APRs & Cartridges

Beginning Sept. 4, workers will have the option to use full-face air-purifying respirators (FFAPRs) equipped with filter cartridges for low-hazard, non-waste-disturbing work at Hanford’s AN double-shell tank farm. Offering workers the option to use of FFAPRs in the AN double shell tank farm is the […]

Starting today, some workers in the AP tank farm will have the option to use full-face air-purifying respirators (FFAPRs) equipped with filter cartridges for low-hazard non-waste-disturbing work in the AP tank farm. [pdf-embedder url=”https://hanfordvapors.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Vapors-Weekly-Update-6-12-18.pdf” title=”Vapors Weekly Update 6-12-18″]

Respirator use in AP Farm; TCH article highlighting Senate bill protecting worker health; TCH article highlighting delay in vapors lawsuit; dates and times for next CVST meeting. [pdf-embedder url=”https://hanfordvapors.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Vapors-Weekly-Update-2-15-18.pdf” title=”Vapors Weekly Update 2-15-18″]  

Using an air-line breathing system inside the tank farms can be a beneficial, but limited, alternative for workers wearing self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) in specific work activities, based on recent worker evaluations. [pdf-embedder url=”https://hanfordvapors.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Vapors-Weekly-Update-1-17-18.pdf” title=”Vapors Weekly Update 1-17-18″]

Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) and the Hanford Atomic Metal Trades Council (HAMTC) have agreed to allow use of full-face air-purifying respirators (FFAPRs) in Hanford’s SY Farm for some work, which is consistent with a 2016 Memorandum of Agreement. [pdf-embedder url=”https://hanfordvapors.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Vapors-Weekly-Update-12-13-17-update.pdf” title=”Vapors-Weekly-Update-12-13-17 update”]  

Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) and the Hanford Atomic Metal Trades Council (HAMTC) have jointly agreed to allow use of full-face air-purifying respirators (FFAPRs) in Hanford’s SY Farm for specific work evolutions. The decision is consistent with the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for use of […]

Washington River Protection Solutions is committed to providing timely information about chemical vapors at Hanford’s tank farms. Read the latest installment in a series of weekly updates. This week’s topics: two SCBA units chosen to undergo field tests and opportunities for employee engagement. [pdf-embedder url=”https://hanfordvapors.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Vapors-Weekly-Update-6-8-17.pdf” […]

Washington River Protection Solutions is committed to providing timely information about chemical vapors at Hanford’s tank farms. Read the latest installment in a series of weekly updates. This week’s topics: use of air-purifying respirators in AP Farm, Hanford to conduct virtual state-of-the-site meeting, odors reported at […]