Things to Know About Selecting and Using Reusable Respirators

Before choosing any type of reusable respirator, you must perform a hazard assessment to ensure you are selecting the right product for the application. To ensure its effectiveness, your respirator must fit properly. Before respirator selection you must get fit-tested to confirm the respirator seals to your face and is comfortable to wear. Reusable respirators can be more cost-effective over time than using disposable respirators because the face piece can be reused, while only the filters and cartridges need to be replaced. When you select a 3M™ respirator with a universal cartridge and filter attachment system, you can simply change the cartridges or filters based on the job environment, rather than the entire face piece.

There are two main types of reusable respirators: half face piece and full face piece. When using a 3M™ half face respirator, you want to make sure it is compatible with your protective eyewear. Eyewear should never be under the straps of your respirator because it could impact the seal of the face piece. Wearing a 3M™ full face respirator helps provide a wide field of view, more facial coverage, and you won’t need to wear any additional eye protection. Reusable respirators do require regular cleaning and maintenance after each use. The clean respirator should be stored away from contaminated areas. When choosing a reusable respirator, selecting a reputable brand with wide distribution and a variety of replacement cartridges and filters is important.

[АлтынбекДюсембаев-ль]

How to measure face and select appropriate mask size? Is there any tutorial for this.

[nixland]

Hi, need big help.
I have bought the 7502 respirator.
What filter and cartridges should I buy for each of these works :
1. Wood sawing
2. Spray painting
3. Metal cutting (aluminum, iron, steel)
4. Gluing using super glue

Thank you.

[OfficialMikePerry]

Which filter is appropriate for spraying automotive paint? Will be spraying clear coat with hardeners

[duncancruickshank]

I work in a metal forming/fabrication shop. There is a CNC CO2 laser, CNC punch, CNC shear, and CNC press brake, we work with galvanized, stainless, and hot rolled steel as well as aluminum, there is a lot of carbon and steek dust in the shop what respirator woukd be recomended?

[vinceholcomb]

What about winter use ?
How to keep inside of mask dry ? I work in a mine in British Columbia and have been fitted with the HF 800 series and all we have are the pink filters and the heavier bio filters

[rktools]

Plastikowa sprzączka paska wgniata się w głowę przy założonych nausznikach i okularach. Koniecznie trzeba odejść od regulacji górnej i przenieść ją gdzieś, gdzie nie przeszkadza w noszeniu nauszników przez dłuższy czas.

[jesiahcepeda]

Hi I’m a little bit late are you able to help? What type of cartridges should I use? I do
• sandblasting
• grinding
• spray painting
• mixing paint
• paint thinner
• air compressor
• housekeeping black sand

For the paint brand we use armor coat it’s blue and white. We use Kure and paint thinner when mixing

We do contracts for military mainly fixing/painting their small boats and navy ships also if they need new store rooms as well. You’re help would be greatly appreciated 🙏🏾🙏🏾

[DenzilPeters]

Please 3M, do something about the issue of counterfiets in the Indian market. With pollution on the rise, especially toxic dust from insane levels of construction all over the major cities, I am desperately looking for a proper reusable respirator to invest in. But, it's hard to bite the bullet on a purchase because so many of the supposed 3M masks on Amazon seem to be fake. Lot's of bad reviews about masks arriving in bad quality packaging. I had ordered a pack of 5 basic respirators, and had the same experience where the masks arrived in a thin plastic package which was open on one side. The masks inside were crumpled. The masks seemed to be effective though, but I am not sure they were authentic and fully safe. Not sure if you will even read this. But maybe someone else can direct me to a trustworthy online site to buy a good respirator in India.

[David-cjwv]

Can we have a guide to know what size we need please?

[LuisEats]

What filter and mask is good for grinding concrete floors commercially

[syrian__.__]

Hi good day I work in a factory that produces pvc pipes and there is alot of fumes and dust in the air what type of respirator would you suggest i get?

[zoolanderfred]

Thank you for the video. Can you explain the difference between the 2091 and 2097 filter? I bought the 2091 for flux core welding, am I good? Thank you in advance.

[novaanate]

What 3m filters would I need to filter out gasoline/diesel, welding/torching fumes and vapors?

[peternabilart]

Hello 😊 I bought mask 3M 6200 with filters 6059 but I still smell drawing fixative, what is the problem please?

[FLINT.]

Hello, i got a question. I used 6001 for spraying polyurithane paint & handling photopolymer resin, am i using correct cartridge fo my daily job?

[christophermarincas]

What filter for plaster, cellulose, drywall dust

[vale]

What filter to use for spraying pesticide? I have 6200 3m mask

[bigsterms]

What should you use for metalization? Paprs only?

[Waxmanoftristate]

Serious question? 🙋‍♂️ is it normal if humidity builds up inside the mask? Or am I using it wrong?

[MicroClimate]

PAPR's are great solution, no fit test required. They have positive pressure, so can be loose fitting. The problem has typically been that they are pricey. MicroClimate just came out with a NIOSH approved PAPR HE. Its an all in one design called Air3. Made in USA and very affordable.