42 CFR § 84.62 - Component parts; minimum requirements.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s84.62"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "42 CFR § 84.62 - Component parts; minimum requirements."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "84.62"
section_name: "Component parts; minimum requirements."
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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# 84.62 Component parts; minimum requirements.

(a) The component parts of each respirator shall be:

(1) Designed, constructed, and fitted to insure against creation of any hazard to the wearer;

(2) Assembled to permit easy access for inspection and repair of functional parts; and

(3) Assembled to permit easy access to parts which require periodic cleaning and disinfecting.

(b) Replacement parts shall be designed and constructed to permit easy installation and to maintain the effectiveness of the respirator.