Title 42: Public Health
PART 84—APPROVAL OF RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
Subpart KK—Dust, Fume, and Mist; Pesticide; Paint Spray; Powered Air-Purifying High Efficiency Respirators and Combination Gas Masks
Tables to Subpart KK of Part 84
Table 12_Facepiece Test Requirements [42 CFR Part 84, Subpart KK]------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pressure Isoamyl acetate test Respirator types tightness --------------------------- test \1\ 84.1141 84.1142------------------------------------------------------------------------Dusts: Air Contamination Level X not less than 0.05 mg/M\3\ or 2 mppcf......................Fumes: Air Contamination Level X X not less than 0.05 mg/M\3\...Mists: Air Contamination Level X not less than 0.05 mg/M\3\ or 2 mppcf......................Dusts, Fumes, and Mists: Air X ............ X Contamination Level less than 0.05 mg/M\3\ or 2 mppcf, and radionuclides................Radon daughters............... X XAsbestos-containing dusts and X mists........................------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Test is required only where applicable.
Table 13_Air-Purifying and Powered Air-Purifying Respirator Filter Tests Required for Approval [42 CFR Part 84, Subpart KK]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Silica dust tests Respirator types ------------------------------------------ Lead fume Silica mist DOP test 84.1144 84.1145 84.1152 test 84.1146 test 84.1147 84.1151----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dusts: Air Contamination X Level not less than 0.05 mg/ M\3\ or 2 mppcf............Fumes: Air Contamination ............ ............ ............ X Level not less than 0.05 mg/ M\3\.......................Mists: Air Contamination ............ ............ ............ ............ X Level not less than 0.05 mg/ M\3\ or 2 mppcf............Dusts, Fumes, and Mists: Air ............ ............ X ............ ............ X Contamination Level less than 0.05 mg/M\3\ or 2 mppcf, and radionuclides...Radon daughters............. \1\ X ............ ............ ............ \2\ XAsbestos-containing dusts \2\ X ............ ............ ............ \3\ X and mists..................Single use dust and mist ............ \3\ X ............ ............ \3\ X respirators................----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ For resistance only.\2\ For penetration only.\3\ Test required only where applicable.
Table 14_Carbon Tetrachloride Bench Tests and Requirements for Canisters and Cartridges [42 CFR part 84, Subpart KK]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Test Minimum Type of pesticide respirator concentration Flow rate Number of life p.p.m. CCl4 l.p.m. tests minutes\1\----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Chest-mounted or back-mounted gas mask (as received)...... 20,000 64 3 12Chest-mounted or back-mounted gas mask (equilibrated)..... 20,000 32 4 12Chin-style gas mask (as received)......................... 5,000 64 3 12Chin-style gas mask (equilibrated)........................ 5,000 32 4 12Chemical Cartridge respirator (as received)............... 1,000 64 3 50Chemical cartridge respirator (equilibrated).............. 1,000 32 4 50Powered air-purifying respirator (tight-fitting facepiece, 1,000 \2\ 115 3 50 as received).............................................Powered air-purifying respirator (tight-fitting facepiece, 1,000 \2\ 115 4 25 equilibrated)............................................Powered air-purifying respirator (loose-fitting hood or 1,000 \3\ 170 3 50 helmet, as received).....................................Powered air-purifying respirator (loose-fitting hood or 1,000 \3\ 170 4 25 helmet, equilibrated)....................................----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Minimum life will be determined at 5 p.p.m. leakage.\2\ The flow rate shall be the effective flow rate of the device, but shall be not less than 115 l.p.m.\3\ The flow rate shall be the effective flow rate of the device, but shall be not less than 170 l.p.m.
