The pharmaceutical industry is one of the most significant working sectors for the role it plays in the manufacture of compounds or pharmaceutical drugs for use as medications. This usefulness is counterbalanced, on the other hand, by an equally high risk for workers in this sector, above all for those involved with pharmaceutical drug manufacturing who come into daily contact with chemical substances and fumes, either necessary or consequent to the production of the same drugs.
What are the risks to pharmaceutical industry workers?
The most common risk posed to the respiratory system of workers in this sector is the chemical one. In fact, prolonged and chronic contact with exhalations, fine dusts, vapours, chemical agents and synthetic preparations may cause very serious damage to the respiratory tract of workers in these environments. It may happen that workers suffer from occupational bronchitis. Furthermore, after exposure to harmful vapours, it may happen that the tissues of the workers’ airways are irritated, inflamed or sometimes even burnt, and prolonged exposure can even lead to lung cancer.
Nowadays, highly effective respiratory protective devices able to significantly reduce the risk to workers are available on the market. These devices, masks and respirators, in particular, offer respiratory protection against dangerous dusts and/or vapours present in the workplace. In addition to these respiratory protective devices, the use of other personal and collective protective equipment (such as extractor hoods, chemical hoods and personal protective equipment and clothing) help make the workplace a safe and healthy environment.
How to protect the respiratory system?
Specific respiratory protective devices are available for the protection of the respiratory system of pharmaceutical industry workers.
These consist of a facepiece, such as a helmet or face mask, connected to a battery powered blower unit equipped with filters, which conveys filtered air through a breathing tube to the inside of the facepiece. Excess and exhaled air is expelled through check valves preventing the visor from misting up. These respirators can also be used in critical environments as the positive pressure inside the respirator allows you to breathe comfortably even under stress.
The face mask is particularly ergonomic and conforms to the majority of facial sizes making it comfortable even if worn for long periods of time. The material used allows for optimal face fit.
The respirator is CE certified and complies with current occupational health and safety regulations and it is easy to decontaminate after use.
Powered air purifying respirators are very useful devices for use in the chemical/pharmaceutical sector because they enable the workers to be completely independent and work in total safety in unhealthy workplaces.
Kasco srl, provides a type of respirator, equipped with a face mask , which is particularly recommended when working in the pharmaceutical industry and in explosive environments
Mar 19 2018
What are the risks to pharmaceutical industry workers? How to protect oneself?
What are the risks to pharmaceutical industry workers?
How to protect the respiratory system?
Specific respiratory protective devices are available for the protection of the respiratory system of pharmaceutical industry workers.
These consist of a facepiece, such as a helmet or face mask, connected to a battery powered blower unit equipped with filters, which conveys filtered air through a breathing tube to the inside of the facepiece. Excess and exhaled air is expelled through check valves preventing the visor from misting up. These respirators can also be used in critical environments as the positive pressure inside the respirator allows you to breathe comfortably even under stress.
The face mask is particularly ergonomic and conforms to the majority of facial sizes making it comfortable even if worn for long periods of time. The material used allows for optimal face fit.
The respirator is CE certified and complies with current occupational health and safety regulations and it is easy to decontaminate after use.
Powered air purifying respirators are very useful devices for use in the chemical/pharmaceutical sector because they enable the workers to be completely independent and work in total safety in unhealthy workplaces.
Kasco srl, provides a type of respirator, equipped with a face mask , which is particularly recommended when working in the pharmaceutical industry and in explosive environments
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