The State of Respiratory Protection in Europe: Substance-Specific Regulations and the Testing Gap
Across Europe, and the world, respiratory protection requirements continue to evolve, often shaped by growing awareness of the long-term health impacts associated with hazardous inhalation exposures. In some countries, this has led to substance-specific regulations that require fit testing when respirators are used to protect against particularly well-known hazards such as asbestos or crystalline silica.…