EHSO home page - Free Environmental Health & Safety information, guidance and downloads of regulations and manuals online for home or EHS professional.

OSHA Respiratory Protection - Types of Respirators and How to Select the Right One!

By EHSO.com, the site for free, objective, practical information about the environment, health and safety in 2020!

OSHA Respiratory Protection - Types of Respirators and How to Select the Right One!

OSHA RESPIRATORY PROTECTION PROGRAM 
Types of Respirators and How to Select a Respirator

Back to the Table of Contents page for information on many other subjects!

Back to the main Safety / OSHA page

Back to the main Respiratory Protection Page

Air-purifying vs. Atmosphere-supplying Respirators

Air-purifying Respirators

 

Atmosphere-supplying Respirators

 

Air-purifying Respirators

Atmosphere-supplying Respirators

bullet have filters, cartridges, or canisters that remove contaminants from the air by passing the ambient air through the air-purifying element before it reaches the user.
bullet supply clean air directly to the user from a source other than the air surrounding the user

Learn about the 3 different kinds of Air-purifying Respirators

Learn about the 3 different kinds of Atmosphere-supplying Respirators