We recommend powered air respirators with ABEK + P3 cartridges and carbon monoxide gas detectors as the minimum
requirement for people who have to work inside biomass-fired power plant boilers. The worker should also use a gas detector because carbon monoxide can pass through ABEK + P3 cartridges. Compressed air breathing apparatus is the best form of protectionfor the most demanding work phases inside boilers in biomassfired
power plants. Gases such as carbon monoxide are mentioned in this article, because gases (VOCs, and PAHs) and their exposureassociated health risks are also present inside boilers, and workers need to protect themselves against these. The exposure-associated health risks of gases, VOCs, and PAHs are presented in our previous
article
in this article, because gases (VOCs, and PAHs) and their exposureassociated
health risks are also present inside boilers, and workers
need to protect themselves against these. The exposure-associated
health risks of gases, VOCs, and PAHs are presented in our previous
article (Jumpponen et al., 2013).