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Shift to a Safer Workplace! We now move on to the second episode of our "Perspectives of a Professional" interview where Tyler and Chelsey dive into the world of RESPIRATORY PROTECTION. Topics in this segment include: - Common workplace exposures - Silica exposure - N95s and other types of respirators Stay tuned for the second part of our episode on Respiratory Protection. #Shiftohs #HSE #healthandsafety #safety #respiratoryprotection #respiratoryhealth #ppe #silicadust

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Alright, so welcome back everybody. We are back here with Tyler Key from Concept Controls. On this segment, we are going to focus on respiratory protection. Welcome back, Tyler. Thanks, Chelsea. Thanks for having me back. Absolutely. So I want to start off talking about why respiratory protection is important, right? What situations would require a worker to wear respiratory protection? Respiratory protection is absolutely critical. If you're in an IDL H, you're in immediate danger situation, you absolutely need respiratory protection. But what a lot of people might not think about is there's a lot of nuisance that confidence occupational diseases as well. So you might be doing something that you consider rather it's called non invasive or mundane. But at the end of the day, repeated exposure can create some serious challenges. So yeah, respiratory protection. Absolutely. What I would recommend to those watching if you have any questions or concerns, Alberto HS has put out an excellent bulletin on the subject matter. It's PE001. They call it breathing apparatus, but of course it covers more than breathing apparatus. So if you're in an ID, LH environment or you're in a nuisance area that can contribute to an occupational disease, you need to be wearing respiratory protection. So toxic contaminants. Can be an issue, oxygen deficiency can be an issue being exposed to particulate gas vapors, biological agents. There's all kinds of things that we can come in contact with. And one thing I wanted to mention about respiratory protection, this is becoming more and more prevalent in the conversations that we're having with our manufacturing partner. I know that CSA has started to build this into their standards as well. We need to make sure that people are comfortable in their respiratory protection. So there is an element of can I wear this thing for eight hours, right. You need to consider that, right? Absolutely. Well, I know when you were talking about the different types of exposures particulates, I know that's been silica exposure has been a huge one for us over the past, I would say 2-3 years. I know that it was a kind of a focus area for away just over the last little while. And you know, I don't think many people kind of maybe outside of the industrial world realized the hazard that comes with. Those light particulates, right, breathing in that silica dust that found getting into your lungs, right, creating silicosis and other, you know, health concerns that are can be fatal. Well, you're looking at silicosis, mesothelioma. I mean, all those things, they add up over time, right? It's not. You're not gonna keel over and, and choke and die instantly, but you certainly don't want that in your lungs long-term. Absolutely. Well, and like we talked about when we were talking about noise and noise management on our last segment, you know, silica exposure testing and things like that are always reactive, right? And are somewhat preventable. Put on the appropriate PPE, put in the, you know, proper controls and we can get to a place where we're not seeing those types of issues developed in the 1st place. Exactly. And I think the biggest challenge is. Some people might be lost as to how we measure silica. I mean, it's, it's not an easy thing. It's not like you just go to a standard distributing, say, hey, I want to measure silica today. And, and you know, when it comes down to it, there are some specialized instruments that can help you measure silica. I know that there's quite a few that we work with from TSI that will measure, they'll give you real time measurements of silica. So it's one thing to have, let's call it a snapshot. So you're doing an air sample, you're sending it off to a lab. That's great from regulatory perspective and you certainly want to do that to be compliant. By the same token, what are we getting exposed to real time? So just bear in mind that there are tools, there's instrumentation out there that can assist. Awesome. So let's talk PPE. So what type of respiratory protection is available and maybe what are some of the pros and cons of each of those different types. So when it comes to PPE, we're all wonderfully akin to the N95 courtesy of this this pandemic that we've gone through. So I think mostly people will understand what a P-95 or an N 95 is or you know, something that has a, a reduced what's called efficacy, efficacy in comparison to. P-100 or something that is 99.997% effective at filtering, right? So those N90 fives, it's your most basic level of protection. The challenge that I find within 90 fives is a lot of people don't necessarily know how to test or bother testing because they figure it's a paper mask good enough, right? So. I think we need to focus on that. We need to focus on the testing. So it's not necessarily the easiest thing to test for because. You know, the way that they're designed and and certainly the cannon new funds that we've seen come into the country, they just don't perform the same way. And so fit testing is absolutely critical. So as far as I'm concerned in 90 fives they have a purpose, but in the industrial world they should be limited. We really should be looking at half masks. Full masks were required supplied air 8 packs and SCBA's, right. Those are all absolutely critical great devices so. You might find in a 95 is lightweight, it's a great short run tool, right, but you're going to be plowing through many of those throughout the work day if you're using as your primary mask. So we kind of recommend that people look at the half mask as being, you know, the basic to start off with and you can get them in different styles, sizes, varieties, even that the material. So some people will run with the like a rubber high car, which is your basic path mask, whereas a silicone half mask. Is much more comfortable with prolonged use and better when it comes to right OK. I said, I know, you know, when obviously throughout the pandemic, you know, we got very involved with in 95 masks especially, you know, with that initial first wave and then people going back to work. We were doing a lot of fit testing for people we've never really dealt with before. People in, you know, typically non safety sensitive industries like physicians and dentists and nurses and things like that. And I know that supply was low. So how is supply sitting these days for N90 fives? Are people able to purchase those? Done or where we are with that, we're coming back. I do know that three M has a facility that they're running now in Ontario, which is great. So they're they're providing some Canadian made masks. There are some other manufacturers out there. We certainly partnered with a company called the Eclipse masks that are producing them in Canada, though that particular style is not nice. Should prove at this point there's a lot of masks that have received Health Canada temporary approvals or initial approvals just because we we needed masks. I heard it right. Absolutely. So one thing I will recommend to anyone who's purchasing these masks, buyer beware. Make sure that when you're purchasing the mask, you're you're cautious, you're fit testing your, your team members and when it comes to the pros and cons of these masks. In 95 just doesn't protect the same way that, uh, that a full face mask will. Of course it's not as cumbersome I mean we're. When we're in a hot environment, of course the day full face mask isn't fun, but by the same token it can be necessary depending upon protection factor, right?

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