Power assisted respirator

With the HSE estimating
around 4000 asbestos related
cancer deaths in the UK each
year, Scott Health & Safety
has signalled a major technological
advance for mask
mounted powered respirators
with the launch of Phantom
Vision. The new Phantom
Vision will provide greater
comfort and ease of operation
for users in any application
requiring powered or nonpowered
full facemask protection,
claims the company.

Combining a new lithiumion
battery, long-life brushless
motor and electronics
technology with the already
popular Vision full facemask,
the new Phantom Vision is a
power assisted respirator
which can be used in a wide
variety of demanding work-
place environments including
asbestos removal and nuclear
decommissioning.

With its motor mounted
inside the facemask, Phantom
Vision is said to significantly
reduce the burden for the
user and greatly simplify the
decontamination process after
use. Utilising the specialist
features of the Vision
facemask, the Phantom is
available in three sizes
offering high levels of comfort
for the user and an unrestricted
(98%) field of view.

The new design was
developed specifically to meet
the requirements identified
during extensive consultation
with users and specifiers of
existing PAPRs.