{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-84.162","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 84.162","heading":"Man test for gases and vapors; Type C respirators, continuous-flow class and Type CE supplied-air respirators; test requirements.","body":"(a) The completely assembled respirator will be worn in a chamber containing 0.1 ±0.025 percent isoamyl acetate vapor, the intake of the hose will be connected to a suitable source of respirable air, and not more than 25 percent of the hose length will be located in isoamyl acetate-free air.\n(b) The minimum flow of air required to maintain a positive pressure in the respiratory-inlet covering throughout the entire breathing cycle will be supplied to the wearer, provided however, that airflow shall not be less than 115 liters per minute for tight-fitting and not less than 170 liters per minute for loose-fitting respiratory inlet-coverings.\n(c) The test will be repeated with the maximum rate of flow attainable within specified operating pressures.","path":["Title 42—Public Health","CHAPTER I—PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER G—OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES","PART 84—APPROVAL OF RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES","Subpart J—Supplied-Air Respirators"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-42.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:11Z","sha256":"b1b983893cc890185107e05cff84f7bc3b7f98ced78a851ad3b956d273f84dd3","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-84.161","next":"us/42-cfr-84.163"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}