Approval Tests and Standards for Combination Unit Respirators

The Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) proposed regulatory requirements that would be used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to test and approve combination unit respirators. This rulemaking would establish a new class of respiratory protective device, combination unit respirators (CURs), by incorporating by reference the performance requirements established in the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) voluntary consensus standard NFPA 1987, Standard on Combination Unit Respirator Systems for Tactical and Technical Operations.

To view the notice of proposed rulemaking and related materials, visit https://www.regulations.gov  and enter CDC-2024-0005 in the search field and click “Search.”