Avon Protection Systems

Powered Air Purifying Respirators

Military, police, firemen, and miners work in unusually perilous conditions—these are environments where the available oxygen can quickly become dangerous to breathe. Humanfactors developed a series of PAPR concepts (powered air purifying respirators) for Avon Protection Systems that would provide seamlessly integrated auxiliary breathing for first responders. Drawing attention away from a first responder’s immediate duties can be life-threatening—it was imperative that Humanfactors not only integrate the PAPR system to their existing additional equipment, but the heads-up display, filter manifold controls, hydration chamber, and oxygen release mechanisms had to provide the comfort, convenience, and control of an intuitive second skin.