APPLICATIONS | CONTAMINANT AGENTS | FILTER |
WORKS ON THE ROAD |
- ASPHALTS AND BITUMENS |
A1 |
SPRAY VARNISHES AND ENAMELLING, ROLLER OR BRUSH VARNISHES |
- WATER VARNISHES / WATER SOLUBLE POWDER VARNISHES - VARNISHES CONTAINING SOLVENTS |
A1 P2 R |
- VARNISHES OR FINELY NEBULISED ENAMELS |
A1 P3 R |
|
- SOLVENTS |
A1 |
|
STRIPPING | - COMPOUNDS OF STRIPPING SOLVENTS OR STRIPPING AMMONIA |
ABEK1 |
BONDING AND/OR SEALING | - ADHESIVES CONTAINING SOLVENTS |
A1 |
- POLYURETHANE ADHESIVES - SEALANTS |
A1 P2 R |
|
WELDING AND BRAZING OF METALS | - GAS AND/OR WELDING VAPOURS (in poorly ventilated environments) |
ABEK1 P3 R |
- METAL DUSTS AND METAL OXIDE SMOKES |
P3 R |
|
MECHANICAL WORKINGS ON METALS (DRILLING,SMOOTHING, RIVETING, GRINDING,BRUSHING, CUTTING) |
- IRON OXIDE (RUST), METALLIC POWDERS - IRON DUSTS |
P3 R DISK |
- STAINLESS STEEL POWDERS - COPPER DUSTS, CHROMIUM |
P3 R |
|
MECHANICAL WORKINGS ON WOOD (DRILLING,SMOOTHING, RIVETING, GRINDING, BRUSHING, CUTTING) |
- SUPPLE WOODEN DUSTS |
P3 R DISK |
- VERY FINE DUSTS OF HARD WOOD |
P3 R |
|
BUILDING |
- CEMENT DUSTS, CONCRETE, STONE, CHALK, PLASTER |
P3 R DISK |
- QUARTZ |
P3 R |
|
AGRICULTURE | - HERBICIDES, PESTICIDES |
A1 P2 R |
CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE HANDLING IN NON-CONTIGUOUS AREAS |
- CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES NOT CLEARLY IDENTIFIED |
ABEK1 |
EXPOSURE TO HYDROCARBONS |
- HEXANE, ANTHRACENE, BENZENE, CYCLOHEXANE |
A1 |
BUILDING AND INDUSTRIAL CLEANING |
- HYDROCHLORIC ACID |
B1 |
PICKLING AND SURFACE TREATMENTS OF STEELS |
- HYDROCHLORIC ACID, HYDROFLUORIC ACID |
B1 |
PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY |
- HYDROGEN SULPHIDE |
B1 |
- SULFURIC ACID |
E1 |
|
DISINFECTION, PEST CONTROL, CLEANING |
- ORGANIC VAPOURS, NASTY ODOURS, DUSTS, SPORES, BACTERIA |
A1 P2 R |
EXPOSURE TO MIXED GAS DURING THE PRODUCTION PROCESSES OF: PLASTIC PRODUCTS, MEDICINAL PRODUCTS, DISINFECTANTS, VARNISHES, COLOURING AGENTS, ANIMAL FEED, FOOD, LEATHERS AND TEXTILES, FERTILIZERS |
- CHLORINE, FLUORINE, HYDROCYANIC ACID, BROMINE, IODINE, HYDROGEN SULPHIDE |
B1 |
- HYDROFLUORIC ACID, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, FORMIC ACID |
E1 |
|
- SULPHUR DIOXIDE, SULFURIC ACID |
E1 |
|
- AMMONIA |
K1 |
|
- MIXTURES OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES NOT CLEARLY IDENTIFIED |
ABEK1 |


Liquid and solid aerosol contaminants |
FFP1 |
FFP2 |
FFP3 |
Asbestos |
|
|
X |
Clay |
X |
|
|
Concrete |
|
X |
|
Calcium carbonate |
X |
|
|
Silicon carbide |
|
X |
|
Cellulose |
X |
|
|
Cement |
|
X |
|
Cotton |
X |
|
|
Chrome |
|
|
X |
Flour |
X |
|
|
Metal fume |
|
|
X |
Chalk |
|
X |
|
Black lead |
|
X |
|
Plaster |
|
X |
|
Glass wool |
|
|
X |
Hard wood |
|
|
X |
Manganese |
|
X |
|
Vegetables and mineral oils |
X |
|
|
Dust pesticides |
|
|
X |
Stone |
X |
|
|
Lead |
|
|
X |
Platinum |
|
|
X |
Flower-dust |
X |
|
|
Mineral wool dust |
|
|
X |
Metal dust |
|
X |
|
Copper |
|
|
X |
Rust |
X |
|
|
Silica |
|
|
X |
Soda |
|
X |
|
Plaster |
X |
|
|
Talc |
|
X |
|
Vanadium |
|
X |
|
Paint dust |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
This informative material simply serves as a guide and is valid only as support to choose the PPE.
It is the employer’s responsibility to make a careful assessment of the risks, in presence of harmful substances or in case of predictable risks for health and safety and consequently choose the proper device.