World-Class Respiratory Protective Equipment

Legionaries’ disease is caused by the microorganism legionella pneumophila. This bacterium can be found in any natural freshwater source. But the number of microorganisms is most often insufficient to cause the disease. Human built water systems are another matter.

In many workplaces respiratory protection is just one of the many factors that needs to be considered that is essential to look at from a risk assessment and safety aspect. Here we are going to look a bit closer at workplaces where there is a possibility that explosive environment can occur and how to encounter that problem from a respiratory protection point of view.

Mold is something you can find pretty much everywhere. Growth of mold and their spores can cause poor health in several work environments: lumber yards, farms and construction sites to mention a few. Symptoms like asthma and allergies are common.