42 CFR § 84.206 - Particulate tests; respirators with filters; minimum requirements; general.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s84.206"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "42 CFR § 84.206 - Particulate tests; respirators with filters; minimum requirements; general."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "84.206"
section_name: "Particulate tests; respirators with filters; minimum requirements; general."
chapter_name: "PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "G"
subchapter_name: "OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES"
part_number: "84"
part_name: "APPROVAL OF RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "29 U.S.C. 651 30 U.S.C. 3, 5, 7, 811, 842(h), 844."
regulatory_source: "60 FR 30355, June 8, 1995, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "84"
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# 84.206 Particulate tests; respirators with filters; minimum requirements; general.
(a) Three respirators with cartridges containing, or having attached to them, filters for protection against particulates will be tested in accordance with the provisions of § 84.207.
(b) In addition to the test requirements set forth in paragraph (a) of this section, three such respirators will be tested, as appropriate, in accordance with the provisions of §§ 84.170 through 84.181; however, the maximum allowable resistance of complete particulate, and gas, vapor, or gas and vapor chemical cartridge respirators shall not exceed the maximum allowable limits set forth in § 84.203.
[60 FR 30355, June 8, 1995, as amended at 85 FR 20607, Apr. 14, 2020]