You walk into the wood shop and are standing by the table saw while Bob, the carpenter, is getting ready to cut some boards. "You might want to put this dust mask on," says Bob as he hands you a paper ...

It’s common knowledge that there are many workplace hazards in industries like construction, mining and oil and gas engineering, but did you know that one of the most common and deadly risks is the ...

A respirator is a device you wear to protect you from inhaling dangerous substances. It’s also used to keep dust and particles from being inhaled when doing things like cleaning and painting. People ...

P95 and N95 are rating classifiers for masks manufactured to keep people from inhaling dust and other small particles in unsafe environments.

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Simon Smith has a long history of developing personal protective equipment (PPE) for industrial, health-care, military, emergency response, and other applications. He specializes in respirator filters ...

Fine dust that you can’t see lurks in the air inside any heavily used workshop, and it does serious damage to your lungs over time. Not all dust is equal: Silica, metal, wood, and fibrous dust carry ...

C Raina MacIntyre receives funding from NHMRC, MRFF and has consulted for Ascend Performance Materials, Detmold Group and Cleanspace in the last 5 years. Lisa M Brosseau has no research funding. Trish ...