Regulations last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

Title 42 - Public Health last revised: Nov 19, 2024
§ 84.195 - Breathing tubes; minimum requirements.

Flexible breathing tubes used in conjunction with respirators shall be designed and constructed to prevent:

(a) Restriction of free head movement;

(b) Disturbance of the fit of facepieces, mouthpieces, hoods, or helmets;

(c) Interference with the wearer's activities; and

(d) Shutoff of airflow due to kinking, or from chin or arm pressure.

authority: 29 U.S.C. 651
source: 60 FR 30355, June 8, 1995, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 42 CFR 84.195