4oTrimestre14 | PROTECCIÓN LABORAL 81 Updated products Moldex: new 3000 Air Series, bidirectional respiratory protection for user-talker (or environment) Moldex, genuine specialist in respiratory and hearing protection, has taken another step forward in its policy of constant innovation by developing a new concept in face masks with the 3000 Air series. In addition to protecting the user from potential contaminants, the adjacent areas (and all people) are also protected from any secretions and exhalation of biological fluids. The PPE standard EN 149:2001 sets the rules for which a FFP mask must be gov- erned as to protect the wearer from envi- ronmental contaminants. When is required protecting not only the user but also to his partner from secretion and exhalation of fluids (likely to transmit bac- teria and / or viruses) masks also must meet the medical standard EN 14683:2005. Bidirectional protection In many work environments, both in the medical field and industry, protection is required in both directions (bidirection- al), as described in the previous section. For that reason, Moldex, a company com- mitted to constant innovation, has devel- oped a new series of masks that complies not only with the Personal Protection Equipment Directive 89/686/EEC, but also with the Medical Directive 93/42/ EEC. 3000 Air Series features a completely new and unique design of filter on the market that provides at least 3 times more filter- ing area than a conventional filter. This unique property allows merging two fea- tures which are difficult to combine: the high level of filtration required in a FFP mask and a very low breathing resis- tance, along with the high comfort expect- ed of a medical mask. In addition to being free of PVC, Moldex 3000 Series is available in two sizes, and users can choose between the levels of protection FFP2 and FFP3, according to the EN 149. Most of these products are also compliant with IIR category accord- ing to medical standards EN 14683 which regulates the filtration efficiency of bacte- ria (> 98%) and splash resistance. Some of the areas of greatest interest to this revolutionary development are med- ical and health activities, preventing the spread of pandemics, provision of emer- gency brigades and hygiene in the food and pharmaceutical industries. The 3000 series comes in addition to other notable development as the Moldex Compact Mask. CompactMask half-mask, light and ultra-compact CompactMask, the ultimate development of Moldex in the field of half-masks, has been awarded with the 2014 IF Design Award. Its merits: being amazingly com- pact and comfortable, in addition of being a free-maintenance piece. CompactMask, which provides professional protection against most gases, vapors and particles, breaks moulds in its product segment. Sometimes, when one thinks in Respirato- ry Protection has in mind a bulky and heavyweight half-mask with a lot of filters. The new CompactMask Moldex is an example of the opposite, highlighting how light and comfortable it may be a modern respiratory protection. The extra-flat construction with embedded gas and particles filters, has allowed the CompactMask achieving an exceptional low profile design. This condition enables the user to enjoy complete freedom of movement and excellent vision field. 69