APOLLO LOW PRESSURE SUPPLIED-AIR RESPIRATOR
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HELMET MODEL 20
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Manual No. 21991
accordance with title 42 CFR Part 84. The NIOSH
recognized assigned protection factor (APF) for
any supplied-air respirator equipped with a loose-
fitting hood or helmet and operated in a
continuous flow mode is 25, based upon the
NIOSH Respirator Decision Logic (Pub. No. 87-
108). In other words, any Type-CE respirator
should be used only in atmospheres in which the
contaminant level does not exceed 25 times the
permissible exposure limit. However, OSHA
revised its existing Respiratory Protection
standard in 2006 to add APFs and Maximum Use
Concentration (MUC) provisions. APF means the
workplace level of respiratory protection that a
respirator or class of respirators is able to provide
to workers. OSHA placed a table reflecting the
appropriate APF for various respirators in 29CFR
1910.134(d)(3)(i)(A). OSHA also provides a free
publication titled “Assigned Protection Factors”
(reference number “OSHA 3352-02 2009”) to assist
the user and their employer in understanding the
selection of respirators based on APFs and MUCs.
This section of the OSHA regulations allow the
employer to assign an APF of 1000 to all Apollo
Series Respirators based on the simulated
workplace protection factor studies Clemco has
performed. These studies are available for
download from Clemco’s Website
www.clemcoindustries.com
, under the “Safety
Info” tab
The employer must provide and maintain
appropriate approved respirators, in addition to
providing operator training and employing
required work site safety practices.
To avoid any potential danger of respiratory injury,
approved, supplied-air respirators must be worn at
all times in the presence of any type of dust. The
respirator must be maintained as described
herein. Improper use of any respirator may cause
life threatening respiratory disease, and immediate
poisoning from toxic dust. Respirators should be
removed only after the ambient air has been tested
with a dust monitor, and found to be safe to
breathe.
Toxic dust poisoning also may occur by eating,
drinking, or smoking in a contaminated area, or by
eating, drinking, or smoking in a non-hazardous
area before thorough washing of hands and face.
Do not eat, drink or smoke in the blast area.
Thoroughly wash hands and face to remove
contaminants before eating, drinking, or smoking
outside the blast area.
This manual does not contain all the health and
safety requirements regarding toxic and
hazardous dust exposure. Obtain copies of the
OSHA regulations and consult a safety
professional and/or industrial hygienist for
complete requirements.
Within this manual we refer to hazardous or
contaminated environments. These environments
can be any places around the blast area that could
contain toxic or hazardous dust.
If these warnings are not completely understood,
or if further information is required, contact a local
OSHA office. If any personnel in the abrasive
blasting vicinity cannot read or comprehend these
warnings and the entire content of this
instructional material, assign a qualified person to
instruct him/her.
Additional information on abrasive blasting
hazards titled “Preventing Silicosis and Death
From Sandblasting”, Publication No. 92-102, is
available from:
Publications Dissemination, DSDTT
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
4676 Columbia Parkway
Cincinnati, OH 45226 (513) 533-8287
1.6
Cautions and Limitations
A - Not for use in atmospheres containing less than
19.5 percent oxygen.
B - Not for use in atmospheres immediately dangerous
to life or health (IDLH).
C
- Do not exceed maximum use concentrations
established by regulatory standards.
D - Air-line respirators can be used only when the
respirators are supplied with respirable air meeting the
requirements of CGA G-7.1 for Grade D or higher quality.
E - Use only the pressure ranges and hose lengths
specified in the user’s instructions.
J - Failure to properly use and maintain this product
could result in injury or death.
M - All approved respirators shall be selected, fitted,
used, and maintained in accordance with OSHA and
other applicable regulations.
N - Never substitute, modify, add, or omit parts. Use
only exact replacement parts in the configuration as
specified by the manufacturer.
