Safety App Of The Week

October 6, 2014 No Comments

Below is this week’s “Safety App of the Week“.  Every Monday we publish an article that reviews and rates a new workplace safety app.  Our testing is done on Apple iPads and Samsung Galaxy Tab 3s.  We rate each app from ♥ to ♥♥♥♥♥ (♥♥♥♥♥ is the best).  Prior app of the week articles are archived here.

3M™ Aura™ HD

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Official Description  

“The 3M™ Aura™ HD app is optimised for the iPad and has retina level images to take advantage of the new iPad display.  The app provides you with everything you need to know about the new 3M™ Aura™ 9300+ Particulate Respirators including a brochure, user instructions and videos demonstrating the features and benefits of the Aura™ 9300+ products.  You will also find a Respirator Selector to help you choose the appropriate product for your needs.“¹

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Thumbs Up

• cost is free
• no registration or sign in required
• easy to use
• looks great with terrific photos and graphics
• good particulate respirator fit testing video (general enough for use with any brand of particulate respirator)
• the selector tools are helpful in identifying the specific particulate respirators that best meet your specific needs
• works off-line

 

Thumbs Down

• only 3M brand particulate respirators are shown
• product information does not say what the “cost” of the product is

 

Overall Rating

• iPad/iPhone  – ♥♥♥
• Android  –  not available
• Overall – primarily of value to those who use 3M brand 9300 series particulate respirators

 

¹ Description courtesy of  iTunes

 

 

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