2. Recognize the different categories of equipment
Before making a choice, company managers need to be familiar with the different categories of protective equipment. There are two main categories of PPE:
APRs based on dust filters ;
RPAs supplied from a clean, breathable air source.
2.1 Choosing your respirator according to dust level
The arrêté du 7 mars 2013 website sets three dust levels, which are referred to as :
level 1 dust (concentration of 100 fibers/liter maximum) ;
level 2 dust (concentration...
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Recognize the different categories of equipment
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Regulations
article R 4412-119 of the French Labor Code
instruction DGT (Direction générale du travail) CT2/2015/238 du 16 octobre 2015
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