Part 84 — Approval of Respiratory Protective Devices
Subpart A — General Provisions
Subpart B — Application for Approval
Subpart C — Fees
Subpart D — Approval and Disapproval
- § 84.30— Certificates of approval; scope of approval.
- § 84.31— Certificates of approval; contents.
- § 84.32— Notice of disapproval.
- § 84.33— Approval labels and markings; approval of contents; use.
- § 84.34— Revocation of certificates of approval.
- § 84.35— Changes or modifications of approved respirators; issuance of modification of certificate of approval.
- § 84.36— Delivery of changed or modified approved respirator.
Subpart E — Quality Control
Subpart F — Classification of Approved Respirators; Scope of Approval; Atmospheric Hazards; Service Time
Subpart G — General Construction and Performance Requirements
- § 84.60— Construction and performance requirements; general.
- § 84.61— General construction requirements.
- § 84.62— Component parts; minimum requirements.
- § 84.63— Test requirements; general.
- § 84.64— Pretesting by applicant; approval of test methods.
- § 84.65— Conduct of examinations, inspections, and tests by the Institute; assistance by applicant; observers; recorded data; public demonstrations.
- § 84.66— Withdrawal of applications.
Subpart H — Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
- § 84.70— Self-contained breathing apparatus; description.
- § 84.71— Self-contained breathing apparatus; required components.
- § 84.72— Breathing tubes; minimum requirements.
- § 84.73— Harnesses; installation and construction; minimum requirements.
- § 84.74— Apparatus containers; minimum requirements.
- § 84.75— Half-mask facepieces, full facepieces, mouthpieces; fit; minimum requirements.
- § 84.76— Facepieces; eyepieces; minimum requirements.
- § 84.77— Inhalation and exhalation valves; minimum requirements.
- § 84.78— Head harnesses; minimum requirements.
- § 84.79— Breathing gas; minimum requirements.
- § 84.80— Interchangeability of oxygen and air prohibited.
- § 84.81— Compressed breathing gas and liquefied breathing gas containers; minimum requirements.
- § 84.82— Gas pressure gages; minimum requirements.
- § 84.83— Timers; elapsed time indicators; remaining service life indicators; minimum requirements.
- § 84.84— Hand-operated valves; minimum requirements.
- § 84.85— Breathing bags; minimum requirements.
- § 84.86— Component parts exposed to oxygen pressures; minimum requirements.
- § 84.87— Compressed gas filters; minimum requirements.
- § 84.88— Breathing bag test.
- § 84.89— Weight requirement.
- § 84.90— Breathing resistance test; inhalation.
- § 84.91— Breathing resistance test; exhalation.
- § 84.92— Exhalation valve leakage test.
- § 84.93— Gas flow test; open-circuit apparatus.
- § 84.94— Gas flow test; closed-circuit apparatus.
- § 84.95— Service time test; open-circuit apparatus.
- § 84.96— Service time test; closed-circuit apparatus.
- § 84.97— Test for carbon dioxide in inspired gas; open- and closed-circuit apparatus; maximum allowable limits.
- § 84.98— Tests during low temperature operation.
- § 84.99— Man tests; testing conditions; general requirements.
- § 84.100— Man tests 1, 2, 3, and 4; requirements.
- § 84.101— Man test 5; requirements.
- § 84.102— Man test 6; requirements.
- § 84.103— Man tests; performance requirements.
- § 84.104— Gas tightness test; minimum requirements.
Subpart I — Gas Masks
- § 84.110— Gas masks; description.
- § 84.111— Gas masks; required components.
- § 84.112— Canisters and cartridges in parallel; resistance requirements.
- § 84.113— Canisters and cartridges; color and markings; requirements.
- § 84.114— Filters used with canisters and cartridges; location; replacement.
- § 84.115— Breathing tubes; minimum requirements.
- § 84.116— Harnesses; installation and construction; minimum requirements.
- § 84.117— Gas mask containers; minimum requirements.
- § 84.118— Half-mask facepieces, full facepieces, and mouthpieces; fit; minimum requirements.
- § 84.119— Facepieces; eyepieces; minimum requirements.
- § 84.120— Inhalation and exhalation valves; minimum requirements.
- § 84.121— Head harnesses; minimum requirements.
- § 84.122— Breathing resistance test; minimum requirements.
- § 84.123— Exhalation valve leakage test.
- § 84.124— Facepiece tests; minimum requirements.
- § 84.125— Particulate tests; canisters containing particulate filters; minimum requirements.
- § 84.126— Canister bench tests; minimum requirements.
Subpart J — Supplied-Air Respirators
- § 84.130— Supplied-air respirators; description.
- § 84.131— Supplied-air respirators; required components.
- § 84.132— Breathing tubes; minimum requirements.
- § 84.133— Harnesses; installation and construction; minimum requirements.
- § 84.134— Respirator containers; minimum requirements.
- § 84.135— Half-mask facepieces, full facepieces, hoods, and helmets; fit; minimum requirements.
- § 84.136— Facepieces, hoods, and helmets; eyepieces; minimum requirements.
- § 84.137— Inhalation and exhalation valves; check valves; minimum requirements.
- § 84.138— Head harnesses; minimum requirements.
- § 84.139— Head and neck protection; supplied-air respirators; minimum requirements.
- § 84.140— Air velocity and noise levels; hoods and helmets; minimum requirements.
- § 84.141— Breathing gas; minimum requirements.
- § 84.142— Air supply source; hand-operated or motor driven air blowers; Type A supplied-air respirators; minimum requirements.
- § 84.143— Terminal fittings or chambers; Type B supplied-air respirators; minimum requirements.
- § 84.144— Hand-operated blower test; minimum requirements.
- § 84.145— Motor-operated blower test; minimum requirements.
- § 84.146— Method of measuring the power and torque required to operate blowers.
- § 84.147— Type B supplied-air respirator; minimum requirements.
- § 84.148— Type C supplied-air respirator, continuous flow class; minimum requirements.
- § 84.149— Type C supplied-air respirator, demand and pressure demand class; minimum requirements.
- § 84.150— Air-supply line tests; minimum requirements.
- § 84.151— Harness test; minimum requirements.
- § 84.152— Breathing tube test; minimum requirements.
- § 84.153— Airflow resistance test, Type A and Type AE supplied-air respirators; minimum requirements.
- § 84.154— Airflow resistance test; Type B and Type BE supplied-air respirators; minimum requirements.
- § 84.155— Airflow resistance test; Type C supplied-air respirator, continuous flow class and Type CE supplied-air respirator; minimum requirements.
- § 84.156— Airflow resistance test; Type C supplied-air respirator, demand class; minimum requirements.
- § 84.157— Airflow resistance test; Type C supplied-air respirator, pressure-demand class; minimum requirements.
- § 84.158— Exhalation valve leakage test.
- § 84.159— Man tests for gases and vapors; supplied-air respirators; general performance requirements.
- § 84.160— Man test for gases and vapors; Type A and Type AE respirators; test requirements.
- § 84.161— Man test for gases and vapors; Type B and Type BE respirators; test requirements.
- § 84.162— Man test for gases and vapors; Type C respirators, continuous-flow class and Type CE supplied-air respirators; test requirements.
- § 84.163— Man test for gases and vapors; Type C supplied-air respirators, demand and pressure-demand classes; test requirements.
Subpart K — Air-Purifying Particulate Respirators
- § 84.170— Air-purifying particulate respirators; description.
- § 84.171— Required components and attributes.
- § 84.172— Airflow resistance test.
- § 84.173— Exhalation valve leakage test.
- § 84.174— Filter efficiency level determination test—non-powered series N, R, and P filtration.
- § 84.175— Instantaneous filter efficiency level determination test—PAPR series HE, PAPR100-N, and PAPR100-P filtration.
- § 84.176— Fit test—PAPR classes HE and PAPR100.
- § 84.177— Total noise level test—PAPR classes HE and PAPR100.
- § 84.178— Breath response type, airflow resistance test—PAPR classes HE and PAPR100.
- § 84.179— Silica dust loading test—PAPR series HE filtration.
- § 84.180— Particulate loading test—PAPR series PAPR100-N and PAPR100-P filtration.
- § 84.181— Communication performance test—PAPR class PAPR100.
Subpart L — Chemical Cartridge Respirators
- § 84.190— Chemical cartridge respirators: description.
- § 84.191— Chemical cartridge respirators; required components.
- § 84.192— Cartridges in parallel; resistance requirements.
- § 84.193— Cartridges; color and markings; requirements.
- § 84.194— Filters used with chemical cartridges; location; replacement.
- § 84.195— Breathing tubes; minimum requirements.
- § 84.196— Harnesses; installation and construction; minimum requirements.
- § 84.197— Respirator containers; minimum requirements.
- § 84.198— Half-mask facepieces, full facepieces, mouthpieces, hoods, and helmets; fit; minimum requirements.
- § 84.199— Facepieces, hoods, and helmets; eyepieces; minimum requirements.
- § 84.200— Inhalation and exhalation valves; minimum requirements.
- § 84.201— Head harnesses; minimum requirements.
- § 84.202— Air velocity and noise levels; hoods and helmets; minimum requirements.
- § 84.203— Breathing resistance test; minimum requirements.
- § 84.204— Exhalation valve leakage test; minimum requirements.
- § 84.205— Facepiece test; minimum requirements.
- § 84.206— Particulate tests; respirators with filters; minimum requirements; general.
- § 84.207— Bench tests; gas and vapor tests; minimum requirements; general.
Subpart N — Special Use Respirators
- § 84.250— Vinyl chloride respirators; description.
- § 84.251— Required components.
- § 84.252— Gas masks; requirements and tests.
- § 84.253— Chemical-cartridge respirators; requirements and tests.
- § 84.254— Powered air-purifying respirators; requirements and tests.
- § 84.255— Requirements for end-of-service-life indicator.
- § 84.256— Quality control requirements.
- § 84.257— Labeling requirements.
Subpart O — Closed-Circuit Escape Respirators
- § 84.300— Closed-circuit escape respirator; description.
- § 84.301— Applicability to new and previously approved CCERs.
- § 84.302— Required components, attributes, and instructions.
- § 84.303— General testing conditions and requirements.
- § 84.304— Capacity test requirements.
- § 84.305— Performance test requirements.
- § 84.306— Wearability test requirements.
- § 84.307— Environmental treatments.
- § 84.308— Additional testing.
- § 84.309— Additional testing and requirements for dockable CCERs.
- § 84.310— Post-approval testing.
- § 84.311— Registration of CCER units upon purchase.