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Andy Patterson  
#1 Posted : 19 May 2010 14:39:21(UTC)
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Andy Patterson

Hi Folks, I'm looking for some help locating a form of PPE which will provide the necessary head and eye protection. The work being carried out is inside a boiler removing clinker from the pendants. The environment is horrible at best, hot, dusty, confined space. On top of this the client has certain time expectations as they loose a lot of money per day for each boiler done.... Basically I'm looking for something like a shot blasting helmet, air fed with a tight kneck coller but it also needs to provide a good range of vision and suitable head protection. Goggles and a hard hat are not suitable for the job, I have suggested watering the area down more but trying to convince the client to loose another £250K is hard! any help would be appreciated Andy
Andy Patterson  
#2 Posted : 19 May 2010 15:03:11(UTC)
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Andy Patterson

Scrub that, found what I was looking for!! Sorry for any inconvenience....
Andy Patterson  
#3 Posted : 14 June 2010 11:28:59(UTC)
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Andy Patterson

Sorry folks, to give you a bit more detail we are trialing the following mask / goggle combo: The filterspec PRO goggle/mask combo from JSP Just follow the link- http://www.jsp.co.uk/vie...9-4cc8-a1ac-b8564b3f81bb The masks fit well with normal hard hat, so the head protection is covered as normal, the advantages are that the google and masks are a one piece set. cheers
bob youel  
#4 Posted : 14 June 2010 11:57:44(UTC)
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bob youel

Can I ask; Have you personally undertaken such work yourself as having undertaken this type of work myself in the past I would get rid of the hard hat as anybody having done such work will tell you HH's get in the way: A very small tight bump hat / climbers hat or similar is all that is needed in most cases
Davey  
#5 Posted : 14 June 2010 12:30:04(UTC)
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Davey

Hi Andy Just a quick heads up dont forget your fit test on the RPE ?
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