Respirator Standards

Approved

• Interim Final Rule on Approval Tests and Standards for Air-Purifying Particulate Respirators
• Amendments to Respirator Certification Fees

Standards for Respirators with Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Protection

• Air-Purifying Escape Respirator with CBRN Protection
  • Statement of Standard for CBRN Air-Purifying Escape Respirator
  • Statement of Standard (including Figure 1, NIOSH CBRN Full Facepiece APR Mechanical Connector and Gasket)
  • Supporting Documents
• Self-Contained Escape Respirator with CBRN Protection
• Air-Purifying Respirator with CBRN Protection
  • Statement of Standard for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CRBN) Full Facepiece Air Purifying Respirator (APR)
  • Supporting Documents
• Powered Air-Purifying Respirators with CBRN Protection
  • Statement of Standard for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Powered Air-Purifying Respirators
  • Supporting Documents
• Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus with CBRN Protection
  • NFPA 1981: Standard on Open-Circuit Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) for Emergency Services (Appendix A)
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  • Statement of Standard (this is appendix A)

Standards for Respirators without Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Protection

• Open-Circuit Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
  • Federal Register Notice: Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus Remaining Service-Life Indicator Performance Requirements
• Closed-Circuit Escape Respirators
  • Federal Register Notice: Approval Tests and Standards for Closed-Circuit Escape Respirators

Standards Under Development

• Powered Air-Purifying Respirators
  A comprehensive standard for certifying Powered Air-Purifying Respirators (PAPRs) is under development. Information submitted to the dockets 008, 008A, and 010 will be considered in the context of development of conceptual standards for PAPRs, as well as updating equipment performance requirements to improve respirator user safety and health.