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While working in industrial and commercial environments, the need for advanced respiratory protection such as the 3M Versaflo is often mandatory. These sustained protections, enhanced comfort, and superior air quality. The 3M versaflo powered air is using a highly efficient filter to filter ambient air, delivering a continuous flow of clean, breathable air to the user. This will reduce breathing resistance and improve comfort during long duty cycles.
Since 3M is a global manufacturer in personal protective equipment (PPE), the Versaflo system is an example of their commitment to worker safety. At Engweld, we are proud to stock this 3M PAPR system, designed to offer protection against a wide spectrum of airborne contaminants. By using the 3M Versaflo, professionals can work safely and comfortably in even the most challenging non-welding applications.
Unlike passive respirators, like the 3M Dust Masks & Respirators, that rely on the user's breath to draw air through a filter, a PAPR system uses a fan-driven unit to push filtered air into a headtop, hood, or face shield.
This creates positive pressure within the breathing zone, preventing contaminants from entering and providing a consistently clean air supply. The benefits include:
At the heart of 3M's non-welding PAPR range is the 3M Versaflo system. This system is designed for maximum versatility, allowing users to combine different components to suit their specific application and comfort needs. The Versaflo system typically comprises:
These lightweight, belt-mounted units house the motor, fan, and battery, drawing air through a filter and delivering it to the headtop. They often feature audible and visual alarms to signal low battery or blocked filters, ensuring continuous awareness of protection levels. There are 3 different Versaflo Turbo Units that you can choose depending on your needs, from Tr-300+ unit for dust and mist hazards environment to more powerful blowers with the Tr-600 series and the Tr-800 series for Gas and Vapour or atmospheres that could potentially be explosive.
A wide array of comfortable headtops are available, including hoods like the 3M™ S-Series Hood S-133 and helmets with the 3M™ Versaflo™ M-306 Helmet. This selection of headtops for the 3M Versaflo offer varying levels of eye, face, and head protection. From general industry hoods to robust helmets for impact resistance, Versaflo headtops are designed for a wide field of vision and ease of wear.
A range of particulate filters with P3 filters and gas/vapour cartridges with the 3M Versaflo ABE1P Filter for instance, are available, allowing the system to be tailored for protection against specific hazards, from fine dusts and mists to various gases and vapours.
The modularity of the 3M Versaflo system makes it the perfect fit for multitude of non-welding applications, including pharmaceutical manufacturing, asbestos removal, automotive finishing, chemical handling, building renovation, maintenance, woodworking and general industrial processes where high-level, comfortable respiratory protection is crucial.
Our selection of 3M Versaflo comply with UK and European safety standards such as EN 12941 for PAPR, with protection levels like TH2 or TH3. This will guarantee reliable and legally compliant respiratory protection.
For a comprehensive approach to workplace safety, consider combining advanced respiratory protection with other essential PPE. Explore our range of 3M Hearing Protection for noise reduction in a loud working environment.
