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Bird flu masks - FFP3
Respirators are tested to the relevant European Standards and CE marked.
All respirators for sale in the EU should carry the CE mark plus the European
Standard and performance category markings.
EN149 is the European Respiratory Protection Standard for disposable filtering
facepiece respirators for particulates (usually dust, fumes, liquid mists
although bacteria and virus are also particulates) covering the nose, mouth
and chin.
FFP3 level protection is the highest grading available in the European Union for disposable APRs (Air Purifying Respirators) in the EN149 class. FFP3 masks provide 99% particle filtration efficiency and is the EU's close equivalent to the American NIOSH N99.
FFP3 provides an Assigned Protection Factor of 20 x OEL and a Nominal Protection Factor of 50 x OEL.
OEL stands for Occupational Exposure Limits and is the limit on the amount
or concentration of a chemical to which workers may be exposed. Assigned
Protection Factor - because laboratory performance may not be achievable
in real use the figures are taken from BS4275 and are the minimum level
of protection calculated for 95% of trained wearers using the equipment
in the workplace.
Nominal Protection Factor is the minimum level of protection the equipment
has to demonstrate under laboratory conditions to gain approval to the appropriate
class of the performance standard. Because there are no exposure limits
established for biological agents (ie bird flu virus) it is important to
note that it cannot be guaranteed that choosing a disposable respirator
type bird flu mask will make respiratory infection impossible.
Essentially FFP3 masks are capable of filtering out finer particles than
FFP2 and can handle higher volumes of hazard. It is for this reason that
most UK government agencies talk about FFP3 level filtration in relation
to bird flu protection.
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Teams use airport to stage bird flu drill - Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:31:11 GMT
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Rate This Article - Financial Express
Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:40:44 GMT
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Great pall of Beijing - Stuff.co.nz
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:15:02 GMT
Great pall of BeijingStuff.co.nz, New Zealand - Jul 19, 2008He said the masks, which effectively "glue" to the face, are similar to those used in highly contagious areas such as during a bird-flu outbreak. |
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NZealand shooter trains in dark for Beijing haze - AFP
Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:15:35 GMT
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Warning Over Olympic Health Risk - Sky News
Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:12:59 GMT
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Ostaszewski: Olympic TV ratings 'ad' up - Daily News Tribune
Mon, 04 Aug 2008 04:33:06 GMT
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Campaigning and Policy - Wall Street Journal
Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:33:29 GMT
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North Korea Today No. 162 Jul 2008 - ReliefWeb (press release)
Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:32:36 GMT
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Doubling Of Grants To UN Food Aid Agency Urged - World Bank Group
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:52:16 GMT
Doubling Of Grants To UN Food Aid Agency UrgedWorld Bank Group, DC - Jul 23, 2008... tackle bird flu, Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura said Wednesday. The package will include supplies of Tamiflu for 500000 people and protective masks. ... |
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Your View: Chickens in city would bring problems - Mankato Free Press
Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:00:44 GMT
Your View: Chickens in city would bring problemsMankato Free Press, MN - Jul 28, 2008Even then we wore masks when we cleaned the chicken coop so we didn’t inhale possible diseases. I find it shocking that people are looking to raise chickens ... |
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