Osman, Baderin (2023) The evaluation of filtering face pieces in Malaysia workplace according to Malaysian Standard of MS2323:2010. Masters thesis, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia.

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Abstract

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is meant to protect the safety and health of workers. PPE, including Filtering Face Piece 2 (FFP2), is subject to assessment against the legal requirements related to occupational safety and health under Malaysian law. The Occupational Safety and Health (Use and Standards of Exposure of Chemicals Hazardous to Health) Regulations 2000 (USECHH 2000), a piece of legislation under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA 1994) stipulates that all PPE must be assessed and approved prior to use. The objective of this study is to identify the factors influencing the purchase of FFP2 among Safety and Health Officers (SHO) through qualitative analysis, followed by an evaluation of the FFP2’s quality, and make recommendations for selected FFP2 based on MS2323:2010 quality criteria. Thirty FFP2 designs are selected and divided into three groups, namely cup and valveless, cup and valve, and folding without valve with an unique ID were assigned to each FFP2. The survey was conducted through a questionnaire form distributed to the SHO. Based on the findings, 390 respondents agreed that product quality and price were the two most important considerations when making a FFP2 purchase. FFP2 efficiency varies by brand and has been identified and investigated through laboratory testing according to Malaysian standard MS2323:2010. The majority of FFP2 did not meet the standard for qualitative testing, except for the brands ID 5, ID 6, ID 8, ID 14, ID 26, ID 29, and ID 30. All FFP2 brands met the requirements for quantitative testing, with the exception of penetration testing, where 10 brands with IDs 7, 9, 11, 13, 17, 19, 22, 23, 24, and 28 failed to do so. Based on the performance test, each FFP2 has been analysed and ranked according to a Likert scale. The selected FFP2 was recommended based on the highest points for each group were obtained by IDs 5, 28, 6, and 8. The results of this study will assist Malaysian employers and workers in determining the proper selection or choice of the FFP2

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