42 CFR 84.115
§ 84.115 Breathing tubes; minimum requirements.
United States · 42 CFR — Public Health · Status: effective
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- 42 CFR 84.115, § 84.115 Breathing tubes; minimum requirements, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/201729
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Flexible breathing tubes used in conjunction with gas masks shall be designed and constructed to prevent:
(a) Restriction of free head movement;
(b) Disturbance of the fit of facepieces or mouthpieces;
(c) Interference with the wearer's activities; and
(d) Shutoff of airflow due to kinking, or from chin or arm pressure.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.