You walk into the wood shop and are standing by the table saw while Bob, the carpenter, is getting ready to cut some boards. "You might want to put this dust mask on," says Bob as he hands you a paper ...

Amelia Esber, Charles Keller P.C. Employers considering whether to distribute any type of face mask in the workplace should know the potential occupational safety and health implications. OSHA’s ...

The two most-common questions I hear when it comes to disposable dust masks/respirators are: “My employees wear disposable dust masks – do I have to fit test these employees?” and “How often should ...

P95 and N95 are rating classifiers for masks manufactured to keep people from inhaling dust and other small particles in ...

It’s common knowledge that there are many workplace hazards in industries like construction, mining and oil and gas engineering, but did you know that one of the most common and deadly risks is the ...

HSE, Great Britain's answer to OSHA, is encouraging the voluntary withdrawal from sale of nuisance dust masks, warning employees who work with harmful dusts should not use nuisance dust masks to ...

Public health officials in the U.S. have repeatedly said face masks are not effective at preventing the spread of COVID-19 among the general population. Yet worries about the new coronavirus have ...

To avoid breathing wildfire smoke, it's important to have the right gear. Dust masks, bandanas and damp pieces of cloth won't adequately protect you from inhaling fine particulate matter like PM2.5.

Hospitals and medical workers across the country are issuing desperate pleas for donations of respirators, to protect the doctors and nurses who are exposed to the coronavirus as they fight to save ...