3oTrimestre08 | PROTECCIÓN LABORAL 56 New Catalogues/Nuevos Catálogos masks will protect against glass fibre, plas- tic, quartz, copper and aluminium parti- cles, bacteria and microbacterium tuber- culae. Used in textile industries, handcrafts, metallurgy, mining, under- ground public works, carpentry, wood car- ving, welding, metal foundries, hospitals, laboratory and medical control services. Masks FFP2 carbon SL VO-GA offer the pro- tection of FFP2 masks, in addition to pro- tecting against organic and acid fumes, like paint, pesticides, welding acids, aceto- ne or hydrocarbons. Used in the electronic industry sector (batteries), mining, and wherever workers are exposed to sulphy- dric acid, sulphur and nitrogen oxide. And category FFP3 protects against toxic solid and liquid aerosols in concentra- tions of up to 50 times VME, in the textile industry sector, handcrafts, metallurgy, mining, underground public works, car- pentry, welding, metal cutting and foun- dries, hospitals, laboratories, medical controls, pharmaceutics, toxic waste management and battery manufacture. The category includes sanitary masks, masks protecting against fumes and gases, series 6000 3M and filters, nose and mouth masks, sari masks and filters. The above mentioned categories also include respiratory equipment such as convex masks, dolomite convex masks, fol- ding masks, vertical folding masks, sphere masks, nose and mouth masks, welding masks, sari masks, maintenance-free masks for fumes and gases, reusable masks for fumes and gases, 3-fold surgical masks, 3-fold polypropylene masks and molded masks. The catalogue shows the suitable filters for these equipments and many of those selected are 3M products. The line of nose and mouth masks is com- patible with a large variety of filters. Products are presented in general, follo- wed by a section with a more specific fact file and the respective standards. Also, packing options for each product are shown. All respiratory protection products shown on the catalogue are kept in stock. Rafael Garcia, Representative Consultant of the company, says, “The range of masks has been improved, with more choices and alternatives and the quality of products has also reached new level.