Respirator User Notices Issued by Manufacturers
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User Notice – a written notice provided to inform users of a condition or risk that may exist with a NIOSH-certified product.
NIOSH has reviewed and concurs with the facts in the user notice as of the date indicated on the NIOSH website.
Disclaimer: Links to non-Federal organizations do not constitute an endorsement of these organizations, their products, or programs by NIOSH and none should be inferred. NIOSH is not responsible for the content of the individual organization web pages found at these links. They are provided solely as a service to our users. A NIOSH certificate of approval is not an endorsement of the respirator by NIOSH. Such endorsements are not to be stated or implied by manufacturers in advertisements or other publicity. NIOSH certification represents that the equipment has met the requirements of Title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 84.
3M
- 3M Occupational Health & Environmental Safety Home Page
- 3M Safety Product Notifications and Advisories
- September 2, 2016 – Recall of selected lots of 3MTM Versaflo TR-600 Series Cartridges
- November 19, 2009 – User Advisory Notice for 3M Air-Mate Airflow Indicator
AirBoss Defense
(Formally Immediate Response Technologies)
Bullard
CSE Corporation
- CSE Home page
- Media Information (includes user notices)
- May 10, 2010 – CSE updated user notice regarding ongoing investigation SR-100 oxygen cylinder
Dräger Safety AG & Company, KGaA
Honeywell Safety Products
- Honeywell Safety Products Home Page
- Product Press Releases
- June 21, 2016 – Safety Notice: All U.S. and Canadian Users and Distributors of the Following Honeywell Respiratory Products: TITAN™, Panther, Cougar and PUMA SCBAs; 5-minute and 10-minute EBAs; 5-minute, 10-minute and 15-minute Hip-Pac Pressure Demand SARs with Escape Cylinders; and All Spare Cylinders for the Aforementioned Products
- May 11, 2016 – SCBA equipped with Rapid Intervention Crew/Company Air Connection
Immediate Response Technologies
Please refer to the AirBoss Defense tab above.
International Safety Instruments
- International Safety Instruments Home page
- May 29, 2009 – Technical Bulletin For Viking, Frontier, ARAP and Z3000/Z3100 Products
Interspiro
- Interspiro Home page
- July 15, 2016 – Rapid Intervention Crew Universal Air Connection
Luxfer Gas Cylinders
Makrite
- Makrite Home page
- August 5, 2014 – Improper Use of Makrite TC Numbers
MSA, The Safety Company
- MSA, The Safety Company Home page
- MSA, The Safety Company Product Safety Notices
- September 29, 2017 – Safety Notice: OptimAir® TL OV/AG Cartridge
- September 1, 2016 – Safety Advisory: Advantage® Respirator Cartridges Packaged Incorrectly
- June 10, 2016 – SCBA Universal Air Connection and Quick Fill ® Hose Fittings
- April 21, 2016 – SCBA Cylinder Quick Connect Adapter
- February 22, 2012 – Safety Solutions
- January 07, 2009 – MSA User Advisory concerning Air Mask Audi-Larm Coupling Nut Tightness
- April 02, 2008 – Users Notice for Canisters – Advantage© 1000 and 3200 CBA-RCA (CS/CN) Respirators; Millenium© Chemical-Biological(CS/CN)Respirator/Gas Mask; Phalanx© Alpha and Beta CBA-RCA (CS/CN) Gas Masks; Ultra-Elite© CBA-RCA (CS/CN) Gas Mask
- March 12, 2008 – Users of Mersorb Chemical Cartridges P/N 466204
- July 25, 2007 – Noise Advisory: Abrasi-Blast Supplied-Air Respirator with Vortex Tube (NIOSH Approval number TC-19C-178)
- November 8, 2006 – Life – Saver 60 Self – Contained Self Rescuer
- Related Program Information Bulletin issued by U.S. DOL Mine Safety and Health Administration
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
- NFPA Home page
- July 2, 2012 – SCBA Facepiece Lenses May Undergo Thermal Degradation when Exposed to Intense Heat
To report any PASS malfunctions and other problems with PASS functioning to NIOSH NPPTL, send an email to: NPPTL_PASS@CDC.GOV Please review the PASS Information Document [PDF – 20 KB] and provide the contact information listed before submitting your request. - December 6, 2005 – Pass Alarm signals can fail at high temperatures.
To report any PASS malfunctions and other problems with PASS functioning to NIOSH NPPTL, send an email to: NPPTL_PASS@CDC.GOV Please review the PASS Information Document [PDF – 20 KB] and provide the contact information listed before submitting your request.
Neutronics, Inc. (BioMarine)
- Neutonics, Inc. Home Page
- BioMarine Technical Service Bulletin home page
- January 6, 2012 – BIOPAK 240R Product Notice Concerning Lower Housing Sharp Edge Contacting Diaphragm [PDF 201 KB]
- April 16, 2010 – Technical Service Bulletin BioPak 240r
Safe Life Corporation
- Safe Life Corporation Home page
- March 8, 2010 – Safe Life Corporation releases the following statement regarding our NIOSH-certified respirators A430 (84A-5161), A450 (84A-5162), T-5000 (84A-4110), and T-5000V (84A-4234), which are treated with Triosyn T50 powder
Safety Tech International, Inc.
- Safety Tech International, Inc. Home page
- February 22, 2007 – Technical Bulletin regarding M95 Cartridges
San Huei United Company, Ltd.
SAS Safety Corporation
- SAS Safety Corporation Home page
- SAS Technical Bulletins
- March 02, 2007 – SAS Safety Corporation has identified potential non-conformance with the Bandit Respirator
Scott Safety Products
- Scott Safety Products Home page
- Scott Safety Products Technical Bulletins and Safety Notices
- February 11, 2016 – PAPRs using Scott Branded C420 Blower Part Number 200699-01
- User Notice – Users of Scott Air-Purifying Respirators with 7422-BA1 and 7422-BD1 Cartridges
- June 26, 2009 – Important Safety Notice Concerning Scott ELSA 5, 10, 15, and 5HF Escape Respirators
- May 20, 2009 – Concerning SCOTT EZ Flo II CBRN Regulators
- December 15, 2008 – Scott Safety Notice concerning HUD Quick Disconnect for SCOTT® AIR-PAK® 50, AIR-PAK 75, NxG2, and NxG7 SCBA
- March 11, 2008 – Concerning Scott AV 3000 Facepieces
- February 29, 2008 – Scott EZ Flo and EZ Flo II CBRN Regulators
- March 02, 2007 – Air Purifying MPC Plus Cartridges
- October 30, 2006 – Low pressure hoses on Scott Air-PAK Fifty and NxG2 Self Contained Breathing Apparatuses
- March 6, 2006 – Luxfer Carbon Fiber Composite Cylinders
- April 20, 2005 – Scott AV-3000 Facepieces
Sperian Protection
- Sperian Protection Home page
- Sperian Respiratory Protection Safety and Information Notices
- October 11, 2010 – Safety Notice concerning the Warrior SCBA equipped with IntelliPASS Personal Alert Safety System (PASS)
- August 2, 2010 – Compass Safety Notice Change Aug. 2010
- March 02, 2010 – Important Information Notice Regarding Sperian, Survivair, and Willson T05 Cartridges
- December 09, 2008 – Technical Bulletin for approval label misprint on Panther and Cougar/Puma SCBA
- December 02, 2008 – Important safety notice concerning SPERIAN Warrior SCBA Heads-Up Display (HUD) Cable Connection
Survivair
- Survivair Home Page
- Safety Products Press Releases
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Survivair Safety Notices
- June 16, 2006 – Air Klic and Nozzle Safety Notice – Survivair Panther TwentyTwenty Plus® Respirators
- May 3, 2006 – Luxfer Cylinder
- May 2, 2006 – Survivair acid gas, multi-contaminant, multi-contaminant / P100, Hydrogen Chloride Cartridges manufactured in 2002
- March 1, 2006 – Survivair SCBA Cylinder Valve
- August 24, 2005 – Wilson and Survivair model P95 filter pads
- June 14, 2005 – Pro-Tech
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
- DOT Safety Advisory Notices
- DOT Safety Alerts
- May 1, 2006 – Safety Advisory: Manufacturing, Marking, and Sale of Untested Compressed Gas Cylinders
(relates to some cylinders made by Luxfer used in Scott, MSA, Survivair, and Dräger self-contained breathing apparatus)
- Page last reviewed: October 11, 2017
- Page last updated: October 4, 2017
- Content source:
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory