Meg Smeal on tue 1 feb 05
In a message dated 2/1/2005 12:16:59 AM Eastern Standard Time,
LISTSERV@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG writes:
Re: 3m dust mask, beards, Vince and OSHA--long
I recently came across an unusual kind of respirator that works well for
people with beards - of course I can't remember where online, but I suppose
with some magic googling you could find it - Unlike most that cover your nose
and mouth area, this is more like you'd have for snorkeling - there is a
mouthpiece (that you breath into) and the tube goes around your head and the
respirator thing is back there - of course you have a noseclip - the good thing
is also that the dust is less present in the back where the filter is - AND
you don't have that big thing on your face - the bad thing is that apparently
it takes a little getting used to to breath through your mouth and it can be
drying for your throat - sounds like a solution to me!
meg smeal
Hank Murrow on wed 2 feb 05
On Feb 1, 2005, at 11:22 AM, Meg Smeal wrote:
>
> I recently came across an unusual kind of respirator that works well
> for
> people with beards - of course I can't remember where online, but I
> suppose
> with some magic googling you could find it - Unlike most that cover
> your nose
> and mouth area, this is more like you'd have for snorkeling - there
> is a
> mouthpiece (that you breath into) and the tube goes around your head
> and the
> respirator thing is back there - of course you have a noseclip - the
> good thing
> is also that the dust is less present in the back where the filter is
> - AND
> you don't have that big thing on your face -
Dear meg;
Here it is: http://www.duxterity.com/
Bearded Hank in Eugene
www.murrow.biz/hank
william schran on thu 3 feb 05
Hank wrote:> Here it is: http://www.duxterity.com/ <
This respirator design appears to be a design that would function
well for anybody, but especially for us of the bearded variety,
unfortunately on reading the specifications, it is intended for
nuisance dusts only - and what we work with are far beyond nuisance
dusts. So unless the proper filter cartridge could be fitted to this
respirator, it would not be appropriate for silica dusts.
Bill
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