Respirator studies for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Protection factors for supplied-air respirators. Progress report, October 1, 1976--September 30, 1977. [Demand type]

Technical Report · Wed Nov 30 23:00:00 EST 1977

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5119481· OSTI ID:5119481

Hack, A; Bradley, O D; Trujillo, A

This report describes the work performed during FY 1977 for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The Protection Factors (efficiency) provided by 25 NIOSH approved supplied-air respirators were determined while the devices were worn by a panel of anthropometrically selected test subjects. The major recommendation was that demand-type respirators should neither be used nor approved.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos Scientific Lab., N.Mex. (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 5119481
• Report Number(s): LA-7098-PR
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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