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FILE NAME: National Safety Council (NSC)
DATE: 1925 Jan
DOC#: NSC131
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: NSC - Safe Practices Pamphlet - Respirators, Gas Masks, Hose Masks, and Breathing Apparatus
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Apparatus Safe Practices Pamphlet No. 64
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Published by the National Safety Council
168 North Michigan Ave., Chicago
he1a.lthTohfe wohrakzianrgdsin tcoertaliinfe duasntsd, tliafien,soirnswuhffeicreienttheoxcyognecnenttoratsiuosntionf pamreoseunntt ionf tfhineeapira,rtbiculteswahnedrepaoivsoanst
rfeucmoegsnizaendd, agnadsevsarhioauvse lalown-ge,nfboerecn cirernets.pirIanblceasegsawsehsereexthceeedhsose2mapsekr oaduhsedreussttoisthine sduasmppensspioonn,gesuocrhodthuesrt
itnog pbroovdiiedse aprerotreecqtuioirningforemwpolorykeerrss itsainteodo bcreuamthbienrgsomapep, artahteus smelfa-ycobne' fnioltterbruesaetdh;e tWhehidleusttheitswelefa, rheer dcoaens
esixvpeoseemdptlooytehressaerehagziavridnsg. caPrreogres more adaptable.
not hbeelpinbgutgeinnhearaletedvapboyrsththeatcoarne
pfurlotceoctnisviedermateioansurteos naunmderoaures
tsatacntcesof atnhde tphoeisofniloteurs. suSebe
dpeavrteilcouplmarelynt enocfourraegsipnigratotrhse,
Figure 2.
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Despite the fact that res
gpaasratmusaskdse,sigannded barneadthbinugilt atpo
pusireadtofrosrhaavceombepeanraktinvoewlyn loanndg
Tmheiest is inmduucshtribael ttercotnhdaintioenns.
tiinmgew, othrkempernobflreomm.othf epreoffteecctts
> dreesapvioraritnogrs, tsoalvuasgeedinaardmeyquaantde
oofftevnarbioeeuns bkeinttdesr sooflvdeudstbsy hthaes
onxayvgyengabsrematahsiknsg, aoprpaorabtsuosl.ete
itnemstas.llatiTohnis ofsubejxechtau,isst fsuyllsy
eac2h. oTfhethfeiseeld toyfpuessefouflneeqsusipof
dSiasfceutsysedCouinncil'stheSafeNaPtiorancal
me(nat) isRqeusipteiradteofrisnitper:ovide ef
aticfeesw Poafmthpehlemt anNuof.act2u.redOrnelsy
ftaiciinenftorpmrosteocftiodnusta. gaIitnsits cdeifr ficult to obtain a complete seal
pfeicratitvoers parroetercetcivoegniazpepdliaansceesf. The chief objections to many
daganaignesrtoutshdeu. sftisn,esetspeacnidallymtohset
troeospihreaatovrys, iarrreitat(i1n)g stohme efaacree;
sili(cbe)ousGdausstsm. asks properly selected for the conditions en
a(r2o)undontheothheerasd tihrreitatestrathpes ears; (3) they are uncomfort
ctioounntearegda,inasftforcdergtaoiond pfuromteecs,
achbelew; (4o)r meexnpeccatnonraotte talwkheonr
girarsietastionrg deuffsetcst wuhpiocnh thhaevenoasne
Courtesy, U. S. Burpau of Mine. wtheeyarindgo ntohte fitretshpeirafatcoer; ac(c5u)
apnhdereeyceosn, tawinhserseufftihceienattmoxoys gen to sustain life.
maPsikg. isI. proFviirdeemdanwiwtheatrhineg aclla-nseisrtveircegacsanmistaesrk,. wThihcihs aglilveosthperrogteacsetiso.n against carbon monoxide gas as well as
rmaoteultyh saondthnaotstdriulsstb-eetnwteeresn tthhee respirator and the face, or dust
fre(sch) aHirosleeadminasgkst,hrporuogvhidinag hose from a safe distance, will protect
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Respirators
exhaliisngb;lo(w6)nthinetyo artheenoetyepsrowpehrelyn
The respirator is essentially a maintained where it is necessary to
gthaes, wfuemareesr forromsmaonkye ctohnadt ittihoensexof posed parts of the body may be
smuecccheasnsfiucallly fiwltehre.re,Iitnscoalunblbee, duussetds prevail. It is .of no value, however,
dmiuomist,eanndorofrteennetwh e tfhieltefriilntegrimngedimuem^ is not properly cleaned; (7) work
* abl(ed)to Sweiltfh' s-tacnodn.tained o x y g e n oinr rgeadsuecsinagndtheshoilul ldeffneecvtserofbefumprees wmeeanrinhgavtehema sdeureiotuos thoebjreicdtiicounle ttoo
burseefauthl inwghearpepatrhaetusatmisosppahretirceulcaorlny fteecrrtedwhtoerea cgoaasrsme adsku.st Iptardtiocelsesparore winhteicrfhertehewyitahrewseuarbijnegctgedo;gg(l8e)s;thaenyd
(Copyrighted by the National Safety Council as a reprint frmii the January, Jpz.5, issue of the NatianaJ Safety News.)
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snoosteraislsy atond,mmakoeu,tha. ndThseo dinevexicpeenis sthivaet, itif ismapdraectiicnabllaergteo qguivaentietiaecsh, wshoifrtk.mTanhisa icslepanrobonabelyevoenrye dreaaysoonr wit.hy there are so few objections to
the9.NeTwheYoBrkurSeatauteofIndInussptericatlioCnomof
mciaislsiroensphiraastotressteadndvathrieouhsomcoem-mmaedre
grersepaitreasttor efdfiecsicernicbyed waabsoveo.btaiTnehde
wDiutsht-latdheen ahiromceo-nmtaaindieng rbeasspiicralteoard.
sinaglt mweadsiudmrawant athrroatueghcotrhreespfioltnedr
ibnyg atno tahveeraamgeo.uinndt ivoifduaailr. brCeaartehfeudl
adnraawlyntictahlroutegshtsthreevheoamleed-mnaode lreeasd
Fig. 2.
Two types or manufactured respirators.
CTohuertersye,spYiroautnogrstoownn tShheeert ig&hTt uibse tChoe*
phoirmateo-rm. adOe threesrpiardatvoarntaargee:s o(f1)tliiet does not obstruct vision, (2) it can
o"Pthiegr Stynpouest." tTyphee, oonnee oonf tthhee eleafrtlieisstmdoerveelsoapteisdfaacntodryw.hich 1ms been generally replaced bv bleesswainscheendtiivfedfeosriraobnlee, w(3o)rkimt aonffetros
g(i9e)nicthseugmgeenstioonfstenbecdaiusrseegathrde rheys pirator gives a false sense of
ha7s. reTcehnetlyU. cSo.mBpluerteedau aof lMarginees amount of experimental work and
aopthperro,pr(i4a)te crease the
itthdeoersesnpoirtatuonrduolfy ainn expense by breaking,
security. 5. A respirator, just as any other
ifnovr ersetsipgairtaiotonr foiflterms.edPiuumblsicasutiiotanbolef these experiments will be available
nruosttincagu,saendexwceesasriivneg poeurts,p(i5ra)tiitondooesr irritation of the cheeks, nose, chin,
areratiscolenabolfe cclootmhifnogrt,. shIotulids fpiot sswibitlhe to secure commercial respirators
itnhatthaell nfieltaerr fsuutbusrtea.nceIst dwoansotfohuanvde the same retarding power on dust,
aorrraenagrse,dantdo (f6it) ivtacraionubse fmacoirael ecaosinly tours. The home-made respirator
tahreatcoanrestrluigchtetdinofwmeaigtehrtiaalsndthwathaicrhe pliable enough to insure an accu
efivlteenrinwghemnatoefrieaqlsuawl hpiocrhosoiftyfe.r Mgraenayt resistance to the passage of inspired
wstailnlcaebss,oarnbdptehruspsiraavtoioidn tirnoumblaensyomine skin eruptions caused by some dusts,
rtoatuers fietnctooutnhteerevdariaomusonfgaciaal lacrogne farierelpye, rwmhitilethoetheflroswwohfichduosftferqubiutet notably fulminate of mercury dust,
tneunmanbceer ooffetmhpelofyileteesr.ingBemtteedriummainis possible only through supervision
fliotutlned rteosisbtaencseurptroisinbgrelyatheinffgicieanrte. These experiments and research
Gas Masks
annedcesthsirtoyugfhor anweaaprpinregciathtieonreosfpitrhae tor properly on the part of the work
woforrkeswpiirllatgorresattloy apidrodmuacneufpaecrtsuornerasl protection to meet special occupa
typ1e0. shGoausldmnaostksbe oufsetdheincaatnmisotesr' pheres where there is a deficiency
pmeeanratnhceemoseflvthees. rIemsppirroavtoinr gtotheelimapi nate the ridicule of fellow workers
etirosnawlilclonfudliltyionesx,plsaointhtaht,eiirf eremqpuliorey ments, there should be no further
oofxyogxeyng)e.n (Tlehsesrethaanre16twpoer gceennetraolf types of gas masks (not including
icsomdbeastirathbalen; arlildioctuhleer iosbjheactridoenrs. to
wdiiftfhicsutaltnyd dinangeenraobulsingduswtyorckomndeintiontos of employment without harm.
stheolfs-ecohnataviinnegd cbarneiasttherisngwahpicpha rpauturisfy) ; the air so as to make it fit to breathe
diu6m. Tmhuestabreea aosf lathrgeefialsterpionsgsibmlee. The smaller the area of the medium,
,8.madeA ofhoma e-pmieacdee
orfespmiruastloinr,
3F3ig.
atancdhetdhotsoe thhaevmin, gthae case leading from a
lhoonsge fresh
hionseeaacth air sup
bthreeagthrienagt,e.r wiOllthbeerthethriensgisstanbceeintog equal, increased resistance means
ai3nbcshoersbelnotngcobttyon5 ainschaesfilwteirdine,g wmiteh dium, has found favor with many
pavlya.ilabTlehewliathtteeritshteyrlea offacmeaspkiecies or a helmet covering the entire head.
tshmroalulgerh tahned mfeedwiuemr aanidr inpcarsesaagseeds bmeeenn. usAedressupcicreastosfrulolfy tihnismkainnyd dhiafs 11. The average gas mask is not
vAenloicnictryeaosfeaiinr tvherlooucgithy tihnetupransstaegnedss. faenreenxtceplllaenntts.filtAerbswohrbeenntplcaocettdonunis tcoumwbeearrs.omSep;ecitiails csaimnipstleersancdaneabsye
twohicihncirseadsreawtnhethraomugohunttheorfespdiurast. pdlearcicnogmaprhesasnidokne. rchItiefi--s oraftpeindlydirrtey gseacsuorerdontoe gcilvases porfotgeacsteios,nofrrotmo goivnee
tor.
--which workmen tied around the protection against all kinds of gases.
Respirators, Gas ATlhle-Semravsikc,eilmluasstrka.tedWinheFreigw, o4rkismtehne shtaazya,ridn iosnefrolomcatoionne, paanrdticwuhlaerrekitnhde omforgeasconcovenntiineunot uasnlyd, eictonisomuiscualalltoy pgraos.vidSeeea Fciag.n-is1t,er Efoarchthpaetrsospnecwifhico dleearrgnos atopuhsyesiacaglaesxmamasinkastihoonu,ldesupne cluianlglys aansd thoeartht.e condition of the the12c.orAresctacagnuiisdteer twohtihche schhoouiclde boef uthseed aincccoomnpnaencytiionng wtiatbhlea, g-pasrempaarsekd, fUro. mS. inBfourrmeaautioonf sMupipnleised anbdy tthhee CShafeemtyicaClouSneccilt,iocnanobfe thuseedNaautitohonrail tatively. lar1g3e.lyGoafs rmubasbkesr aarned crounbsbtreurcizteedd fthaberiaccst.ionRoufblbigerhtdaetnedri'oairra,teasndunfdaebr rmicoidset.terTiohrearteefsorief,agllaoswmedastkos rsehmoauilnd btheekyepatrein parcooteocl tderdy pfrloacme alnigdhwt haenrde amiranuasfacmtuurcehrs oafs gapsosmsiabslke.s proMviodset wmoaosdk soorld,maentadl incafoserms wthiteh bueaycehr ktheaptt itnhethemaosrkigiwnailll claasset wlohnegnernoift icnabaincteutacl ouusled. beIfsetahliesdisasdosunge,gethste ed in Fig. 5. life14o.f aItgaiss immapsokssiinbluesetoorstiantesttohre athgee, mbauntufaucntudreerrsidcleaailm cthonadt itaiognass, mfoarskaboshuot ultwd o-reytaeianrs.itsHouwseefvuelrn,esisf tnhoet ligfeivwenill sppreocbiaalblycanreot ienxcseteodraognee, ymeoarre. rTaphiedlryubtbhearn paanrtys doethteerriopraatret when carelessly stored. it 1s5h.ouAldf'tbeer caarmefauslklyhawsipbeedenwuitsheda, dpaumt pbacclkothinanthde dcraiesde, bsepfeocriealbecianrge sbheainrpg tfaokldesn otor'scereeatsheast itnhetrheearmeansko rwehaseonnptuot baewliaeyv.e, aIft ththiserteimies, tahnayt thhaeusctaendi.staerfirsesahlmcoasntisotrerensthioreullyd ebxe attached to the mask.
Masks, Hose Masks, and Breathing Apparatus
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TYPES OF CANISTERS FCOORNDPIRTOIOTNESCTION UNDER VARIOUS
Conditions
Contents of Canister
CCoanloirsteorf
lPoifnroeo,tergcbtaienoninczeinvnea,ploo.rwesthcseuorcn,hcetnaontlruaeatinnoein,
cGeansti<mmeatesrkss owr ithmorceaniosfterascticvoantetadinicnhgarc6o0a0l cuTbhiec time of protection decreases rapidly as the con
Black
g2aspoelrinec,enatndin tahier).like* (average csoernbtreanttisonotihnecrretahsaens. acCtiavnaitsetderschcaorcnotaalinainrge guasesleasbs-.
Ptiinrogontse5cotfipoeonrrgcaiennnitchivingaphaoirrsc).o(necxecneterad tCoanaissstuerregassafemtya.sksTdhoeynoshtopurlodtencot tsubfeficuiesnedtl.y well
Pofofrromtaeciccidtioacgniadsi,enshlyoswdurcohcgoenanscesncuhtlrlpaohtriiiondnees,, cGfeuanssetidmmeoatensrksspuomwr iitcmheorgceraanonifsutleserossd. a-cloTimnhteeainotiirmngecau6os0ft0icprcosutobedicac White
nipdieetrr,ogcaeennndt pietnhroexaiidrli)ek.,esu(lapvheurra-gdeiox1 cotirnoelnayseasd.beocrueCtaasoennsies-tefrirafstphidolfays dlraoysngatchateisvasctoeoddnac-ceiinhmtarerac.toioanl lainst
t2Pioropntesercotciroennatciiidnn gahaiirsg)e.hs (ceoxncceeendtirnag tCoanaissfteeurregasasfemtya.sksTdhoeynosht opurlodtenctotsubfeficuiesnetdl.y well
aP(inrroo).ttecetixocneedaignagin3st paemr ocneiant gains Tsaomhdema,oanbiaaon.vde.mScpheeancrtciiaoolnaeldgaasgbassmorabmsekansstkssfodcroo-ntt'hnaaionttinpgpurrolpitmoesceet,
aomrfeaxtihrmeequummiraescdka.,nnbo(eStceabeuesKelonobgfeloethnwed.)urseedvTehrbeey s3tkhienpewriercraiertneart Green
tion from ammonia gas.
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F. Pionrxoiadteierc)t.(inonot aegxacienesdtincgar3bopnermcoennt Sgceapnteaclyiazlesagiatrhse macaptsirokonsduoccfeoncrtaearlibanotiinnvgemlyoHnhooapxrcimdaelieitswes,ithcwarohbxiocyhn
hdaiovxeidosefo,mperoattceotciot nagoaninhsyt dcroagrbeonn sumlpohniodxeidaen. d Tsohmeye Blue
ocoonthnlyecreningtraascteiasor,nbsobnuetxmccoeaenndoixnibgdee. coTpnehsriedecmreenadts,kssabfueptro-fttoherectuisnine
tense heat produced cann3ot be long endured.
PtAhrleol-tSeacebtroivovincee ga.Cagsaaenisnissttienrm.)aiixrt.ure(sThoef moCnaeennitsigotaensresdocraobnclstaaosirsnbienongfts gtwapsoreost,eocrbt.umtaogtraheiensottfotmatlhoerceoanbtchoeavnne
ntfriogatutiroeenxcfeooefrd mathnixayetdoaflilrorwethseepdiracbblyalesstehgseasielnoscwluiendstedam.iraxsWihmohuuemlnd more than one absorbent is contained in a canis
Red
vttheorelumtohteeh. erascTtihoaunnsd otfhiteseacccahappaaicsciittyuysuodafellpytheneidnedcnaetnpiesuntpdeorenntcoiontsf
gstauaiisntaitnbhglaenaabtmhsoiaxrtbtueornfet.tohfe acbasnoirsbteerntfiilsledleaosnflyor waitshintghlee
H. Psmrooket se, catnido mn istasg. ainst dusts, Canisters containing cotton-wool filters.
td(hAiecacteasstnriifspitleeterrsion.n)
I. Porfootercgtainoinc aangdainasctid afumcoems.bina- Gcoaasl manadskssowdait-hlimcae.nisters containing activated char Yellow
J. Parcoidtecfutimones aagnadinssmt ookreg.anic and Gchaasrcomala,skssodaw-liitmh e cwanitihsterfsiltecronptaadi.ning activated Ystreilploew w i t h
K. Psmrootkeec.tion against ammonia and pGhaastemaansdkschwairtchoalcawniistthersfiltceorntpaaindi.ng copper sul Brown
L. Pacriodtecgtaios,n "aFguaminisgtathiyodnr/o1-cy(aNnoict Gimapsremgnaastkison.with canisters containing caustic soda gWreheni tsetripewith
exceeding 2 .per cent in air.)
dif1f6e.renWt hpeenrsomnsa,skist iasrealwuaseyds abdy vbiestawbeleentot-imcleesa.n Iatndis driescinofmecmtetnhdeemd tthhaeitr thceangisatserms,asbkes, simepmareartseedd fraonmd wofaslyhseodl iannda tthweon dpreiredceinnt thsoeluotpioenn aAirftewritthhethmeaslyksohlass-obleuetniown aasdhheedr,inthge. ecyleeanpeide,ceass schleoaunld gblaessthohraosuglhelsys tpeenrdmeintcsybetottefrogwofrrokm. moisture and the17.lifeIt oifs aimpcoasnsiisbtleer toafetesrtimuastee without testing it against gas, which
sapnoceilstoittfhoer ffluowrthoefr auisre.maTyheinrdeisciastte tmhoenpoxroidbeabolreAlilfle-Soernvliyceinmtahskes.caMrbaonn uwfiatchtuprelursg osfeaclasnisctoevresridneglivtehre thbeomt ttohme hvoasleven,ipapnled,, wunitlhesscothrkes lactltoesrinigs actotamcphleedteltyo ptrhoetecfatecde pfrioecme. thWe heant mteorsspshheoreuldof lathset aouytseiadre, abiur,t cwahneisn eenxcteers,s thoef yomutasyidedeatierriiosraatlelorwapedidltyo, elismpee.cialClyanciasnteisrsterisn ccoonntatiinnuinogussoudsaesutnadnecres ahawveideshovwarnietay voafriactiirocnumof
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National Safety Council
lwifeeekfsr.om a few hours to many iamndmeodbitaateinly agofreosuht cianntoistefrr,esbheianigr 18. Canisters should be protect gsuarse ttoo gbeet tehnecoriugnhtetrceadn. istTerhefortutbhee
eadir, oesnpetchieallyinsfirdoem, adnadmpshnoeussld anbde aant dthfeacseampieecteimsehotuoldlocbaeteexpaomssiinbelde kept in a cool place. When a canis- leaks.
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Hose Masks
tio2n0.in Hanoyseirrmesapsikrsablaeffaotrmd ospprhoeterec,
banudt tthheeyleanregtshoomfetwhehahtocsuemlbimeristsomthee,.
dthisetasnocuercethoef twheeafrreershmaairy. gSoeefrFoimg.
f6o.r pTrohveidminagsksveanrteilastiimonplyfora amneainns
dativmidouspalhereen; ttehreinygconasnumierrneospcirhaebmle
ilceanlgsthanodf tiamree fnoort wlhimicihtedtheiyn mthaye
bsaefeutsyedb.eltItanisd relicfoemlimneenbdeedustheda t ina
ehvoeserymcaasske ewnhteerrse athceonwfienaerde,r irorfesa
pmiaranblwe aattcmhoinsgphtehree. lifIef dlienseirecda,n thbee
Pig. 8, The home-made respirator, made
aompeprlaetinagmoaunbtloowferfretsoh pariorvitdoe thane hose mask wearer at all times.
oasf aa fpiliteecre, wohficmhuhslains bweietnh vaebrsyorpboepnutlacro. tton
stehrouhladsnobet cboemuesewdaatgearins.atuWrahteedn, aint
wh2i1c.h mFaoyr bemalaniyd ijnobasd,vapnlcaen,shofsoer masks have many advantages. The
faustsuermebluesde, gtahse mboatstkomis ospteonreindg foorf the canister should be closed with
mthaeskhiossearrtraanvgeelds sion thoante thdeireacirtioinn only, the exhaled breath passing
tchaenipsltuegr..stopper furnished with the
tfharcoeugmhasakn. exThhaelateioxhna.vlaatlivoen invatlhvee should be so constructed that it is
ma1s9k.
shouTlhdetemstanitwfohro
fiist
atondwleeaarksthe
nanoyrmcaolnlyditciolonsepdermanidt thceanonuottsiduendaeirr. to pass back into the mask. The
Tbeofodroe thheis,enthteersplaugdatnhgaetroculossepslatchee. fCohuenmd itchaalt thWe asrof-acraelledSfelruvtitceer vahlvaes
bmoatstokmpuot poenninagnd istheremheoavded,b"anthdes AsurcmhyasGwasasMuassekds,onis UthneitebdesSttaatneds
abdujtusctoemd fuonrttailbltyh.e' mTahsekrefi.tsshoculoldselbye, seanfceosutnftoerredth.e vHaoriseetymoafskcsonpdriotitoencst
annodkcinaknsistienr,theRetusibsetanbceetwteoennamtuarsakl saignacienstht eayllardeenfiocitednceipeesndoefntoxoyngtehne,
bTrheeathbinogttomshouoldpenbineg vesrhyoulsdlighbte. laiikrewsuisreroupnrdoitnecgt thaegawinesatrearn. y Tchoeny
acnlodsesducwtiiotnh ethxeertpeadlmwitohf tthhee lhuanngds ctheanttrtahteioyncsanofbeanuysedkinasd loofnggaass,thseo
uthnetrile athree nofacleeakpsi,ecthee cmoallsakpsaensd. thIef twheearheorseislennogtthwaowrkaiyngfrommoreanthuann
caabnoiustte1r5 wseilclonhdos.ld Ifa thveacguausmmafsokr contaminated air supply.
bisuttihgeht,shtohueldweenatreerr thceangapsroccaeuetdi, ously to see that the canister is
wi2th2. aWhohseereofhogsreeamtearsklesnagrteh utsheadn, 25 feet, it is recommended (and
accatniviset.er Iifs thuesedmauspk, lefuamkse,sorwiilfl thbee uaisruabllloyweisr ntoecseuspspalryy)thteo woepaerreartewaitnh
fnaoitliucreed.is kWnhowenn, tthhies weevairdeernscheoulodf stoufofivceiercnotmaeir tthoe bfrriecatitohne oofr tihne ohrodseer.
tThheecaeinrtrbifluogwaelr tyshpoeu,ldsoatlwhaatysinbceasoef tohfe fabilluorweerof tothempaeinrstaoinn ospueffriactiienngt soppeeerdatioorn,tothemaaiinrtasuinpptlhye toblothweepr eirn sboenewnteiarerilnygctuhte ohfofsaenmd aasikr wmiallynboet .dthreawwn etahreror,ughEntohueghhosaeirpummapy bbye idnratwhins twhraoyutgoh pleornmgiltetnhgethwseoafrehrostoe peshcearpeeinfrsoamfetaynainrdrewspiitrhaobulet raetmmoovs ing the mask. ho2s3e. maskIns wthiell pprreosteenccteagoafinasmtmanoynia, cIfonccaerbnotrnatmioonntohxaidt ethies stkoinbeweilnlcboeuanr. tteorewde,aar thhoasne amcaasnkisistepr rmobaaskb,lyassacfaerr bleosns. mIonnsotxruidcetioisn oidsonreleesdsedanidn toarsdteer mtoasuksewetihgehs aapbpoaurtat5usp.ounTdhse, whhoislee pthoeungdass, amcacsokrdwinegigthosthfeousbiz'teo oefigthhet tchaenicsatenristaenr.d Astfytleer tohfe spuuprcphoartsefoofr tthiceallmyasnko aunpdkeheopse,orthemraeinitsenparnacce tchoestruubnbtielr idt eitserwioorrantesouthtrobuyguhseagoer.
ingFitgi.m4e.r oTnhethAe ltl-oSperovfictehegacsanmisatsekr, asnhdowa cmaernbto,nammonanoxicdaendeentetecrtora. dWanigtehrothuiss aetqmuoips pcehnetrrea,tiaonnd osfoocnarkbnoonwmifontohxeiddeegisreeorofis cnonot disatenrgewroiulls bfoer shaifme ttoo wwoerakr inin. aStumcohspahecarnes-' bcoonntaminoinnogxindoet. more than 2 per cent of car
Respirators, Gas Masks, Hose Masks, and Breathing Apparatus
are24c.ouWplehdento2g5e-tfhoeort tloenmgtahkseoaf hloonsge.-. gpeanriesroanl wusiet.h cPorniodritiotons thbeefoursee iotsf. hhoossee,mthaey wcaeuigsehtthaendcosutipfflninegsss toof uthne mbreenatlhoisntgthaepirplairvaetsusandmtahney wroerskcuoef spcrreevwen. tsTofreperemvoevnetmtheinst,, oaf laoncyk pthaartt rinestocuethewaasftedredlaaymepd. by men rushing of the coupling can be provided.
use2d5. foCr ormesppriersastoorryaiprusrhpoousleds nifotabne
by2Ss.ecoRnedsceuxeplcorseiwonssharveseulbteinegn kfirlolemd fires, making it hazardous to ad
oTtrhaecressooufrccearbofonairmcoannoxbiedeprgoavsidaendd. vdaenrcesimthielar vecnotnildaittiioonn,s wthheereabsreauthn
oils are present in compressed air. ivnaglueapinpamraatkuisnghiatspobseseibnleofforg.mreeant
Breathing Apparatus
toof rtehaechvaenndtilpautitoonu. t fiBrerseainthaindgvanacpe paratus is also used effectively in
ing26.appaSraetifusconptraoitneecdtsoxayggaeinnsbt reaallthcrloeow-nenisnetagcbtilomisnihnmweietnhfitrtehosef acvnoednnttrieolxaltpialoonnsdioftnohsle.
d-aegfaiciniesnt caiensy ocfoonxcyengternatiaonnd opfrogtaescetss and vapors. It is not dependent on
mThineertsraiinninthge oufsea olafrgtheenaupmpbaerartuosf and in organized methods of pro
suuserrfoulunidninegxpaliorr,insgo aitridis reesscpueeciaollpy pcerodvueremehnats ibnroduigschitplainbeouftolalonwiimng
erations.
mmianjeorditiysasotfertsheandc.ofmirpesa.ratTivheelygrfeeawt
wa2s7.develOopxeydgetno
absrseiastthiinntgh
e a
prepsacruaetu
s
bdreeaaththsintgo to failure
appperasroantuss whahvilee beweena to use it properly.
rdinuge
afonldlowreicnogveerxyploosfiopnesrsoornsfiriens mwihneens
a heavy concentration of noxious be29a.ssuIrnedorodfersatfheatyt,thaepwhyesaircearl ceaxn
ainmstirnuactitoionnanadnda ttrhaoinroinugghincotuhreseusoef
otrfaitnhiengapsphaorualtdus coavreer neaedpeedr.iodThoef
asenvderaclomdapyesteunnt deirnsatnrucetxopre. rienTchede
tUo. gSiv. eBiunrsetaruuctoifonMs itnoesquiaslipfireedpapreerd
sons without cost.
rpeoquunidres. reWnehweanl doifschoaxryggeden, thanedy pchareamtuicsalis hcehaavrygeasn. d sBomreeawthhiantgcuamp bweersigomhte.beIcnomthees hteiraevsioemr etypaefst,erthea taipmpea.ratuVsaariroeuisllutsytrpaetesd oifn bFrigesa.th8i,n9g, 10 and 11. of3M2, inTesheinwodrekveolfopthinegU, .pSe.rfBecutrienagu, aonf dbrienavtehsintiggaatipnpgartahteusvahraiosubseetynpeosf idnuessttriym. abTlehevavlauleuatbolethceonmtriinbiuntgioinns opflicthataiot nosrginaniinzdatuiostnryhagveenemraallnyy. apIt iBs,urtehaeurefoofrMe, inreecsobmemcoenndsueldtedthwathtehne eavpeprartahtuerse. is a need for breathing sub33je. ct Sheavveeralbepeanmpishslueetsd obny tthhies lBeut reeanutitloefd M"iSneelsf.-CoOntnaeinedpamMpinhe-
Wspehcetnthyeougansemxtasink, ssteiaclktehreanbdoxmwarikthona Ittiotnheanddatceoonfdiintisopneco-f
,, the canister*
Fig. S.ReOprnoedagcotioond omf eNth. oSd. Cof. BmuallrektiinngC g1a2s8 umsaes.ks when packed in the box for furthei,
gMaisneessfhoarms ss.umTmhaeriUze-dSt.heBuvraelauue ooff oxygen breathing apparatus by com
am3i0n.edT, hteestaepdp,araantuds osvheoruhladulbeed eaxs mneoendtehd,byatskiilnlteedrvmales,choanf icasboorutothoenre tchoomropuegtehnlty ptehresoancstiownhoanudndfuenrscttainond oapf peaarcahtuspainrt.perFfeacitlucroendtoitioknesepmaany j(eTohpiasrdaipzpelietsheto lgifaes mofastkhseanwdeharoesre. emxacseklslenast mweeltlh.)od SoefestFoirgi.ng7,bfroeratahn ing apparatus. ab3le1.in Btwreoatgheinnegraalptpyapreastu: sapipsaarvaatuils wanhdichapcpaanrabteuws owrnhicfohr ocanne-hbaelfwhoournr ptwaroatuhsowuresi.ghs T15heto 1h7alfp-ohuonudrs aanpd the two-hour apparatus 30 to 45
Fig. 6, HoseCmouarsteksyw, iUth. ST.isBsourteafuacoef pMieicnees. Abuht eltmheet lcaatntebre iussendoiwnstperaedfeorfreadfabcye pmieocset, apewrsiodnes.heaTvhyewehbosbeelits, wsthriocnhgplyrecfalusdteensedpultlo winegaTtehre. mask away from the face of the
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aned. aTllhevitaalpppaarrattsusprsohtoecutledd bteo pdruervaebnlet .
material damage or rapid wear.
shfo.uldEvhearvye oaxybgye-npasbsrevaatlhviengwahpicpharapteurs
mthietsoxaygfreene ofrlowairocfonotxayigneern toor thaier cfirrocmu
leanttoroyf styhsetermedoufcitnhge vaaplpvaer. atus, independ
resgp.iraTbhlee aaptmpaorsapthuesr, esw, hesnhouwlodrn suinppilry
tehnaonug2h hooxuyrgsenwittohoiutst wreecahraerrgifnogr. noHt olewss
efvoerr,ce"rhtaalifn-hoauurx"iliaarpypaprautrupsosmesayinbereuscseude
pwaosrsk thuendteersgtsroufnodr, twifo-thhoeusre aappppaarraattuuss,
awnidth rethgeeneerxacteoprtiocnapaocfityth. ose on oxygen
sighn. tThahte uaspepsaraatmusousthho-burldeatbheinogf daevdicee
oerrlyothaedrjufastceed atttoachthmeenwt etahraetr'swhfeanceprcoapn
onfotdheaadvesmpaocree itnhsaidne,25i0nccluubdiicngcetnhteimteutberess
olartiocnonannedctieoxnhsalaattitoanchvedalvueps. to the inha
Courtesy, Ford Motor Company
wiit.h Aa hfuealldyp-ciehcaergsehdoualdppanroattuwseicgohmmploertee than 40 pounds. The lightest weight
coFmipgr.e7s.sedAogxoyogdenw, aryeatdoysttoorreecbhraeargtheiningdaivpipdauraaltuosxywghenenbnootttleins uosne.theNoatpepathraetucsy.linder of sctormucptaiotinbleis dweistihrabslaef.e and durable con
Rraetsucsu,"e isO. axyvgaelnuabBlerewatohrikngforAapnpya
aapnpdatroatsuese ttohatsetehetyhaatrethineygoaorde waiorr-tkiginhgt
apjp.arTathues smheocuhldanibcealsuccohnstthruatctieovneryofptahret can be tested, inspected and repaired by
oeqnueipimnteenrte.steTd hein papmurpchhlaestincganthbise
cpoanradtiutisonb,esfohroeuldthebye rauren ounsedhailnf-hboaudr aaipr. Half-hour apparatus is useful at plants
pwehriscohnsnesekdillesdteriinlizsinugch shwoourlkd. bAe llrepaadriltys accessible.
sDeocucuremdenfrtos,m tahte SthueperiGnotevnedrnenmtenoft Printing office, Washington,. D. C.,
wfohrersehoermt ppleoryieoedss,wbourtk iitn sihroreuslpdirbaebleusaeidr only by men thoroughly trained in its
to,k.orAllilabplearttso obfe thsuebjaepcptartaot,uspresussbujreecst higher than 5 pounds per square inch
at .a cost of 20 cents.
use.
swhiotuhldsubcehofssaufcehtycodnesvtircuecstioans owriellquiinpspuerde
34. The types of two-hour xy- pa3ra5t.us, toTwboe-hsoaufre abnrdeatehffinicgient,ap the wearer's safety.
j
guesnedbrineatmhiinnge arpespcaureatuws ocrokmimn'onthlye msheonutlsd, amceceotrdtihneg ftoollothweinBg urreeqauuiroef
UpanmitpehdleSt.tatesCoanrecedrneisncgribeodt-heiirT'thapat Mines:
paratus, the Bureau states:
pliae.d Tbyhethaemoaupnptaroaftuosxyshgeonuldormaeiretsuthpe
deTpwenod-shouupronmsiondeiumrescpuereoxaipdpea, rpaotutassstihuamt peroxide, or liquid air for its oxygen sup
ndeuecdinsgofvatlhveewoefareevrerayt abllretaimtheisn.g. Taphpearrae tus which aims to deliver oxygen at a
kpnlyowhnasobfeietnhuesreed. iTn hEeuorbopjeec,tibounts ltitotleapis paratus that use peroxides as the source
unnotifolersms trhaaten s2holiuteldrsb(e12a2djcuusbteicd itnochsuesp,polyr about 2 quarts) of oxygen per minute.
ofrfeeodxywgiethn tshueppoxlyygaerne, tthhaetramteucohf ohxeyagt eins shob.uldReagbesnorebratsinog mmucahterciaalr,bonif diouxsiedde,
oflfowmaisterhiaarldtetnodscontotrobll,ocakndthteheaifroadmucintsg. nfrootmmothree tehxahnal2e.d5 paeirr ctehnatt atthaerney wtimille bine
wLiaqyusidavaairilaobrle liaqnudidcaonxnyogtenbearsetorneodt faolr tohxeideinhcoanletedn.atirin. inThhaeledavaeirragsehocualdrbonnot dbie
any great length of time. Half-hour, three-quarter hour, and one-
mtesotrepetrhiaond. 1 per cent during any 2 hour
hwoiullr suapppplayraotuxsy,gesno-cfoarlletdhesbeecpaeursieodtsheoyf chca.nicAapl poabrastturuscsthioonusldinbeofrrdeeer frtohmat mthee
tBimuree,auareofusMefiunlesin'dootehsernointduussetriseus.ch Tahpe Twheearerresmistaayncbereoafthtehefreealpypaartataulsl taims esa.
ptoaratthuesirintirmeseculeimaintadtiorencso. verAy wtworok-hoduure wwhhoetlheertocirthcuelaptiaosnsaigse froefe aoirr owbisltlruschtoewd.
ocuxeygwenorks.upply is desirable in mine res sThhoeuldhignhotes.etxcreeesdist2anicnechoesf wanatearppgaagrae.tus
brSeaevtheirnagl atpyppaersatuosf thhaatlfa-hreouron osxaylegeinn shodu. ldTnhoet teexmcpeeerdataurmeaoxfimthueminosfpi1r1e0d aFir.
tPhreotoU,ntitheed PSautal,tetshereGseibmbbsleandthetheFlDureases-- wceheedn 8t5hatFo.f tAhemexutcehrnlaolwaeirr dteomespneroattuerxe ger apparatus in construction and opera than 110 F. for the inspired air is desir
Fig. 8. TheCoMurctCesaya, Uh.aSlf.-hBouurreauseolff Meoinne-s
tion. Tests like those run on two-hour able.
tained oxygen breathing apparatus.
Respirators, Gas Masks, Hose Masks, and Breathing Apparatus
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ft colv.npTarhtemiennhtsaloaftioanppaanradtuesxheqaluaitpiopnedcwomith- paqra. tuWs hisen ctohnetrooxllyegdenbysupapultyomofattihce adpe
alenbtr, esahthoiunlgd bhaagveora bcoamgsbionredthceairpaecqituyivaof rveicaedsi,ly tthoetshee wsheoaurledr's andejeudsst. themselves
a8t_qleuaasrtt9s)l;itehroswe(4v8e8r,cuifbica inbcrheeasthoinrgabboaugt r. i The main bottle valve pf.sthe high-
swhiothuldbuhtaveonae cacpomacpitayrtomfennott ilsessutsheadn i5t pberessosurmeadoexytgheant abnotatplepaorratbusodwieesarsehroucaldn
i
liters (305 cubic inches or about 5 quarts). nthoet vsacrlveew. thTehevamlvaeinstbeomttleenvtiarlevlye sohuotulodf
zomne. oTf hceonsatpapnatranteugsativsheouplrdessuhraevein intos aplasroathuasvewedaerveifcetso thloactkwtihlle evnaalbvlee otpheena. p
circulatory system.
s. Any apparatus equipped with a
leans.e Tvahleve,apoppaerraattuesd sbhyoulhdanhdavoer aaurtoe msaoliuvtah-tbrraepatahnidnga dfeirvmicley fsihttoinugldnohsaeveclipa.
tmorayticsayllsyt,emat osfomthee appopinatraitnusthfeorcrirecleualas Tthhaet osuatlsividae tariarpcasnhnooutldbebderaswon dtehsriogunegdh
ionfgthtoe athire ionutthsiedeciracirulwathoerny dsyessitreambleofptahret apparatus. It should not be possible for
it. t. Oxygen used in breathing apparatus
tahnroaupgphartahtiuss vwaelvaer.er to draw outside air sghenou, ldnohahvyedraotgelena,stan9d8 npoetr mceonrte otfhaonxy2
_o. If the apparatus is equipped with per cent of nitrogen, with traces of argon.
hmigehe-tprthesesutreestoxreyqgueinrebmoettnltess,.otfhetshee shInotuelrd
satastaefeCtyomcamperactetaCchoemdmtoisstiohne. mIafinthberoettlies Compressed Air Helmets Fig. 10. TChoeurtPesayu, lU.twSo. -hBouurerauseoflf Mcinoens
hvaollvdeingofhitghhe-parpepssauraretusoxbyogtetnle, tohris bsoatftelteys cap should have the usual disk and. in ad
36. Persons not familiar with the tained oxygen breathing apparatus.
dabitoiount b9e4filCle.d Twhitihs afumsiebtlael mtheattalfussheosualdt not extrude from the safety cap under
psproirbalbelme sattomobsephenerceosunatnedredwiinth irtrhee need for apparatus to work safely
nbeoctabueseen osfoltdheinntehciesscsiotuyntorfy,inpsatratllly
a pressure of 150 atmospheres.
tiinmesu, chexplorecsastieodnsthheavoe,pinfrioomn tthimate atno apparatus supplying compressed air
itnhge moxinyegeonr slitqatuieofny,inbgutatphpeayramtuays baet used where liquid oxygen would be
teoffitchieentwoenaereorf sahllo.uldAubtehotrhiteiesmaorset .utilized for other purposes also.
soafidtheaboopuintiotnh,ehocwoemvperr,estsheadt thaeir leosrs liquid air helmets, the better, for
Special Considerations
tshuepyplayreonf otoxdyegseignnefdortoagipvreedaeftuelrl 38. No particular industry or oc
pmliiendedwpiethrioredg, eannedratthiveey faeraetunroets.suIpn dcuupstartyiohnasexhcadepatnthuensapteistrfoalcetuomry eixn
oanrddineaxrhyalebsrefarothmingsixatomsaenveninhliatelerss pinegrieanpcpearwaittuhs.gasThmeasrkesasaonnd fborreaththis
o60f taoir70pelritemrsinoufteairdpuerirnmg irneustte, daunrd- aisppthaeraatucstionitsoefl.fo.il vTahpeorspueptroonleuthme
itnhgerevfiogroeroaupspepahrsysuitctaelrlyexiemrtpioosns.iblIet, vpaaprtosrs andhavbereatpheinnegtraatpepdaratruusbbeart
oanndancceoceusnstaroyf cthoentwaieniegrhs,t foofr tahemaainr btirmeaetshinwgithbagsfataolf broetshulths.alf-hTohuer
tcoomcparrreyssewdithor hliimquidenaoiurgtho ohfaveeitheenr acnodvertewdo-whiothur haepavpyarartuubsbear,rewnhoicwh
tainreylylenfrgetshh oafirtimaet . eaFcohr bsreervatiche fuopr trheeduwceesarechr.ancAefsterofusloe,ssthoef blrifeeathof
tcoomaprmesasxedimuamir ofaptpeanramtuisnutecos,ulda ianirg fboargsatshloeualsdt bsiex ahiroeudrsintofrersihd
Courtesy, Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. sperrovbiacbealybleb,ealdthevoiusgedh iatnwd omulidghptrobbe tfhuertmherofusea.bsorbed mixtures before Fniegd. 9o.xygTehne bDreraatehgienrg tawpop-ahroautruss.elf con ably be rather heavy and expensive*
tai
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37. In Great Britain several types com39p. lex Ccroumdebinpaettiroonleumof isvaariomusost
recpo. rdinAg lltaimppearoartuspsrhesosuulrdehaovfe goaxgyegsenfor supply; such gages should be of tested ac
ohfavliequirdegoexnyegreantivapepafreaatutusrweshichhadvoe been officially approved by the Brit
htiyesd.rocTahrbeodnisffearnednt vcaormiopuossitiimonpsuroif the oils have different effects upon
cpuarraactuys awndhersehotuhledy bceanpblaecerdeadoneatshiely abpy he wearer. The flow of oxygen to the
mishineMs. inTeshisdetpyapretmoefntapfporarautsues iins
tohiles waroerkperress.enWt, haesprehynxaitaurfarlomheagvays
e shsoouldthabte ictonctarnollbeed rbeyadailgyagmeanvaiplvuebloyrythesyswteemarerof inthdeepaenpdpaenrattuosf. the
pbrreefaetrhriendg atpoparathtues osnelfa-cccoonutanitneodf its coolness. Such apparatus has
issufufnokcnaotiwonn, mwahyerebaes wfrietqhuleingth.t oAilsn, analysis of gases at a petroleum re-
8 lfoinweirnyg mgaasyesdiinscvloarsieouasllproofptohretiofnosl:
CHayrdbroongeDnioSxuidlfeide OCaxrybgoenn Monoxide HNyitdroroggeenn (EUthnyslaetnuer,atPedropyHleynder,o-eCtc.a) r b o n s thaSnaet,urEattehdaneH, yedtcr.o)-.Carbons (Me
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era4t0i.ng mSeonmequoefstitohne tpheetrovlaeluume oof p gqausanmtiatsyksofinpethtreolperuemsenvcaepoofrsa, sams aallt tthhee mwaenlhlsoleinofthaestoprraogdeuctainngk ofireladt. Tisheth-echleienfgtrheaosfonlifefoorf atphperechoenntseinotns ovferytheimcapnoirsttaenrt. qTuheisstioins infdoeredthea afumpeerssoonf svoemrye pqeutricoklelyu.msTshueffohcoastee musaes.k is believed to be safer for such
Fig. 11. ThCeo'uGrteibsyb,sUt.wSo.-hBouurerauseoflf-Mcoinnes
be4e1n. veryTehfefichioensetlytyapned ovfermy assaktishas tained oxygen breathing apparatus. pfaectrtoorleiluymusiendduasstryp.rotSecevtieorna,l ionf tthhee aolill.owTedhetoholiseeinshtohueldslbuedgeeithaenrd ttihede cfauirlruerdes beocfautsheeseth- emahsoksse hhaasvebeoecn ttoacstowmiethoobijleicnt atonykfeoerpmi,tofrroamsleceovne
sohfouoldrdbineaurysedg. arTdheen brreuabthbienrg hhoossee gisarudseunalhlyose$4oifnclyhi inincdhiaems einterd,iaamnd eter can be used for a sleeve. tec4h2n. ical TphaepeBr,ureNaou. o3f48M, ineenstithleads a "leGuams MVaaspkosrsfo,"r Gwahsioclhinewainlld bPeetrroe lreioasuesd msheothrtolyd.s oItf croensspiidreartsortyhepvroa taencdtiotnhe inefftehcetivpeentersosleuomf thienduthsrterye tiystpeers goafs pmerassoknsa,l hporsoetemctaioskns:, caannd oxygen breathing apparatus.
A CKNO WLEDGEMENT draTfhteisd SbyafJe. MPr.aSctaincedsel,paSmafpehtyletEnwgais nNeaetriononal thSeafheteyadCquouanrtceirl.s sTtahfef oCfouthne cainlceacrkenceoiwveleddginesthethperevpaalruaatbiolen oafsstihsits pcoanmfperhelnetcefrcoommmthiteteemeomf bseervsenotyf-.fitvhee csahafeirtymanenogfinteheartscoamnmd itRte.e, aJ.ndYsopeucniga,l atusrsiesrtsanacnedrerceepirveesdenfrtoatmivetsheofmathneufadec veincgeisnedeersscraibneddcihnemthiestpsaomfphthleet Eanxdpetrhie mMeinnets.Station of the U. S. Bureau of
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