Lecture · Respiratory Protection
Respiratory Protection and Face Fit
Why a respirator only protects the person it actually seals to. This lecture covers filter selection for dusts, gases and vapours, the difference between disposable and reusable masks, and how face-fit testing turns an assumption of protection into a verified one.
What you will take away
By the end of this session you will understand the key principles behind respiratory protection and be able to apply them to your own workplace with confidence. The lecture keeps the theory practical and connects every point back to the relevant EN standards and tools available across SafetyOrbit.
Watch and follow up
Live sessions are announced on the Training Calendar, and recordings are added to the Lectures library afterwards. To go deeper on the standards referenced here, visit the EN Standards Library.