42 C.F.R. PART 84--APPROVAL OF RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
TITLE 42--Public Health
CHAPTER I--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
SUBCHAPTER G--OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
PART 84--APPROVAL OF RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
Subpart A--GENERAL PROVISIONS
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| Respirators for mine rescue or other emergency use in mines.
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Subpart B--APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL
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| Delivery of respirators and components by applicant; requirements.
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Subpart C--FEES
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| Examination, inspection, and testing of complete respirator assemblies; fees.
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| Examination, inspection, and testing of respirator components or subassemblies; fees.
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| Unlisted fees; additional fees; payment by applicant prior to approval.
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Subpart D--APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL
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| Certificates of approval; scope of approval.
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| Certificates of approval; contents.
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| Approval labels and markings; approval of contents; use.
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| Revocation of certificates of approval.
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| Changes or modifications of approved respirators; issuance of modification of certificate of approval.
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| Delivery of changed or modified approved respirator.
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Subpart E--QUALITY CONTROL
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| Quality control plans; filing requirements.
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| Quality control plans; contents.
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| Proposed quality control plans; approval by the Institute.
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| Quality control records; review by the Institute; revocation of approval.
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Subpart F--CLASSIFICATION OF APPROVED RESPIRATORS; SCOPE OF APPROVAL; ATMOSPHERIC HAZARDS; SERVICE TIME
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| Types of respirators to be approved; scope of approval.
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| Entry and escape, or escape only; classification.
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| Respiratory hazards; classification.
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| Service time; classification.
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Subpart G--GENERAL CONSTRUCTION AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
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| Construction and performance requirements; general.
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| General construction requirements.
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| Component parts; minimum requirements.
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| Test requirements; general.
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| Pretesting by applicant; approval of test methods.
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| Conduct of examinations, inspections, and tests by the Institute; assistance by applicant; observers; recorded data; public demonstrations.
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| Withdrawal of applications; refund of fees.
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Subpart H--SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS
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| Self-contained breathing apparatus; description.
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| Self-contained breathing apparatus; required components.
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| Breathing tubes; minimum requirements.
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| Harnesses; installation and construction; minimum requirements.
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| Apparatus containers; minimum requirements.
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| Half-mask facepieces, full facepieces, mouthpieces; fit; minimum requirements.
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| Facepieces; eyepieces; minimum requirements.
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| Inhalation and exhalation valves; minimum requirements.
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| Head harnesses; minimum requirements.
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| Breathing gas; minimum requirements.
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| Interchangeability of oxygen and air prohibited.
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| Compressed breathing gas and liquefied breathing gas containers; minimum requirements.
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| Gas pressure gages; minimum requirements.
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| Timers; elapsed time indicators; remaining service life indicators; minimum requirements.
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| Hand-operated valves; minimum requirements.
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| Breathing bags; minimum requirements.
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| Component parts exposed to oxygen pressures; minimum requirements.
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| Compressed gas filters; minimum requirements.
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| Breathing resistance test; inhalation.
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| Breathing resistance test; exhalation.
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| Exhalation valve leakage test.
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| Gas flow test; open-circuit apparatus.
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| Gas flow test; closed-circuit apparatus.
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| Service time test; open-circuit apparatus.
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| Service time test; closed-circuit apparatus.
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| Test for carbon dioxide in inspired gas; open- and closed-circuit apparatus; maximum allowable limits.
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| Tests during low temperature operation.
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| Man tests; testing conditions; general requirements.
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| Man tests 1, 2, 3, and 4; requirements.
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| Man test 5; requirements.
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| Man test 6; requirements.
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| Man tests; performance requirements.
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| Gas tightness test; minimum requirements.
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Subpart I--GAS MASKS
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| Gas masks; required components.
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| Canisters and cartridges in parallel; resistance requirements.
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| Canisters and cartridges; color and markings; requirements.
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| Filters used with canisters and cartridges; location; replacement.
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| Breathing tubes; minimum requirements.
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| Harnesses; installation and construction; minimum requirements.
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| Gas mask containers; minimum requirements.
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| Half-mask facepieces, full facepieces, and mouthpieces; fit; minimum requirements.
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| Facepieces; eyepieces; minimum requirements.
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| Inhalation and exhalation valves; minimum requirements.
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| Head harnesses; minimum requirements.
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| Breathing resistance test; minimum requirements.
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| Exhalation valve leakage test.
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| Facepiece tests; minimum requirements.
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| Particulate tests; canisters containing particulate filters; minimum requirements.
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| Canister bench tests; minimum requirements.
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Subpart J--SUPPLIED-AIR RESPIRATORS
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| Supplied-air respirators; description.
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| Supplied-air respirators; required components.
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| Breathing tubes; minimum requirements.
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| Harnesses; installation and construction; minimum requirements.
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| Respirator containers; minimum requirements.
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| Half-mask facepieces, full facepieces, hoods, and helmets; fit; minimum requirements.
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| Facepieces, hoods, and helmets; eyepieces; minimum requirements.
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| Inhalation and exhalation valves; check valves; minimum requirements.
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| Head harnesses; minimum requirements.
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| Head and neck protection; supplied-air respirators; minimum requirements.
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| Air velocity and noise levels; hoods and helmets; minimum requirements.
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| Breathing gas; minimum requirements.
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| Air supply source; hand-operated or motor driven air blowers; Type A supplied-air respirators; minimum requirements.
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| Terminal fittings or chambers; Type B supplied-air respirators; minimum requirements.
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| Hand-operated blower test; minimum requirements.
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| Motor-operated blower test; minimum requirements.
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| Method of measuring the power and torque required to operate blowers.
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| Type B supplied-air respirator; minimum requirements.
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| Type C supplied-air respirator, continuous flow class; minimum requirements.
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| Type C supplied-air respirator, demand and pressure demand class; minimum requirements.
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| Air-supply line tests; minimum requirements.
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| Harness test; minimum requirements.
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| Breathing tube test; minimum requirements.
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| Airflow resistance test, Type A and Type AE supplied-air respirators; minimum requirements.
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| Airflow resistance test; Type B and Type BE supplied-air respirators; minimum requirements.
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| Airflow resistance test; Type C supplied-air respirator, continuous flow class and Type CE supplied-air respirator; minimum requirements.
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| Airflow resistance test; Type C supplied-air respirator, demand class; minimum requirements.
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| Airflow resistance test; Type C supplied-air respirator, pressure-demand class; minimum requirements.
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| Exhalation valve leakage test.
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| Man tests for gases and vapors; supplied-air respirators; general performance requirements.
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| Man test for gases and vapors; Type A and Type AE respirators; test requirements.
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| Man test for gases and vapors; Type B and Type BE respirators; test requirements.
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| Man test for gases and vapors; Type C respirators, continuous-flow class and Type CE supplied-air respirators; test requirements.
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| Man test for gases and vapors; Type C supplied-air respirators, demand and pressure-demand classes; test requirements.
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Subpart K--NON-POWERED AIR-PURIFYING PARTICULATE RESPIRATORS
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| Non-powered air-purifying particulate respirators; description.
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| Non-powered air-purifying particulate respirators; required components.
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| Breathing tubes; minimum requirements.
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| Harnesses; installation and construction; minimum requirements.
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| Respirator containers; minimum requirements.
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| Half-mask facepieces, full facepieces, hoods, helmets, and mouthpieces; fit; minimum requirements.
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| Facepieces, hoods, and helmets; eyepieces; minimum requirements.
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| Inhalation and exhalation valves; minimum requirements.
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| Head harnesses; minimum requirements.
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| Non-powered air-purifying particulate respirators; filter identification.
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| Airflow resistance tests.
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| Non-powered air-purifying particulate filter efficiency level determination.
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| Exhalation valve leakage test; minimum requirements.
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Subpart L--CHEMICAL CARTRIDGE RESPIRATORS
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| Chemical cartridge respirators: description.
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| Chemical cartridge respirators; required components.
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| Cartridges in parallel; resistance requirements.
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| Cartridges; color and markings; requirements.
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| Filters used with chemical cartridges; location; replacement.
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| Breathing tubes; minimum requirements.
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| Harnesses; installation and construction; minimum requirements.
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| Respirator containers; minimum requirements.
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| Half-mask facepieces, full facepieces, mouthpieces, hoods, and helmets; fit; minimum requirements.
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| Facepieces, hoods, and helmets; eyepieces; minimum requirements.
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| Inhalation and exhalation valves; minimum requirements.
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| Head harnesses; minimum requirements.
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| Air velocity and noise levels; hoods and helmets; minimum requirements.
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| Breathing resistance test; minimum requirements.
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| Exhalation valve leakage test; minimum requirements.
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| Facepiece test; minimum requirements.
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| Particulate tests; respirators with filters; minimum requirements; general.
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| Bench tests; gas and vapor tests; minimum requirements; general.
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Subpart M--[RESERVED]
Subpart N--SPECIAL USE RESPIRATORS
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| Vinyl chloride respirators; description.
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| Gas masks; requirements and tests.
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| Chemical-cartridge respirators; requirements and tests.
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| Powered air-purifying respirators; requirements and tests.
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| Requirements for end-of-service-life indicator.
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| Quality control requirements.
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Subparts O-JJ--[RESERVED]
Subpart KK--DUST, FUME, AND MIST; PESTICIDE; PAINT SPRAY; POWERED AIR-PURIFYING HIGH EFFICIENCY RESPIRATORS AND COMBINATION GAS MASKS
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| Scope and effective dates.
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| Examination, inspection and testing of complete respirator assemblies; fees.
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| Approval labels and markings; approval of contents; use.
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| Respirators; description.
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| Respirators; required components.
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| Breathing tubes; minimum requirements.
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| Harnesses; installation and construction; minimum requirements.
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| Respirator containers; minimum requirements.
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| Half-mask facepieces, full facepieces, hoods, helmets, and mouthpieces; fit; minimum requirements.
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| Facepieces, hoods, and helmets; eyepieces; minimum requirements.
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| Inhalation and exhalation valves; minimum requirements.
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| Head harnesses; minimum requirements.
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| Air velocity and noise levels; hoods and helmets; minimum requirements.
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| Dust, fume, and mist respirators; performance requirements; general.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| Dust, fume, and mist air-purifying filter tests; performance requirements; general.
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| Silica dust test for dust, fume, and mist respirators; single-use or reusable filters; minimum requirements.
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| Silica dust test; non-powered single-use dust respirators; minimum requirements.
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| Lead fume test for dust, fume, and mist respirators; minimum requirements.
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| Silica mist test for dust, fume, and mist respirators; minimum requirements.
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| Tests for respirators designed for respiratory protection against more than one type of dispersoid; minimum requirements.
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| Airflow resistance tests; all dust, fume, and mist respirators; minimum requirements.
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| Exhalation valve leakage test; minimum requirements.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| Dust, fume, mist, and smoke tests; canister bench tests; gas masks canisters containing filters; minimum requirements.
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| Canister and cartridge requirements.
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| Filters used with canisters and cartridges; location; replacement.
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| Pesticide respirators; performance requirements; general.
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| Chemical cartridge respirators with particulate filters; performance requirements; general.
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| Dust, fume, and mist tests; respirators with filters; minimum requirements; general.
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