Introduction
The Respirex powered respirator protective suit (PRPS) is intended for use by
emergency response personnel after a chemical or biological incident. The suit should
only be used after a process of detection, identification and monitoring which has
established the potential hazard. A typical example of application for the suit would
be to protect personnel decontaminating casualties following such an incident.
It is
important to note that the suit is NOT appropriate for use in environments
where the chemical or biological hazard is unknown.
The product is type approved to a manufacturers specification, RILS0002, based
upon the requirements for a limited use type 1b-ET gas-tight chemical protective suit
as detailed in EN943-2:2002. However, the specification for a full facemask has been
replaced by that for a visor. Note: the total mass of the PRPS exceeds that stipulated
for a normal EN12941:1998 filtering device. For changes to manufacturer’s designed
duration refer to 3M Jupiter™ AFU user instructions, 3M Ref QX-3800-1080-8.
The system has additionally been tested against chemical warfare (CW) agents for
permeation resistance and for respiratory protection against standard military
challenges, similar to those defined in the NATO Respirator Triptych D/103:1991.
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