For complete respiratory protection in an environment where there are hazardous airborne chemicals or particles to contend with, wearing an appropriate face mask and filter system is absolutely essential for any worker. Of course there is a drawback with wearing a regular face mask for hard physical work, and that is that it is really hard work having to breathe through an air filter, making work more tiring, and causing fatigue to set in much more quickly.
By opting for one of the latest PAPR masks (Powered Air Purifying Respirators) over traditional variants, there are a number of outstanding benefits to be had. The first and most immediately obvious one of these is that instead of the worker having to work hard to breathe through a filter, the battery powered air pump attached to the PAPR masks drives air through a comprehensive filter system, and delivers it straight into the face mask. The air is cool in the PAPR mask because of the length of the pipe allowing turbulence to settle away, and depending on the filter used in the system almost all particles can be removed.
The next major benefit for workers using a PAPR mask when working is that because all the...