Jackson Airmax Duo PAPR Welding Helmet

The Jackson Airmax Duo PAPR Welding Helmet is part of the Jackson Safety Welding PPE range.

• Rated at an ADF Optical Class 1/1/1/2.
• It has a cartridge size of 110mm x 90mm and a 92mm x 41mm viewing area.
• The DUO Welding Helmet uses Shade 9 – Shade 13 with sensitivity & delay adjustments.
• It also features a grinding mode.
• The headgear featured on the Jackson DUO Welding Helmet can be adjusted to fit comfortably on the wearer’s head.

What does the Airmax PAPR Duo offer?

• The Airmax PAPR System offers a range of features to ensure the user is protected by harmful welding fumes.
• It uses the highest protection factor of TH3 P R SL with an inward leakage max of 0.2% and an NPF of 500.
• The support belt is flame retardant and can be adjusted for a comfortable fit.  Retardant supporting belt and hose.
• The Li-ion battery takes 5 hours to re-charge and lasts up to 9 hours.
• It is lightweight and easy to operate.

The Jackson WH Duo Welding Helmet is an affordable choice to protect you and your welders from harmful fumes.

It offers high levels of protection, and features a quality welding helmet to improve the welder’s experience.

Looking for a lift front PAPR, please see the Jackson Airmax Translift Flip 455.

If a welding PAPR system is out of your price range, consider an Elipse half mask respirator designed to fit under a welding helmet with an automatic welding helmet.

How PAPRs work

PAPRs are a loose-fitting, positive pressure respirator. This provides respiratory protection by drawing in ambient air through a battery powered fan. As the air enters the unit, it goes through a filter, which prevents particulates from entering the air supply. The air is then propelled to the users breathing zone allowing them to breathe as they would normally.

Because there is air being blown into the head top, there does not need to be a complete seal between the respirator and the user, creating the positive pressure. As opposed to PAPRs, N95s are a negative pressure, tight fitting respirator that operate by creating a tight seal along the users face and ambient air is filtered through the mask material by the wearer’s lungs.

The Benefits of PAPRs

PAPRs first and foremost offer a greater level of respiratory protection over N95s. With an APF of greater than 1000 and the ability to filter up to 99.9999% of particulates down to 0.12 microns (when compared to the 95% efficiency of N95s), these are proven to provide a greater level of protection. Because of this they can be used in a wide range of both industrial and healthcare applications, to prevent serious harm.

Being a loose-fitting respirator means these do not require fit testing which is a significant cost saving to businesses. This also means that the operator is always getting the required respiratory protection even if their operator’s physical appearance changes through the growth of facial hair or through weight loss/gain.

Being positive pressure enables the user to breathe as they would normally, therefore pulmonary function testing is not required for employees. For those with underlying respiratory diseases such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, they simply cannot operate using a tight-fitting respirator for both health and compliance reasons. However, by using a PAPR this helps to support their breathing by reducing the effects of fatigue and preventing their symptoms from worsening.

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Read information on Welding Fumes from the HSE.