Part 84 - Approval of Respiratory Protective Devices  


Subpart A - General Provisions
§ 84.1 - Purpose.
§ 84.2 - Definitions.
§ 84.3 - Respirators for mine rescue or other emergency use in mines.
Subpart B - Application for Approval
§ 84.10 - Application procedures.
§ 84.11 - Contents of application.
§ 84.12 - Delivery of respirators and components by applicant; requirements.
Subpart C - Fees
§ 84.20 - Establishment of fees.
§ 84.21 - Fee calculation.
§ 84.22 - Fee administration.
§ 84.23 - Fee revision.
§ 84.24 - Authorization for additional examinations, inspections, tests, and 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
§ 84.40 - Quality control plans; filing requirements.
§ 84.41 - Quality control plans; contents.
§ 84.42 - Proposed quality control plans; approval by the Institute.
§ 84.43 - Quality control records; review by the Institute; revocation of approval.
Subpart F - Classification of Approved Respirators; Scope of Approval; Atmospheric Hazards; Service Time
§ 84.50 - Types of respirators to be approved; scope of approval.
§ 84.51 - Entry and escape, or escape only; classification.
§ 84.52 - Respiratory hazards; classification.
§ 84.53 - Service time; classification.
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.
Tables to Subpart I of Part 84
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.
Table to Subpart J of Part 84
Tables to Subpart J of Part 84
Tables to Subpart J of Part 841
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.
§ 84.182 - Exhalation valve leakage test; minimum requirements.
Subpart KK - Dust, Fume, and Mist; Pesticide; Paint Spray; Powered Air-Purifying High Efficiency Respirators and Combination Gas Masks
§ 84.1100 - Scope and effective dates.
§ 84.1101 - Definitions.
§ 84.1102 - Examination, inspection and testing of complete respirator assemblies; fees.
§ 84.1103 - Approval labels and markings; approval of contents; use.
§ 84.1130 - Respirators; description.
§ 84.1131 - Respirators; required components.
§ 84.1132 - Breathing tubes; minimum requirements.
§ 84.1133 - Harnesses; installation and construction; minimum requirements.
§ 84.1134 - Respirator containers; minimum requirements.
§ 84.1135 - Half-mask facepieces, full facepieces, hoods, helmets, and mouthpieces; fit; minimum requirements.
§ 84.1136 - Facepieces, hoods, and helmets; eyepieces; minimum requirements.
§ 84.1137 - Inhalation and exhalation valves; minimum requirements.
§ 84.1138 - Head harnesses; minimum requirements.
§ 84.1139 - Air velocity and noise levels; hoods and helmets; minimum requirements.
§ 84.1140 - Dust, fume, and mist respirators; performance requirements; general.
§ 84.1141 - Isoamyl acetate tightness test; dust, fume, and mist respirators designed for respiratory protection against fumes of various metals having an air contamination level not less than 0.05 milligram per cubic meter; minimum requirements.
§ 84.1142 - Isoamyl acetate tightness test; respirators designed for respiratory protection against dusts, fumes, and mists having an air contamination level less than 0.05 milligram per cubic meter, or against radionuclides; minimum requirements.
§ 84.1143 - Dust, fume, and mist air-purifying filter tests; performance requirements; general.
§ 84.1144 - Silica dust test for dust, fume, and mist respirators; single-use or reusable filters; minimum requirements.
§ 84.1145 - Silica dust test; non-powered single-use dust respirators; minimum requirements.
§ 84.1146 - Lead fume test for dust, fume, and mist respirators; minimum requirements.
§ 84.1147 - Silica mist test for dust, fume, and mist respirators; minimum requirements.
§ 84.1148 - Tests for respirators designed for respiratory protection against more than one type of dispersoid; minimum requirements.
§ 84.1149 - Airflow resistance tests; all dust, fume, and mist respirators; minimum requirements.
§ 84.1150 - Exhalation valve leakage test; minimum requirements.
§ 84.1151 - DOP filter test; respirators designed as respiratory protection against dusts, fumes, and mists having an air contamination level less than 0.05 milligram per cubic meter and against radionuclides; minimum requirements.
§ 84.1152 - Silica dust loading test; respirators designed as protection against dusts, fumes, and mists having an air contamination level less than 0.05 milligram per cubic meter and against radionuclides; minimum requirements.
§ 84.1153 - Dust, fume, mist, and smoke tests; canister bench tests; gas masks canisters containing filters; minimum requirements.
§ 84.1154 - Canister and cartridge requirements.
§ 84.1155 - Filters used with canisters and cartridges; location; replacement.
§ 84.1156 - Pesticide respirators; performance requirements; general.
§ 84.1157 - Chemical cartridge respirators with particulate filters; performance requirements; general.
§ 84.1158 - Dust, fume, and mist tests; respirators with filters; minimum requirements; general.
Tables to Subpart KK of Part 84 - Tables to Subpart KK of Part 84
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.
Tables to Subpart L of Part 84
Subpart M - XXX
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.
§ 84.258 - Fees.
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.
Subparts P--JJ - XXX
Subparts P-JJ - [Reserved]
Appendix A to Part 84 - Annual (Fixed) Respirator Certification Fees
Appendix B to Part 84 - Application-Based Respirator Certification Fees
Tables to Subpart H of Part 84