Title 42, Part 84 — Approval of Respiratory Protective Devices

Purpose.

Definitions.

Respirators for mine rescue or other emergency use in mines.

Application procedures.

Contents of application.

Delivery of respirators and components by applicant; requirements.

Establishment of fees.

Fee calculation.

Fee administration.

Fee revision.

Authorization for additional examinations, inspections, tests, and fees.

Certificates of approval; scope of approval.

Certificates of approval; contents.

Notice of disapproval.

Approval labels and markings; approval of contents; use.

Revocation of certificates of approval.

Changes or modifications of approved respirators; issuance of modification of certificate of approval.

Delivery of changed or modified approved respirator.

Quality control plans; filing requirements.

Quality control plans; contents.

Proposed quality control plans; approval by the Institute.

Quality control records; review by the Institute; revocation of approval.

Types of respirators to be approved; scope of approval.

Entry and escape, or escape only; classification.

Respiratory hazards; classification.

Service time; classification.

Construction and performance requirements; general.

General construction requirements.

Component parts; minimum requirements.

Test requirements; general.

Pretesting by applicant; approval of test methods.

Conduct of examinations, inspections, and tests by the Institute; assistance by applicant; observers; recorded data; public demonstrations.

Withdrawal of applications.

Self-contained breathing apparatus; description.

Self-contained breathing apparatus; required components.

Breathing tubes; minimum requirements.

Harnesses; installation and construction; minimum requirements.

Apparatus containers; minimum requirements.

Half-mask facepieces, full facepieces, mouthpieces; fit; minimum requirements.

Facepieces; eyepieces; minimum requirements.

Inhalation and exhalation valves; minimum requirements.

Head harnesses; minimum requirements.

Breathing gas; minimum requirements.

Interchangeability of oxygen and air prohibited.

Compressed breathing gas and liquefied breathing gas containers; minimum requirements.

Gas pressure gages; minimum requirements.

Timers; elapsed time indicators; remaining service life indicators; minimum requirements.

Hand-operated valves; minimum requirements.

Breathing bags; minimum requirements.

Component parts exposed to oxygen pressures; minimum requirements.

Compressed gas filters; minimum requirements.

Breathing bag test.

Weight requirement.

Breathing resistance test; inhalation.

Breathing resistance test; exhalation.

Exhalation valve leakage test.

Gas flow test; open-circuit apparatus.

Gas flow test; closed-circuit apparatus.

Service time test; open-circuit apparatus.

Service time test; closed-circuit apparatus.

Test for carbon dioxide in inspired gas; open- and closed-circuit apparatus; maximum allowable limits.

Tests during low temperature operation.

Man tests; testing conditions; general requirements.

Man tests 1, 2, 3, and 4; requirements.

Man test 5; requirements.

Man test 6; requirements.

Man tests; performance requirements.

Gas tightness test; minimum requirements.

Gas masks; description.

Gas masks; required components.

Canisters and cartridges in parallel; resistance requirements.

Canisters and cartridges; color and markings; requirements.

Filters used with canisters and cartridges; location; replacement.

Breathing tubes; minimum requirements.

Harnesses; installation and construction; minimum requirements.

Gas mask containers; minimum requirements.

Half-mask facepieces, full facepieces, and mouthpieces; fit; minimum requirements.

Facepieces; eyepieces; minimum requirements.

Inhalation and exhalation valves; minimum requirements.

Head harnesses; minimum requirements.

Breathing resistance test; minimum requirements.

Exhalation valve leakage test.

Facepiece tests; minimum requirements.

Particulate tests; canisters containing particulate filters; minimum requirements.

Canister bench tests; minimum requirements.

Supplied-air respirators; description.

Supplied-air respirators; required components.

Breathing tubes; minimum requirements.

Harnesses; installation and construction; minimum requirements.

Respirator containers; minimum requirements.

Half-mask facepieces, full facepieces, hoods, and helmets; fit; minimum requirements.

Facepieces, hoods, and helmets; eyepieces; minimum requirements.

Inhalation and exhalation valves; check valves; minimum requirements.

Head harnesses; minimum requirements.

Head and neck protection; supplied-air respirators; minimum requirements.

Air velocity and noise levels; hoods and helmets; minimum requirements.

Breathing gas; minimum requirements.

Air supply source; hand-operated or motor driven air blowers; Type A supplied-air respirators; minimum requirements.

Terminal fittings or chambers; Type B supplied-air respirators; minimum requirements.

Hand-operated blower test; minimum requirements.

Motor-operated blower test; minimum requirements.

Method of measuring the power and torque required to operate blowers.

Type B supplied-air respirator; minimum requirements.

Type C supplied-air respirator, continuous flow class; minimum requirements.

Type C supplied-air respirator, demand and pressure demand class; minimum requirements.

Air-supply line tests; minimum requirements.

Harness test; minimum requirements.

Breathing tube test; minimum requirements.

Airflow resistance test, Type A and Type AE supplied-air respirators; minimum requirements.

Airflow resistance test; Type B and Type BE supplied-air respirators; minimum requirements.

Airflow resistance test; Type C supplied-air respirator, continuous flow class and Type CE supplied-air respirator; minimum requirements.

Airflow resistance test; Type C supplied-air respirator, demand class; minimum requirements.

Airflow resistance test; Type C supplied-air respirator, pressure-demand class; minimum requirements.

Exhalation valve leakage test.

Man tests for gases and vapors; supplied-air respirators; general performance requirements.

Man test for gases and vapors; Type A and Type AE respirators; test requirements.

Man test for gases and vapors; Type B and Type BE respirators; test requirements.

Man test for gases and vapors; Type C respirators, continuous-flow class and Type CE supplied-air respirators; test requirements.

Man test for gases and vapors; Type C supplied-air respirators, demand and pressure-demand classes; test requirements.

Air-purifying particulate respirators; description.

Required components and attributes.

Airflow resistance test.

Exhalation valve leakage test.

Filter efficiency level determination test—non-powered series N, R, and P filtration.

Instantaneous filter efficiency level determination test—PAPR series HE, PAPR100-N, and PAPR100-P filtration.

Fit test—PAPR classes HE and PAPR100.

Total noise level test—PAPR classes HE and PAPR100.

Breath response type, airflow resistance test—PAPR classes HE and PAPR100.

Silica dust loading test—PAPR series HE filtration.

Particulate loading test—PAPR series PAPR100-N and PAPR100-P filtration.

Communication performance test—PAPR class PAPR100.

Chemical cartridge respirators: description.

Chemical cartridge respirators; required components.

Cartridges in parallel; resistance requirements.

Cartridges; color and markings; requirements.

Filters used with chemical cartridges; location; replacement.

Breathing tubes; minimum requirements.

Harnesses; installation and construction; minimum requirements.

Respirator containers; minimum requirements.

Half-mask facepieces, full facepieces, mouthpieces, hoods, and helmets; fit; minimum requirements.

Facepieces, hoods, and helmets; eyepieces; minimum requirements.

Inhalation and exhalation valves; minimum requirements.

Head harnesses; minimum requirements.

Air velocity and noise levels; hoods and helmets; minimum requirements.

Breathing resistance test; minimum requirements.

Exhalation valve leakage test; minimum requirements.

Facepiece test; minimum requirements.

Particulate tests; respirators with filters; minimum requirements; general.

Bench tests; gas and vapor tests; minimum requirements; general.

Vinyl chloride respirators; description.

Required components.

Gas masks; requirements and tests.

Chemical-cartridge respirators; requirements and tests.

Powered air-purifying respirators; requirements and tests.

Requirements for end-of-service-life indicator.

Quality control requirements.

Labeling requirements.

Closed-circuit escape respirator; description.

Applicability to new and previously approved CCERs.

Required components, attributes, and instructions.

General testing conditions and requirements.

Capacity test requirements.

Performance test requirements.

Wearability test requirements.

Environmental treatments.

Additional testing.

Additional testing and requirements for dockable CCERs.

Post-approval testing.

Registration of CCER units upon purchase.