42 CFR 84.120
§ 84.120 Inhalation and exhalation valves; minimum requirements.
United States · 42 CFR — Public Health · Status: effective
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- 42 CFR 84.120, § 84.120 Inhalation and exhalation valves; minimum requirements, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/201734
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Full text
(a) Inhalation and exhalation valves shall be provided where necessary and protected against damage and distortion.
(b) Inhalation valves shall be designed and constructed to prevent excessive exhaled air from adversely affecting cartridges, canisters, and filters.
(c) Exhalation valves shall be protected against external influence, and designed and constructed to prevent inward leakage of contaminated air.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.