How hard to breathe in a full face respirator?

The breathing test is just for lung capacity as smokers have a harder time trying to pass it, but it's way harder then any respirator lol.

 

I guess it depends on how you are doing it too.

 

Employers often provide partial or 'foggy' details. Don't fall victim to that, by not asking them specifically what the terms are.
THIS IS WHERE YOU HAVE TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE, and be more forceful in getting the answers you need.
They will respect you for being smart, in striving for specific answers, rather than just a silent stooge that jumps into a job not knowing details.

Ask them to clarify AGAIN, and for them to be as specific as possible. Don't settle on any foggy answer.
If they continue to be 'foggy' or evasive, that alone is a red flag, so expect the worst in that case.

 

I agree, You've got to know what you're hauling for safety and legal reasons. Ask that you would want to see the "Safety Data Sheet" that goes along with the product. If he looks at you crazy then you should politely return with a saying that it's required by law that he has one. If he still is ignorant to the law just tell him to look it up in the OSHA law book, that should keep him busy for a day or two. To get down to the reality of the fact every hazardous material must have shipping papers that go along with the shipment. Ask to see some shipping papers or maybe a copy. If you need a book to check some of the info you can use CFR 49 Transportation parts 100 to 177. That's the legal document but J.J. Keller has made most all of the regulations simple to follow. Just go into a truck stop or ask someone that is hauling some hazmat. BUT whatever you do- DO NOT SAY YOU'LL HAUL ANYTHING. I would never hire a driver that would blindly say he or she would pull a load. NEVER.

 

Well 25% it depends if they pay detention as some of these chemical loads take hours to unload especially if you have to suit up.

 

except your sister?

 

I recently gave up working on overhead cranes where wearing a full faced respirator was required on some of them. Kennecott Utah Copper Mines Smelter plant crane was the worst. Climb 22 flights of stairs in 180° heat. And the crane was always inevitably broke down directly over the blast furnace, which runs at a rather mild 4,900° farenheit. Because of the close proximity to the furnace, Hydrogen Sulphide was always heavy, so a full faced was required. Best thing I can tell ya is, once you get a whiff of some H2S, wearing a respirator becomes rather easy, even in the worst conditions!

 

I hope you got paid very well because who knows what H2S will do to your body later on in life. I worked with nuclear materials in weapons years ago in the service and they told us many stories. Some of the effects are now starting to show up. At least I have someone in VA that knows the problems and has rated me if that makes any difference now. Most doctors don't know what I'm talking about when it comes to tritium, uranium, and plutonium. Make sure all your time is documented if you can.