The Standard Application Procedure for the Approval of Air ...

1 Updated 03 12 2018 1 APR FFR National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) Conformity Verification and Standards Development Branch (CV&SDB) The Standard Application Procedure for the Approval of Air-Purifying Filtering Facepiece Respirators Under 42 CFR Part 84 Updated: March 12, 2018 Updated 03 12 2018 2 APR FFR Table of Contents Introduction.. 4 Section 1 General Information for Air-Purifying Filtering Facepiece Respirators .. 5 Getting Started .. 5 Who May Apply .. 5 Approval .. 5 Applicants Without a Three-character Manufacturer s Code.

2 5 Applicants Without NIOSH Approval .. 5 Where to Find the Standard Application Form .. 6 Submitting the Application .. 6 Documents to Submit with the Application .. 6 Submitting the Application and Associated Documents .. 6 Submitting Test Samples (Hardware) .. 6 Types of Applications .. 7 New Approval Application .. 7 Extension of Approval Application .. 8 Quality Assurace Approval Application .. 11 Resubmission Application .. 12 Amended Application .. 12 Correlation Testing Only Application .. 12 Particulate Filter Information Pertaining to Air-P urifying F iltering Facepiece Respirators.

3 13 Approval Label Protections and Cautions and Limitations for APR FFRs .. 13 Section 2 Specific Instructions for Preparing an Air-P urifying Filtering Facepiece Respirator Application .. 15 Section 3 Supplemental Information for Preparing an Air-Purifying Filtering Facepiece Respirator Application .. 24 Quality Assurance Documentation .. 24 Quality Assurance 24 Product Quality Control Plan and Documentation .. 25 Fees .. 26 Air-Purifying Filtering Facepiece Respirator Test Fees .. 27 Annual (Fixed) Certification ( Approval ) Fees .. 28 Instructions.

4 29 Drawings for an Air-Purifying Filtering Facepiece Respirator .. 31 Exploded-View and Major Subassembly Drawing for an Air-Purifyng Filtering Facepiece Respirator .. 31 Example of an Exploded-View Drawing for an Air-Purifying Filtering Facepiece Respirator .. 31 Material Specifications on Drawings for an Air-Purifying Filtering Facepiece Respirator .. 31 Component Vendors .. 32 Assembly Matrix .. 32 Approval Labels and Private Labels .. 33 List of NIOSH Cautions and Limitations for Air-Purifying Filtering Facepiece Respirator .. 34 Private Labeling Versus Private 34 User Instructions.

5 35 Updated 03 12 2018 3 APR FFR Packaging Art Work and Carton Design .. 36 Summary of Related Documents .. 37 File Naming Conventions .. 39 Section 4 Approvals and Denials .. 41 Approval Documentation .. 41 Denial Documentation .. 41 Denial Prior to Assignment of a Task Number .. 41 Denial of a Project Undergoing NIOSH Evaluation .. 42 Respirator Certification ( Approval ) Program Decision Review Process .. 42 Section 5 Respirator Tests for an Air-Purifying Filtering Facepiece Respirator .. 43 Section 6 Air-Purifying Filtering Facepiece Respirator Checklists.

6 44 NIOSH Respirator Application Checklist .. 44 Drawing Checklist for an Air-Purifying Filtering Facepiece Respirator .. 46 Private Label Checklist for an Air-Purifying Filtering Facepiece Respirator .. 47 Assembly Matrix Checklist for an Air-Purifying Filtering Facepiece 48 Section 7 Document Examples for an Air-Purifying Filtering Facepiece Respirator .. 49 Example of a Product Quality Control Plan Flowchart for an Air-Purifying Filtering Facepiece Respirator .. 49 Example of an Assembly Matrix for an Air-Purifying Filtering Facepiece Respirator .. 50 Example of an Exploded-View Drawing for an Air-Purifying Filtering Facepiece Respirator.

7 51 Example of an Approval Label for an Air-Purifying Filtering Facepeice Respirator .. 52 Example of an Abbreviated Label for an Air-Purifying Filtering Facepiece Respirator .. 53 Section 8 Label Format Guidance .. 54 Appendix .. 55 Letters to All Respirator Manufacturers .. 56 Example of an Exterior View and Interior View for an Air-Purifying Filtering Facepiece Respirator .. 69 Definitions .. 70 Acronyms .. 78 Revision History .. 81 Updated 03 12 2018 4 APR FFR Introduction This document is a revision to the NIOSH Standard Application Procedure for the Approval of Respirators dated August 2015.

8 It is intended to add clarity to the Approval process under Title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 84 (also known as 42 CFR Part 84). It is recommended that applicants review the entire document before submitting a respirator for Approval . This Standard Application Procedure (SAP) correlates with version 8 of the Standard Application Form (SAF). NPPTL has developed individual instructions for each class of respirator. The information in this document pertains to the Approval of Air-Purifying Filtering Facepiece Respirators. Please see the appropriate Application for the type of respirator being submitted.

9 Schedule 84A Particulate filtering respirators; Combination chemical cartridge/filter respirators with N, R, or P classified filters; Combination N, R, or P classified filters/supplied-air respirator systems; and Combination N, R, or P classified filters with chemical cartridge/Supplied-Air Respirator systems. Compliance with all instructions is essential for efficient processing of an Application . The information in Section 2 of this document provides specific step-by-step instructions to prepare an Application for an Air-P urifying Filtering Facepiece Respirator. The paragraphs are numbered to correspond with the sections of version 8 of the SAF.

10 Additional guidance and information related to APR FFRs is included in the sections that follow and should be used as reference. Updated 03 12 2018 5 APR FFR Section 1 General Information for Air-P urifying Filtering Facepiece Respirators Instructions for Preparing an Application for an Air-Purifying Filtering Facepiece Respirator (84A Approvals). This guide applies strictly to Air-Purifying Filtering Facepiece Respirators. Please see the appropriate Application and instructions for submitting an Application for a different class of respirator. Getting Started Who May Apply An individual, partnership, company, corporation, association, or other organization that designs, manufactures, assembles, or controls the assembly of a respirator may apply to NIOSH to become an Approval holder (42 CFR Section ).