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Breathing apparatus |
Domain: Health and safety at work => Preventive measures => Personal protective equipment
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| Grammatical category: | Noun phrase |
| Grammar notes: | Uncountable |
| Definition: | Device intended to protect the respiratory system from inhalation of hazardous atmospheres. A respirator that removes contaminants from the ambient air is called an air-purifying respirator. A respirator that provides air from a source other than the surrounding atmosphere is an atmosphere-supplying respirator. |
| Definition source: | NIOSH Guide to Industrial Respiratory Protection |
| European legislation: | Directives 89/656/EEC, 89/686/EEC |
| British legislation: | The Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 2002 |
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| Synonyms: | Respirator |
| Variants: | BA |
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