Selection of Suitable Respiratory Protective Equipment (Rev. [ed.])

This minor revision of this leaflet is aimed primarily at employers and self-employed contractors throughout the construction and building maintenance industry.

It will be useful for people working with asbestos-containing insulation materials, including contractors licensed by HSE to do this sort of work.

Safety reps may also find it useful. It explains why and when to provide RPE, control measures to take before resorting to RPE, selecting suitable equipment, expected exposure concentrations from particular types of work, protection factors of RPE, facepiece fit testing, consulting employees, looking after RPE, training and supervision.

It also contains a list of common misuses of RPE.