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jon joe  
#1 Posted : 07 October 2015 16:30:49(UTC)
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jon joe
Company I work at use Premixes...Currently they use a FFP2, and so far no complaints...but would the best place to make a decision on what is best suited, be from checking MSDS for exposure levels and previous dust assessments etc???
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walker  
#2 Posted : 08 October 2015 08:02:34(UTC)
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walker
Without know what industry and what the per-mixes contain we cannot make a suggestions.
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Kate  
#3 Posted : 08 October 2015 09:02:36(UTC)
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Kate
Yes - you need to know how much dust, against what exposure limits to assess how much protection is needed. And follow the guidance here: http://www.hse.gov.uk/pUbns/priced/hsg53.pdf
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Colossians 1:14  
#4 Posted : 12 October 2015 09:46:14(UTC)
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Colossians 1:14
If your using it for protection against dust why not just go for a FFP3 mask which gives the greatest protection?
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Nivedita  
#5 Posted : 21 October 2015 21:07:04(UTC)
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Nivedita
The Best thing is to do a Face Fit Test for your employees. Find out about it on the link below http://www.hse.gov.uk/re...t/fit-testing-basics.htm
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