Powered & Supplied Air Respirators

3M offers an extensive and flexible range of powered and supplied air respirators developed for a wide range of environments, applications and hazards. These respiratory protective systems offer comfortable, integrated protection against multiple hazards providing respiratory, head, face, eye and hearing protection. Their ease-of-use can improve productivity in the workplace.

3M UK’s range of Powered Air Respirators and Supplied Air Respirators provide exceptional respiratory protection.

What:

• Headtop connected to a powered air filtering turbo unit; or headtop connected by a regulator to an external breathable quality compressed air supply
• Often includes other neck-up hazard protection eg eye, head, hearing, neck/shoulder coverage

Why:

• Comfort, Compliance and Protection
• Refreshing airflow and reduced breathing resistance
• Combined, integrated protection
• Can offer respiratory, head, face, eye, hearing, head/neck/shoulder coverage
• High protection factors

• Filters contaminants from your surroundings
• Incorporates a battery powered motorised fan to draw air through a filter
• High mobility
• Cannot be used to protect against substances with poor warning properties (taste/smell)
• Must not be used in conditions that are Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health (IDLH)

• Air is supplied from a compressor (compressed air must be of breathable quality)
• Can be used to protect against substances with poor warning properties (taste/smell)
• Must not be used in conditions that are Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health (IDLH)