3M offers an extensive and flexible range of industrial powered and supplied air respirators developed for a wide range of environments, applications and hazards.
These respiratory protective systems offer comfortable, integrated protection against multiple hazards providing respiratory, head, face, eye and hearing protection. Their ease-of-use can improve productivity in the workplace.
What
Headtop connected to a powered motor blower unit; or
Headtop connected by a regulator to an external breathable quality compressed air supply
Often includes other neck-up hazard protection (e.g. eye, head, hearing, neck/shoulder coverage).
Why
Comfort, Compliance and Protection
Refreshing airflow and reduced breathing resistance
Combined, integrated protection
Can offer respiratory, head, face, eye, hearing, head/neck/shoulder coverage
3M offers an extensive and flexible range of industrial powered and supplied air respirators developed for a wide range of environments, applications and hazards. These respiratory protective systems can offer comfortable, integrated protection against multiple hazards providing respiratory, head, face, eye and hearing protection and also head, neck and shoulder coverage.
Select & Service Life
3M can provide assistance in choosing the appropriate respirator and estimating the service life of 3M™ Respirator Cartridges. Learn More
Cartridge & Filter Replacement Program
Help protect workers by efficiently managing the cartridge and filter replacement process by assisting you in determining how long products may be used, and providing procedures and templates to document your safety programs. Learn More
Upgrade to 3M™ Versaflo™ Respirator Systems
To help you experience the comfort, simplicity and versatility of Versaflo™ systems, 3M has a limited time trade-in offer. Upgrade to Versaflo™ today.
Guidance for establishing a respiratory protection program: 6 Simple Steps. Learn More
Respirator Fit Testing
Fit testing is required for mandatory use of all tight-fitting facepieces and recommended for voluntary use. OSHA 1910.134(f) states: “The employer shall ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator is fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter.”
Learn More
Online Medica Evaluations
Medical evaluation of the employee is required for mandatory use of all respirators or voluntary use of reusable or disposbale respirators. 3M Online Respirator Evaluation can be used with all brands and types of respirators.
The easy-to-use questionnaire helps establish the worker’s clearance level for using a specific respirator in your work conditions. It can be completed in 15-20 minutes using any computer with internet access, and is available every day, any time, to fit your employees’ schedules. Any respirator brand can be used. You’ll receive immediate notification of clearance as well as on-line recordkeeping to track employee status. Available in English and Spanish.Learn More
Using the free app, industrial hygienists and safety professionals can quickly get answers to frequently asked respiratory questions, check the 3M respirator selection guide, identify 3M facepieces, cartridges and filters, walk through an overview of qualitative fit-testing protocols, and conduct fit tests.
3M is looking for feedback on its lines of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) / Safety Products. Please complete this 9 question survey and share your opinions. Your participation will give 3M insight into how we can improve to better meet the PPE/Safety Product needs of you and your business.
3M Donation
You can help the homeless by completing a product survey. 3M will donate $5 for every completed product survey to a non-profit organization to support the homeless up to $5,000 per year.
A comfortable stream of clean air is delivered to the wearer through either a battery-powered motor blower (Powered Air Purifying Respirators - PAPR) or from a pressure pump (Supplied Air Respirators - SAR).
Respirator Fit Testing
