National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL)
Respiratory Protection, where to begin —
Is your respirator NIOSH approved?
New! NIOSH ownership of respirator certification marks
Counterfeit respirators are products that are falsely marketed and sold as being NIOSH approved and may not be capable of providing appropriate respiratory protection to workers.
List of NIOSH-approved Filtering Facepiece Respirators
Check out the updated NIOSH Certified Equipment List. This NIOSH tool can be used to find NIOSH Approved® respirators. The updated version is reformatted and includes quick searches for identifying respirators of current interest. NIOSH encourages users to update their bookmarks to point to the new Certified Equipment List page.
This booklet provides an overview of the NIOSH approval process and the application package requirements to address the most frequently asked questions, deter inappropriate applications, and better prepare potential NIOSH approval holders for the application process. View publication 2023-132
- NIOSH Science Blog – Respiratory Protection Week 2023: Filling in the Gaps
- Infographic – Understanding Your Elastomeric Respirator
- CA 2023-1064 – Effective Immediately: Voluntary Rescission of one Air Filtration Solutions Ltd. Approval
- CA 2023-1063 – Effective Immediately — Voluntary Rescission of one Merilogy Inc. Approval
- CA 2023-1062 – Information and Responsibilities of NIOSH Approval Holders for Nonconforming Respirator Investigations (NRIs)
- CA 2023-1061 – Effective Immediately — NIOSH Respirator Approval Program Returns to Conventional Operations. This notice supersedes NIOSH CA 2022-1040.
- CA 2023-1060 – Effective Immediately — Voluntary Rescission of Honeywell International Inc. Approval
Additional Key Resources
Personal Protective Equipment Key Resources
- NIOSH 42 CFR Part 84, Approval of Respiratory Protective Device
- Letters to Respirator Manufacturers and Interested Parties
- NPPTL Participation in Standard Development Committees
- Respiratory Protection Videos
- PPE CASE Notes
- Personal Protective Equipment Blogs
- Respirator Blogs
- MultiVapor™ Application
- NIOSH Respiratory Protection Week 2023
- NIOSH Publications
- Trending Resources
- NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
N95 and NIOSH Approved are certification marks of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) registered in the United States and several international jurisdictions.