We’ve written a respiratory protective equipment (RPE) guide to help you to understand why RPE is important for your safety, how to achieve compliance and a comparison of which products are available.
In this guide, you will:
- Understand what RPE is
- Find out why we should wear RPE
- Compare the different types of respiratory devices available
- Read the 4 step guide to selecting the right type of RPE
- Understand what hazardous substances are and where they’re found
- Learn why RPE is regarded as the last resort
- Find out what should you do to ensure RPE is used correctly at work
- Understand the regulations
- Learn more about face fit testing
- Be able to identify a hazard by filter type, coloured label and filter class