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3M
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General Respirator Selection Guide
Warning: These respirators help protect against certain dusts, fumes, mists, gases and vapours but do not eliminate exposure to or the
risk of contracting disease or infection. Misuse may result in sickness or death.
Use Limitations:
•
These respirators do not supply oxygen. Do not use when contaminant concentrations are: immediately dangerous to life and health; unknown;
above the maximum use limitations for each respirator type.
•
Do not use in atmospheres containing less than 19.5% oxygen. Do not abuse, modify or misuse any respirator. Do not use close fitting
respirators (half facepiece or full facepiece) with beards or other facial hair that prevent direct contact between the face and the respirator
sealing surface.
Note:
As air contaminant types and concentrations vary from site to site this chart is a guide only. For other materials not covered above please
call our 3M TechAssist Helpline on 0800 3M Help (0800 364 357) for expert assistance.
V = Valved
Suitable Selection
Superior Selection
1. Disposable Respirators
2. Reusable Respirators
3. Powered and Supplied
Air Respirators
9310
8710
9913V
8822
8514
6000
7000
PAPR
Airline
9310 or
9312
8710 or
8812
9913 or
9913V
9320/
9322 8822
8514
Specialty
Welding
6000 Series or 7000 Series –
All filters fit both facepieces
Powered
Air
Systems
Airline
Systems
When you are...
To protect
against...
P1 Flat
Fold
P1 Cupped
GP1
Cupped
P2 Flatfold
or Cupped
options
P2 Cupped
2125
Filters
2128
Filters
6051
5925
501
Filters
6057
5925
501
Filters
Generating
dusts – drilling,
grinding,
sanding, sawing
Dusts from
timber, cement,
masonry
Removing
lead-based
paint
Lead from
sanding or
scraping removal
Lead from heat
removal
Welding,
metal cutting,
metal pouring,
soldering
Metal fume and
smoke
Ozone Gas
Acid handling
– etching,
electroplating,
acid cleaning
Sulphur Dioxide,
Chlorine
Hydrochloric Acid
Using solvents,
degreasing,
gluing, cleaning
Organic vapours
Nuisance
level only *
Solvents
Nuisance
level only *
Spray painting
Solvent vapours
& paint spray
mist
Spraying 2 pack
(polyurethane)
paints
Isocyanates
Spraying for
weed and pest
control (not
fumigants)
Herbicides &
pesticide mists
(outdoors)
Vapour
pressure
<1.3 Pa @
25°C
Vapour
pressure
<1.3 Pa
@ 25°C
Nuisance level*
odours
* Nuisance levels are those below the Workplace Exposure Standards (refer to
search “workplace exposure standards”)
Call our 3M TechAssist Helpline on 0800 3M HELP (0800 364 357) for advice
