Respirator for Full Beard

[KChunter71]

This one might be a contender as well. I might have to make a "beard bun" to keep things inside the mask.

Powercap Active IP Respirator

Lightweight and more balanced on the head than its competitors. The Powercap is the lightest head mounted PAPR in the World with over 8,000 sold in the USA. This PAPR is the go to product for professional woodturners and hobbyists, chimney sweeps, allergy sufferers, and others that need the best ...

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I wouldn't trust my lungs with this device. True PAPR's are much more expensive.

https://multimedia.3m.com/mws/media/981474O/3m-asbestos-safety-solutions-brochure-pdf.pdf

3m are the ones I use, but it's for airborne diseases. Not asbestos

It's your lungs. But I've seen directly what asbestos will do to healthy lungs

 

[SandyCreek]

Gotta shave.. sorry. I shave anytime I even have to wear any beard nets at good grade facilities. It’s too annoying to deal with

 

[KBC]

Find a job you don’t have to be around asbestos.

 

[cnelk]

Yep. I’ve Been certified to remove asbestos back in the day. Gotta shave.

Manscape that face!

 

[SonnyDay]

Depending on the respirator, you may have an opportunity to pare things back to a sweet porn-stache…

 

[grfox92]

You need to be covered head to toe or you will be bringing asbestos home on your clothing. I do construction and refuse to do anything with asbestos.

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[KChunter71]

Zappa it my cut

 

[treillw]

Find a job you don’t have to be around asbestos.

Asbestos is in a lot more places than you think. I'm not working directly with it, messing with it, or removing it.

Just inspecting structures that may contain it.

It's probably all over that grungy hotel that you stayed in last year in the middle of nowhere. Might have been in your school. In your parents/grand parents house, etc, etc.

 

[49ereric]

Asbestos is in a lot more places than you think. I'm not working directly with it, messing with it, or removing it.

Just inspecting structures that may contain it.

It's probably all over that grungy hotel that you stayed in last year in the middle of nowhere. Might have been in your school. In your parents/grand parents house, etc, etc.

It is in some rocks and soil naturally in small amounts.
almost asked the safety hand on a pipeline job what the asbestos count/million was in the rock in PA as the excavators clawed away at water crossings where the blasting crew didn’t go deep enough clouds of dust.
firgured they’d get my money real quick so I didn’t

 

[TheGDog]

A friend of the family who did A/C work for years mentioned that he carried a spray bottle of water with him when he'd occasionally have to handle removing asbestos-wrapped air ducting. Said the key is making sure it's all spritzed-down with enough of a spray of water so that the water holds-down potential fraying fibers with the water's surface-tension and prevents asbestos fibers from becoming airborne (of course, together with wearing a hockey-pucks respirator mask).

This was part of his response in regards to the question of what would I have to do in order to remove asbestos wrapped ducting myself?

He went on to say you have to immediately wrap the ducting pieces in plastic sheeting and tape them up closed or contractor trashbags and tape them up closed, then you have to find a dump site certified to receive that kind of waste. AND... he added that you should do the hauling it away at a point in time when your neighbors are not home so they won't be able to freak about you handling that material and them fretting about possible fibers invading their space and the resultant potential mesothelioma threat. Just a buncha bad noise you'd want to avoid in that regard.

In general, the consensus is, in regards to air-ducting wrapped in asbestos for insulating, that as long as it's not frayed, better to just leave it alone.

 

[Mojave]

Look into a PAPR, supplied air respirator.

I am a professional Safety and Occupational Health person. A PAPR is your only option.

May not be legal for your industry. Or state.

OSHA Issues Temporary Guidance on PAPR Enforcement - EHS Daily Advisor

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued temporary guidance on enforcement of initial and annual fit-testing requirements in the Respiratory Protection standard for Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPRs). Enforcement discretion is limited to healthcare personnel or...

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Use of powered-air purifying respirators (PAPR) for welding operations and assigned protection factor | Occupational Safety and Health Administration

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The only reason I will give an employee a PAPR is if I can't get a mask fit on them, because their face is shaped like a banana or a orange.

 

[Rob960]

Go with a 3m Versaflo PAPR. No need to shave or fit test.

 

[cnelk]

Asbestos is in a lot more places than you think. I'm not working directly with it, messing with it, or removing it.

Just inspecting structures that may contain it.

It's probably all over that grungy hotel that you stayed in last year in the middle of nowhere. Might have been in your school. In your parents/grand parents house, etc, etc.

Asbestos is actually a great product. Just because something contains asbestos doesnt mean its bad.

Its when it becomes 'friable' [when it becomes disturbed and airborne] is what you dont want.
Thats why using water to mist anything your working on, then it becomes 'non-friable'. Then place items in a plastic bag, seal and dispose of.

And yes, you wouldnt believe all the stuff that contains asbestos - trace amount or otherwise.

 

[treillw]

Coming from the medical side of things, I'm a nurse.
My last ED job was just as the covid panic was setting in, so about 2 years ago.
The hospital bought us these sweet 3m respirators, we could keep. I'll have to get a part number for you.
As beards are the style, we had a lot of young nurses sporting the facial hair. This place I worked for had a sophisticated mask/facial fit testing system that picked up any leak. These boys all seemed to pass with their rugged man faces.
I don't do beards as when I do. I look 10 years older and at 54 I don't need that! lol
We also had the papr system, and these motorcycle helmets with a belt that had a hose and connected to the helmet.
Back when I was a firefighter, that was the rule, no facial hair per every alphabet organization. Excpet the vollies, they all grew beards and loved to fight what we fear, beards and all.

Hey Tony,

Would you still be able to look into that respirator part number? I'd be interested to see what it is!

Thanks!