{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-84.89","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 84.89","heading":"Weight requirement.","body":"(a) The completely assembled and fully charged apparatus shall not weigh more than 16 kg. (35 pounds); however, where the weight decreases by more than 25 percent of its initial charge weight during its rated service life, the maximum allowable weight of a completely assembled and fully charged apparatus shall be 18 kg. (40 pounds).\n(b) Where an apparatus employs equipment which contributes materially to the wearer's comfort, e.g., a cooling system, the completely assembled and fully charged apparatus shall not weigh more than 18 kg. (40 pounds) regardless of the decrease in weight during use.","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 H—Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus"],"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":"8dc1ccd139150d2cdf591e1b1624875cf9d61f076a5fd08e14b47356c1d2ae00","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-84.88","next":"us/42-cfr-84.90"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}