Best Mask For Welding Fumes. Whilst the seal on the convex shaped front cover lens prevents ingress of gas fumes dust and grinding particles for greater wearer safety. This respirator class has an APF of 10 and the PEL for hexavalent chromium is 5 micrograms per cubic meter µgm3.
The latest range of Optrel PAPR welding and grinding head tops have a sophisticated inner mask. Welder whose highest exposure is 25 micrograms per cubic meter µgm3 of hexavalent chromium as an 8-hour average. Above recommended levels of manganese can affect the central nervous system resulting in irreversible coordination problems difficulty speaking and tremors in the arms and legs.
There are more than 80 different types of welding applications.
Use an FFP3 disposable mask or half-mask with P3 filter for work of up to an hour. Breathing metal fumes can lead to a condition called metal fume fever and other even more serious health effects. This respirator class has an APF of 10 and the PEL for hexavalent chromium is 5 micrograms per cubic meter µgm3. However theyre not to protect you from vapors and gases.