The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), under authorization of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, provides a testing, approval and certification program to assure that respirators used in the workplace meet the standards of 42 CFR Part 84. Since 1994, NIOSH has maintained a searchable, on line version of the Certified Equipment List.
Based on previous comments and suggestions from our stakeholders, NIOSH has updated the Certified Equipment List format in 2016. 2016 Updated Certified Equipment List. The certified equipment list is a tool to help respirator users, safety managers, industrial hygienists, and others to:
The Certified Equipment List is regularly updated as respirators are approved, made obsolete or when the status changes in any way. Enhancements to the 2016 edition include the expansion of Quick Searches to include searching by the TC (approval) number, schedule, filtering facepiece respirators only, manufacturer or brand, manufacturer of respirators with CBRN protection, facepiece type and protection. Some of the features available on the original version, such as the Prior Respirator Manufacturers Names and the definitions and terms, are still being updated by NIOSH. NIOSH welcomes your feedback on the updated version. Any comments can be directed to [email protected]
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