Through decades of global crisis & emergencies, 3M has been on the frontlines offering supportwith the 3M Breathe Easy PAPR. From preparation to clean-up, 3M's leading personal protective equipment has helped protect first receivers from some of the worst environments imaginable. 3M continues to be a safety leader before, during, and after world crises. Through decades of global emergencies, 3M has been there.
A CBRN PAPR is used as a defense in the result of a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear warfare attack. The CBRN unit offers passive protection, contamition avoidance, and mitigation. In the United States there is a whole department within FEMA called theChemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Office,that oversees our CBRN response. Even in peactime the department handles these situations, that can range from mass destruction incidents, to spills or fires involving HAZMATs, to accidents involving radiological/nuclear materials.