Development of a new classification of re-sources individual respiratory protection

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to develop a new classification of personal respiratory protective equipment (PPE), which will contribute to their qualitative selection for appropriate production conditions of use, taking into account the assessment of occupational risks (hereinafter - OR). An analysis of the legislation of Ukraine, the European Union and other countries of the world in relation to the used classifications of PPE was carried out. It was established that the existing classification systems are outdated and do not meet the requirements for their selection based on the assessment of OR. An analysis of publications related to this problem was carried out, and proposed ways of improving the existing classification systems were considered, taking into account normative documents regarding the minimum provision of PPE for employees of various industries. By means of system analysis, the weakest points in the existing classification systems of the countries of the world have been identified. Weaknesses of the PPE classification set out in the ISO/TS 16973 standard are considered. A new approach to the PPE classification is proposed, developed taking into account international standards and generally accepted approaches in other countries, taking into account the requirements for the assessment of PPE. The main difference of the new classification is the division of PPE on the basis of common characteristics, which makes it possible to distinguish certain departments, subdivisions, groups, subgroups, species, subspecies and varieties, which will fully cover all their structural features. This allows you to clearly develop a sequence of actions when choosing them and clearly understand the structural interaction between different groups and determine the degree of branching of possible options. The developed classification is the first attempt in the distribution of all existing PPE according to a clear hierarchical order of subordination of lower links to higher ones, starting with the department - filtering PPE and ending with the variety - according to the degree of perfection of the design of filtering respirators or/and their components in relation to physiological requirements