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INHALATION FLOW, MAY CAUSE NEGATIVE
PRESSURE WITHIN THE RESPIRATOR HELMET.
3.5 The airflow to the respirator helmet must
remain between a minimum of 170l/min and a
maximum of 425l/min at all times.
! WARNING ! – DO NOT USE THE RESPIRATOR
IF THE FLOW INDICATOR IS SHOWING RED,
WITH THE AIR
COOLING CONTROLLER
CONTROLLER SET AT MAXIMUM FLOW TO
THE RESPIRATOR.
3.6 Breathing Air Quality
! WARNING !
CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS EQUIPMENT.
3.7 The quality of compressed air supplied to the
respirator must be filtered quality breathing air
as per EN12021 or higher quality.
! WARNING ! – FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE AIR
MOISTURE CONTENT
EN12021 MAY CAUSE FREEZING OF THE
RESPIRATOR
ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS.
3.8 Heavy metal paint, asbestos, and other toxic
material dusts will cause serious lung disease or
death without the use of properly designed and
approved air supplied respiratory equipment by
blast operators and all personnel within the
work site area.
3.9 Never connect a respirator airline hose to an air
source that has not been tested for gas or
particulate contamination.
unacceptable levels of carbon monoxide (CO) in
the breathing air will cause death to the
operator.
3.10 It is recommended not to use piston type or oil
bath compressors for breathing air.
these types of compressors poses an extreme
danger of producing unacceptable levels of
carbon monoxide in breathing air which could
cause death to the operator.
3.11 The compressor must have adequate output and
the plumbing between the compressor and the
point of attaching the air supply hose must have
sufficient capacity to supply the volume of air at
the pressure required.
3.12 Do not use any caustic chemicals or solvents
that may be irritating or harmful to the user, or
which change the properties of the materials
used in any part of the respirator helmet system.
3.13 The design Approvals and Standards applicable
to the respirator helmet applies only when used
as a complete system as supplied, without any
modification, deletion or substitution of any
components.
3.14 The quality of air supplied to the respirator
helmet is critical to the safety and comfort of
the operator. Special care must also be taken to
avoid accidental connection to any other gas
lines; such as, oxygen, acetylene or nitrogen etc.
! WARNING ! – DO NOT CONNECT OXYGEN OR
OXYGEN ENRICHED AIR SUPPLY TO THE
RESPIRATOR HELMET.
FLOW CONTROLLER, AIR
OR CLIMATE
– READ THIS SECTION
AS SPECIFIED
HELMET AND/OR ITS'
The presence of
Use of
3.15 Air supply by oil lubricated air compressors
must be equipped with a high temperature
alarm or a carbon monoxide (CO) alarm, or both.
If only a high temperature alarm is used, the air
from the compressor must be tested frequently
for the presence of carbon monoxide (CO). It is
the operators' responsibility to check the air
supply.
monoxide alarms, air filters and shut down
devices. An overheated compressor, or one that
is in poor mechanical condition, may produce
carbon monoxide (CO) and objectionable odors.
A carbon monoxide (CO) removal system may
also be used to ensure breathing air quality.
! WARNING ! NEVER ALLOW ANY VEHICLE OR
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE TO OPERATE
NEAR OR AROUND THE AIR COMPRESSOR
INTAKE.
3.16 When breathing air is supplied by oil lubricated
and oil less air compressors, certain precautions
must be taken. The compressor inlet must be
located
IN contaminants including carbon monoxide which
is found in the engine exhaust and in any
combustion of oil products. Other contaminants
that may be harmful to the operator can enter
the respiratory
compressor air inlet.
located in proximity to any exhaust system
outlet, ventilation flue or source of fumes or
particles of any kind.
3.17 The precautions described above also apply to
portable compressors. In addition, in the case
of engine driven compressors, precautions must
be taken to prevent engine exhaust gases from
entering the air intake of the compressor.
Compressor engine exhaust should be piped to
a location safely downwind from the compressor
air intake.
operation; therefore, it is important that users
carefully read the manufacturers operation and
maintenance instructions.
3.18 An appropriate respirator airline filter such as
the PanBlast™ VisiFlo, PBF or PBF Junior must be
installed and regularly maintained to remove
objectionable odors, oil mist, oil vapors, water
condensation, water pipe scale and any other
particulate matter.
3.19 Breathing Air Supply from Cylinders
! WARNING
BREATHING AIR CYLINDERS WITHOUT THE
PROPER TRAINING AND USE OF PRESSURE
REDUCING DEVICES.
3.20 The user or user's employer must ensure that all
cylinders used to supply breathing air meet all
the requirements including, but not limited to,
testing, maintenance, certificate of analysis for
air quality, and moisture content.
3.21 All cylinders must be equipped with a properly
maintained pressure reducing valve to ensure
that the air pressure supplied to the respirator
helmet is as specified in Section 3.2.
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This includes the compressor, carbon
away from all sources
equipment through
This inlet must not be
Compressors vary in design and
! NEVER USE OR
of toxic
the
OPERATE