes. 

Chemical safety goggles or full face shield, self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), positive pressure hose mark, industrial canister-type gas mask, or chemical cartridge respirator, rubber gloves, chemical protective clothing. 

Chemical cartridge respirator, goggles, protective clothing, rubber gloves. 

Stearic Acid For prolonged expose to vapors use air-supplied mask of chemical cartridge respirator, impervious gloves, goggles, impervious apron. Wash thoroughly with soap and water. Flush with water. If irritation persists consult a physician. 

Air-purifying half-mask or mouthpiece respirator with chemical cartridge... 

Any particulate filter respirator for dust and mist except single-use respirator or (2) Any particulate filter respirator or combination chemical cartridge and particulate filter respirator for coke oven... 

Combination Type C supplied-air respirator [see below], demand type, with half facepiece, and auxiliary self-contained air supply (2) Type C supplied-air respirator [see below], demand type, with half facepiece or (3) Any chemical cartridge respirator with an organic vapor cartridge which provides a service life of at least 1 hour for concentrations of vinyl chloride up to 10 ppm. 

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