Respiratory Protective Equipment

The atmosphere of the workplace may contain harmful dusts, mists, fumes, gases or micro-organisms which could put employees’ health at risk in the short or long term. Employers should always aim to prevent atmospheric contamination by accepted engineering controls (eg enclosure, confined spaces, ventilation, substitution of hazardous materials). If prevention is not feasible or cannot be implemented whilst the work is being carried out then RPE may be required.

RPE consists of respiratory protective equipment and tight-fitting masks which can either be powered or non-powered. Powered respirators use an internal motor to pass air through the filters, giving a supply of breathing-quality air. Non-powered RPE is used when there is a sufficient supply of clean air available, usually from an independent source (eg compressed air cylinder or air compressor). Tight-fitting facepieces (often referred to as masks) rely on a good seal with the wearer’s face. These can be non-powered or powered and include filtering facepieces, half and full masks.

How to Choose the Right Respiratory Protective Equipment for Your Workplace

A face fit test should be carried out for all tight-fitting atmosphere-supplying and powered respiratory protection equipment. This is because facial anthropometric dimensions vary between males and females, and also between racial/ethnic groups. Standard ISO/TS 16976-2 Respiratory protective devices – Human factors – Part 2: Anthropometrics provides information on face mask fitting and the design of a respirator to take these differences into account.

Before an employee wears a specific RPE they must be trained in how to use it and must pass a written examination on the suitability of the device for their particular needs. They must also be provided with an end-of-service-life indicator or a means of warning the employee when their respirator is approaching saturation and should be replaced.…

February 4, 2025

Scan Files For Malware Threats Using API

If you’re looking for a way to scan files for malware threats using API, there are a few options out there. One popular option is VirusTotal, which can be used to check for the presence of viruses, ransomware, trojans, spyware and more in individual files. However, this service has some limitations: it only checks for malicious content at the file level, but not the contents of web pages or email attachments.

Scan files for malware threats using API is Microsoft’s own antivirus software. The Microsoft Defender Antivirus Scan API can be used to perform a manual scanning of files or URLs, and returns the results via an JSON object. However, this API has some rate limits: it can only make 100 calls per minute and 1500 calls per hour.

A third option is to use a cloud function that can scan files for malware threats. The Cloud Function “WildFire Verdict Checker” can be used to scan a file by passing the MD5 hash into the function along with the API key. The function will then upload the MD5 hash into the WildFire system and then check for a verdict within 60 seconds. If a verdict is returned it will be stored in the WildFire system and then available for other services to query.

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The last option is to use a solution that can perform data sanitization on the file level. This can be very useful in platforms that rely on user-generated content, such as file uploads or importing data from external sources. This is because most malware detection solutions rely on detection, but data sanitization takes the attack vector out of play. For example, our solution Metadefender will obfuscate the credit card number embedded in an image file so that it isn’t visible to attackers.…

February 2, 2025