Escape

Dräger PARAT® Escape Hoods - The New Range

Dräger as a company prides itself on "working together to improve safety". This is something we at Frontline Safety live by, so we're pleased to present a new range of escape hoods from Dräger that are designed to keep you safe.

As you'd expect, these new escape hoods have been improved and in this guide we'll show you the ways in which having them as part of your health and safety kit will keep you working safely.

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We've got links below to each new hood on our website where you'll see loads more details.

Dräger PARAT Escape Hoods - What Are the Features and Benefits? - Click to see our range

What makes the Dräger escape hoods worthy of our consideration is, in part, the fact that the company designs them in cooperation with users, focusing entirely on providing you with the fastest possible escape.

This should always be your number 1 consideration when equipping yourself and your team with escapes hoods; fast escape.

An escape hood that's easy and intuitive to use is also another huge factor to consider. Dräger's escape hoods are designed to be opened and deployed quickly and easily, with no fumbling on the part of the operator!

For example, whenever the PARAT hoods are removed from their packaging the filter plug is automatically released from the filter, which is then immediately deployed into the operating position. Straight away the hood is ready for you to don.

Once it's fitted to your head, the internal harness "self-adjusts", meaning you don't need to awkwardly fiddle with any straps. Simply open the package, pull on the hood and leave the area. It's that simple and quick.

When you've donned the escape hood, the benefit of an anti-fog visor is evident, along with the textile neck seal which will keep the hood firmly, but comfortably, in place. Couple these features with the high performance filter (see below for more details) and exhalation valve - which leads your exhaled breath out of the hood - we've got an escape hood that is easy to use, and obviously designed for your comfort.

As Dräger says, these hoods have been designed in consultation with end-users, so they really are "working together to improve safety".

What Dräger PARAT Escape Hoods Are Available? - click to see the range

It's worth noting at this stage that the new Dräger PARAT escape hoods are replacing older 4500 and C models.

The new range falls into the following categories:

Dräger PARAT 4700 range for industrial applications. These have the ABEK P3 filter which offers protection against toxic industrial, gases vapours and particles including certain levels of hydrogen sulphide, ammonia, chlorine
Dräger PARAT 5500 range for fire escape applications. Fitted to these is the CO P2 filter which offers protection against carbon monoxide
Dräger PARAT 7500 range or combined industrial and fire applications. With these you benefit from a combination of both of the above filters – ABEK CO P3

With regards to the gases each hood is designed to protect you from, get in touch with us for full details using this link.

Each of the above is available in following packs options:

Each of these new escape hoods now benefit from an extended shelf life of 16 years!

All feature the quick, intuitive escape method detailed above, but these options allow you to equip yourself, your team and your work environment with the correct hood for the applications being performed.

This is an exciting development from Dräger, and it's great for us to be able to provide you with even better and safer escape hoods, designed to keep you - and your team - working safer.

If you have any questions about the new Dräger PARAT hoods, let us know in the comments below, or talk to one of our experts using our site's LiveChat feature.