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Fitting Instructions for 3M Elastomeric
Full Face 4 Strap Respirator
Issue Date 01/01/04
Wearing your elastomeric
full face, 4 strap respirator
Fully loosen
all four head
Check the seal of your elastomeric full face, 4 strap
respirator each time you don the respirator.
1
straps. Pull hair
back with one
hand. Bring
facepiece up
to face with
other hand.
While holding
2
the facepiece
in place, pull
the straps over
your head.
1. Positive Pressure User Seal Check
Place the palm of your hand over the exhalation valve cover and
exhale gently. The facepiece should bulge slightly. If air leaks
between the face and the faceseal of the respirator, reposition it and
adjust the straps for a tighter seal. If you cannot achieve a proper
seal, do not enter the contaminated area. See your supervisor.
Tighten the two
bottom straps.
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4
2. Negative Pressure User Seal Check
Using Particulate Filters
Place your thumbs over the
center of the particulate filters
Using Cartridges
Place the palms of your hands
over the cartridges and inhale
Tighten the
two top straps.
and inhale gently. The facepiece gently. The facepiece should
should collapse slightly. If air
leaks between the face and the
faceseal of the respirator,
reposition it and adjust the
straps for a tighter seal. If you
cannot achieve a proper seal,
do not enter the contaminated
area. See your supervisor.
collapse slightly. If air leaks
between the face and the
faceseal of the respirator,
reposition it and adjust the
straps for a tighter seal. If you
cannot achieve a proper seal,
do not enter the contaminated
area. See your supervisor.
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