Respiratory Protection - Are our Standards Protecting Worker Health or Providing a False Sense of Security?

Authors

Kerrie Burton, University of WollongongFollow
Jane L. Whitelaw, University of WollongongFollow
Alison L. Jones, University of WollongongFollow
Brian Davies, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

118868

Publication Details

Burton, K. A., Whitelaw, J. L., Jones, A. L. & Davies, B. (2016). Respiratory Protection - Are our Standards Protecting Worker Health or Providing a False Sense of Security?.

Abstract

To determine whether currently utilised respirator filters effectively filter out Diesel Particulate Matter and provide worker protection; by testing respirator filters used in mining workplaces against DPM, and by measuring the sizes of particles that are penetrating the filters to determine whether that poses an additional health risk for workers.