RPE: a false sense of security
RPE: a false sense of security
- 1997
- Health Safety and Environment Bulletin (256) April 1997, 9-12(3) .
Reports on the effectiveness of respiratory protective equipment (RPE) when stripping asbestos. Evidence shows that RPE gives much less protection in the workplace than laboratory tests indicate.
MANAGEMENT-HEALTH AND SAFETY-HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES-ASBESTOS
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE
HEALTH AND SAFETY
RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
Reports on the effectiveness of respiratory protective equipment (RPE) when stripping asbestos. Evidence shows that RPE gives much less protection in the workplace than laboratory tests indicate.
MANAGEMENT-HEALTH AND SAFETY-HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES-ASBESTOS
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE
HEALTH AND SAFETY
RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT