42 CFR 84.257
§ 84.257 Labeling requirements.
United States · 42 CFR — Public Health · Status: effective
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- 42 CFR 84.257, § 84.257 Labeling requirements, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/201820
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(a) A warning shall be placed on the label of each gas mask, chemical-cartridge respirator, and powered air-purifying respirator, and on the label of each canister and cartridge, alerting the wearer to the need for a fitting test in accordance with the manufacturer's facepiece fitting instructions, providing service life information, providing specific instructions for disposal, and advising that the wearer may communicate to NIOSH any difficulties that may be experienced in the design and performance of any gas mask, chemical-cartridge respirator, or powered air-purifying respirator approved under the requirements of this subpart. The service lives of respirators meeting the test requirements of this subpart shall be specified as follows:
(b) Where the service life of a respirator is approved for more than four hours, the service life for which the respirator has been approved will be specified.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.