Importance of Effective Respiratory Protection

August 11, 2023

A solid respiratory protection program includes understanding the hazards, having the right types of respirators and filters or cartridges, and ensuring workers know how to use and maintain them properly.

It takes more than just issuing respirators to make sure they are providing the protection we want. That includes making sure we understand the hazards and have the right types of respirators and filters or cartridges, that workers know how to use them properly, and observing how they are used and maintained.

Learn more about the importance of a solid respiratory protection program and the extensive research efforts that have gone into respirator improvements in, ‘Breathing Easier: The Importance of an Effective Respiratory Protection Program’ by Tom Burgess, Industrial Hygienist, in Occupational Health & Safety Magazine’s August edition here.