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Re: respirators and beards
By:Roger Nuffer
Date: 5/23/2001, 1:49 am
In Response To: respirators and beards (sage)

A hazmat technician can have no more than 3 days growth on their face. If you can smell the epoxy then you don't have a fit. Air and fumes will enter through the path of least resistance. That'll be any gap caused by hair where the mask gasket contacts the face seal.

Roger

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respirators and beards
sage -- 5/22/2001, 9:14 pm
How did Jacque Cousteau do it ? *NM*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 5/24/2001, 3:13 am
Re: respirators and beards
Severne Johnson -- 5/23/2001, 10:18 am
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Steve -- 5/23/2001, 8:04 am
Re: respirators and beards
Roger Nuffer -- 5/23/2001, 1:49 am
Grizzled graybeard
Pete Rudie -- 5/23/2001, 1:44 am
Re: respirators and beards
Charles Cooper -- 5/22/2001, 10:48 pm
Re: respirators and beards (found one)
Charles Cooper -- 5/23/2001, 10:27 am
Re: How about supplied air
Ron -- 5/27/2001, 9:53 am
Re: respirators and beards
Rick morgan -- 5/22/2001, 10:26 pm
Re: respirators and beards
Peter H. -- 5/22/2001, 9:59 pm