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  • noun Plural form of respirator.

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Examples

  • But as recently as last week, workers said BP told them not to wear them because having guys in respirators would make for bad photos.

    Peter Lehner: Gulf Fishermen Five Months Later: Still Bearing the Brunt of BP's Oil Disaster Peter Lehner 2010

  • But as recently as last week, workers said BP told them not to wear them because having guys in respirators would make for bad photos.

    Peter Lehner: Gulf Fishermen Five Months Later: Still Bearing the Brunt of BP's Oil Disaster Peter Lehner 2010

  • DENVER Amy Ford's baby girl was just learning to crawl last year when men in respirators and hazardous materials suits showed up at the family's suburban home to tear out the yard.

    USATODAY.com - Pollution cleanups pit Pentagon against regulators 2004

  • The contract between the National Paint and Coatings Association, a trade group, and 49 state attorneys general says that paint makers will put lead paint warning labels on paint cans, provide free nationwide training in safely removing lead paint, and offer discounts on paint cleanup equipment, such as respirators and vacuum filters.

    Get the Lead Out! Lead Paint Poisoning 2006

  • All sorts of absurd instruments of torture, in the form of "respirators" to tie over the mouth and nose and "keep out the fog," are invented, and those who have the slightest tendency to bronchial or lung disturbances are warned upon pain of their life to wrap up their mouths whenever they go out-of-doors.

    Preventable Diseases Woods Hutchinson 1896

  • In the years following the disaster, there were new regulations for periodical mine inspections to sample the coal dust to make sure it doesn't exceed certain levels and to make sure that protective equipment such as respirators were being provided.

    NPR Topics: News 2010

  • In the years following the disaster, there were new regulations for periodical mine inspections to sample the coal dust to make sure it doesn't exceed certain levels and to make sure that protective equipment such as respirators were being provided.

    NPR Topics: News 2010

  • Many of these children have complicated needs that require careful monitoring and a wide variety of medical interventions such as respirators, oxygen, suction machines, and therapies.

    WebWire | Recent Headlines 2009

  • Provide health care workers sufficient emergency supplies such as respirators and personal protective equipment.

    Blisstree 2009

  • Provides guidance and recommendations on infection control in the workplace, including information on engineering controls, work practices, and personal protective equipment, such as respirators and surgical masks.

    Avian Flu Diary 2009

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