Supplied Air Respirators(SAR)

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is working to develop appropriate standards and test procedures for respiratory devices used to protect workers in hazardous environments. NIOSH has initiated a program to update portions of Title 42 Code of Federal Regulations Part 84 (42 CFR Part 84) to promote improved performance and reliability of supplied-air respirators (SAR).

This docket collects public comments related to the development of new, comprehensive standards for certifying SAR. Information submitted to the docket will be considered in the context of development of conceptual standards for SAR, as well as updating equipment performance requirements to improve respirator user safety and health.

Meeting held at the Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh Int’l Airport on September 17, 2009

Pre-meeting Information

Notice; 74 FR 28509; Notice of public meeting to discuss NIOSH’s respirator standards development efforts – 6/16/09 [PDF - 1.67 MB]

Abbreviated draft preamble for 42 CFR Part 84 Subpart J: Supplied-Air Respirators dated 8/10/09 [PDF - 10,421 KB]

Meeting Information

On-site meeting registration – 9/17/09 [PDF - 2,463 KB]

Registration to attend meeting via audio conferencing – 9/17/09 [PDF - 688 KB]

Overview presentation – 9/17/09 [PDF - 1,491 KB]

Presentation by Szalajda (NIOSH) entitled "Supplied Air Respirators" – 9/17/09 [PDF - 158 KB]

Presentation by Hoffman (NIOSH) entitled "Supplied-Air Respirator (SAR) Airsource Systems" – 9/17/09 [PDF - 6,554 KB]

Presentation by Walbert (NIOSH) entitled "New CO₂ Dead Space Test System Final Correlation Test Results" – 9/17/09 [PDF - 6,550 KB]

Presentation by Palcic (NIOSH) entitled "Supplied-Air Respirator (SAR) Conceptual Standard" – 9/17/09 [PDF - 12,638 KB]

Presentation entitled "Supplied-Air Respirator (SAR) Panel Discussion:" -- 9/17/09 [PDF - 3,607 KB]

Presentation by Szalajda (NIOSH) entitled "Respirator Standards Development Public Meeting, Wrap-Up" – 9/17/09 [PDF - 795 KB]

Transcript of meeting – 9/17/09 [PDF - 48,969 KB]

Submissions in Order of Receipt

Submission to NIOSH Docket from Will Antunes (Structural Composites Industries (SCI)) – 10/15/09 [PDF - 154 KB]

Submission to NIOSH Docket from Heather Farrer (Savannah River Nuclear Solutions) – 10/15/09 [PDF - 657 KB]

Submission to NIOSH Docket from Amy Bruecks (City Carbonic Sales & Service) – 10/16/09 [PDF - 148 KB]

Submission to NIOSH Docket from Gary Smith (Ammonia Safety & Training Institute) – 10/16/09 [PDF - 4,351 KB]

Submission to NIOSH Docket from James Feehan (NEFEA) – 10/16/09 [PDF - 254 KB]

Submission to NIOSH Docket from Alan Gastler (Fire Pro LLC) – 10/16/09 [PDF - 449 KB]

Submission to NIOSH Docket from Chris Eason (Staubli Corporation) – 10/16/09 [PDF - 1,741 KB]

Submission to NIOSH Docket from Fred Windisch (Ponderosa Fire Department) – 10/16/09 [PDF - 470 KB]

Submission to NIOSH Docket from Gary Dreyer (Crockery Twp. Fire) – 10/16/09 [PDF - 1,411 KB]

Submission to NIOSH Docket from Richard Nickels (Hydro-Stat Inc.) – 1017/09 [PDF - 453 KB]

Submission to NIOSH Docket from Joe Nelson (Super Can Industries, Inc.) – 10/18/09 [PDF - 508 KB]

Submission to NIOSH Docket from Jerry Pfister (Cass Career Center) – 10/19/09 [PDF - 216 KB]

Submission to NIOSH Docket from Gary Sacco (New Gloucester Fire & Rescue Department) – 10/19/09 [PDF - 522 KB]

Submission to NIOSH Docket from Wes Sweatmon (Crane Hill Fire Department) – 10/19/09 [PDF - 284 KB]

Submission to NIOSH Docket from Jeff Guttshall (Mine Safety Appliances Co. (MSA))- 10/19/09 [PDF - 935 KB]

Submission to NIOSH Docket from Robert Weber (3M) – 10/19/09 [PDF - 4,117 KB]

Submission to NIOSH Docket from Daniel Shipp (ISEA) – 10/19/09 [PDF - 717 KB]

Submission to NIOSH Docket from Robert Beck (Structural Composition Industries (SCI)) – 10/19/09 [PDF - 1,648 KB]

Submission to NIOSH Docket from David Angelico (Air Systems International, Inc.) – 10/19/09 [PDF - 1,011 KB]

Submission to NIOSH Docket from Private Person – 10/19/09 [PDF - 202 KB]

Submission to NIOSH Docket from David Hines (Wilmington Fire Department) – 10/22/09 [PDF - 473 KB]

Submission to NIOSH Docket from Scott Dennett (Dixfield Fire Company) – 10/29/09 [PDF - 436 KB]

Submission to NIOSH Docket from Danny Southard (Athens Fire/Rescue) – 11/2/09 [PDF - 318 KB]

Submission to NIOSH Docket from Bob Sell (Drager Safety, Inc.) – 11/13/09 [PDF - 5,218 KB]

Submission to NIOSH Docket from Alyx Fier (True North LLC) – 11/19/09 [PDF - 1,050 KB]