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Eighty paint sprayers employed at Westland Aircraft Ltd's Yeovil headquarters in the manufacture of Lynx, Sea King and Commando helicopters, now have complete protection from spray mist contaminants — including the dangerous isovyanates present in polyurethane paints. The protection is provided by the use of the 3M Softcap System, which consists of a lightweight plastic cap with detachable windowed shroud and a flexible breathing tube coupled to a filtered compressed air supply.