Respiratory Protection Against Hazardous Biological Agents

ISBN-13: 9780367497002 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 170 str.

Katarzyna Majchrzycka; Malgorzata Okrasa; Justyna Szulc

Opis

The fear and threats of biological airborne hazards are a global danger throughout the world today. This text looks at the individual protection where workers might be exposed to harmful bioaerosols and ways to improve safety with good workplaces practices and protective devices.

Recenzje

"Protection against harmful bioaerosol is one of today’s major concerns. This applies both to people in and outside the work environment. In this book renowned scientists provide up-to-date and authoritative reviews of the latest scientific research and practice that has contributed to our understanding of the harmfulness of the bioaerosol and protection against it. A detailed discussion of bioaerosol protection methods and equipment as well as presenting future trends in prognostic modeling are the undeniable value of this monograph. This comprehensive book is indispensable for anyone involved in occupational and environmental hygiene, biological hazard, recognition and control in occupational and public environments."
— Bogumił Brycki, Adam Mickiewicz University

Spis treści

1. Introduction. 2. Biological Agents. 3. Principles of Biosafety in the Working Environment. 4. Personal Respiratory Protection. 5. Ways to Improve the Safety of Filtering Respiratory Protective Devices Against Bioaerosols. 6. Good Practices for the Selection and Use of Respiratory Protective Devices.