RESPIRATORY PROTECTION EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENTS BY THE U.S. ARMY CHEMICAL CORPS

Journal Article · Tue Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1958 · American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal (U.S.) Formerly Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. Q.

OSTI ID:4304307

West, A L

In addition to its mission of developing respiratory protective equipment for protection of the United States armed forces against the hazards of toxicological warfare agents, the U. S. Army Chemical Corps has the responsibility for the procurement, storage, and issue of several types of safety and rescue type respiratory protective equipment for use by agencies of the Department of Defense. An illustrated discussion is presented on the following classes of individual respiratory protective equipment which have been standardized by the U. S. Army Chemical Corps: military protective masks, special purpose gas masks, self-contained breathrng apparatus, dust masks and paint spray respirators. Also discussed are two experimental protective masks developed by the Chemical Corps for the Federal Civil Defense Administration. The procedures used by the Chemical Corps in undertaking the development and testing of new items of respiratory protective equipment are briefly described. (auth)

• Research Organization: Army Chemical Center, Md.
• NSA Number: NSA-12-011220
• OSTI ID: 4304307
• Journal Information: American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal (U.S.) Formerly Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. Q., Journal Name: American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal (U.S.) Formerly Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. Q. Vol. Vol: 19; ISSN AIHAA
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
CONTAMINATION
DUSTS
FILTERS
GASES
LUNGS
MAN
POPULATIONS
PRODUCTION
RADIATION PROTECTION
RESPIRATORY EQUIPMENT
SAFETY
TOXICITY