Sperian Surviair 2000 Series, Surviair Blue 1 Instruction Manual
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
SPERIAN
AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATOR
SURVIVAIR SERIES 2000
SURVIVAIR BLUE 1
®
SURVIVAIR LOW MAINTENANCE
SURVIVAIR HALF MASK FACEPIECES
WARNING
Do not use your respirator until you read and understand this
instruction manual. You are required to inspect the respirator prior
to putting it into service. Please refer to the inspection procedures in
this manual. Failure to comply with this warning may result in personal
injury, illness, or death.
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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
The Warnings, Cautions, and Notes contained in this manual have the following
signicance.
WARNING
Maintenance or operating procedures and techniques that may result in
personal injury, illness, or death if not carefully followed.
CAUTION
Maintenance or operating procedures and techniques that may result in
damage to equipment if not carefully followed.
Maintenance or operating procedures and techniques or information
considered important enough to emphasize.
WARNINGS AND LIMITATIONS
• The employer is responsible for establishing that this respirator is
suitable for the user’s application.
• This respirator will reduce, but will not eliminate the inhalation of
contaminants. Some sensitive individuals may experience health
problems when exposed to even minute amounts of contaminants. This
respirator will not prevent health problems for those individuals. Where
suspected cancer-causing contaminants are present, positive-pressure
supplied air respirators will provide higher protection levels.
• SPERIAN cannot predict what will happen to this respirator in every
potential environment. Materials can be chemically attacked if exposed
to the wrong environment and may exhibit excessive corrosion or
other forms of damage. Permeation or penetration of gases, liquids,
or particles through the materials could be excessive. Extremes of
temperature might cause thermal degradation. Each of these things, or
a combination of them, could create conditions in which this SPERIAN
respirator would be dangerous to use.
• This respirator must be used in conjunction with a written respirator
program meeting the requirements of the OSHA Standard for
Respiratory Protection, 29 CFR 1910.134, available from the U.S.
Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
The program must include procedures for evaluating air contaminants
and selecting appropriate respirators; procedures for proper use
of respirators; procedures for testing the facepiece-to-face t of
respirators; procedures for cleaning, disinfecting, inspecting,
maintaining, and storing respirators; procedures for determining if
workers are physically and medically capable of wearing respirators;
and procedures for training employees in the use
NOTE
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WARNINGS AND LIMITATIONS—Continued
and care of respirators and in recognizing the hazards associated with
contaminants in the work place.
• Do not use this respirator without the appropriate SPERIAN cartridges
and/or lters securely threaded onto the facepiece. Always read cartridge
labels prior to use and be certain that you have cartridges and/or lters
that will provide the required protection. This respirator must be used for
protection against only those air contaminants listed on the air purifying
cartridge, lter, and/or the NIOSH approval label. Respirators labeled for
protection against particulates only shall not be used for gases/vapors.
Respirators labeled for protection against gases/vapors only shall not
be used for particulates.
• Routinely used respirators must be inspected before and after each use.
Stored emergency respirators must be inspected after each use and at
least once every 30 days. A written record must be kept of inspections
of emergency respirators.
• Do not use this respirator in environments where the concentrations of
contaminants are unknown or are immediately dangerous to life or health
(IDLH). IDLH atmospheres are dened as those which the wearer could not
breathe for short periods, could not escape without the aid of a respirator,
or which have an immediate or delayed adverse effect on health.
• Do not use the respirator if you have health or respiratory problems
as identied by 29 CFR 1910.134, Appendix C, Medical Evaluation
Questionnaire (or by a medical professional). Persons sensitized can
have a severe reaction to chemicals at levels well below accepted
health levels such as the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL),
ACGIH® Threshold Limit Value (TLV), or NIOSH Recommended Exposure
Limits (REL). Isocyanates are potent sensitizers. Use positive pressure
supplied air respirators to provide better protection against these
chemicals. Do not use this respirator if you have been sensitized from
previous exposure or believe that you may be sensitive or allergic to any
chemical (e.g., isocyanates, latex, etc.) until you obtain clearance from
a medical doctor.
• Use of components other than those listed on the NIOSH approval label
and in this manual, or as authorized by SPERIAN, or modication of this
respirator in any manner will void the NIOSH certication and invalidates
all SPERIAN’s warranties for the respirator. • This respirator must be
worn and used as specied in SPERIAN’s instructions. No respirator
can provide complete protection from all conditions. Use extreme care
for emergency conditions.
• Some individuals are sensitive to chemicals (e.g., isocyanates, latex,
oil mists, etc.) or may have some type of respiratory disorder (e.g.
asthma, chronic obstructive airway disease, etc.). If you are sensitive
to any chemical or have a respiratory disorder, you may have a severe
reaction at contaminant levels well below accepted health levels, such
as the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL), ACGIH® Threshold Limit
Value (TLV), or the NIOSH Recommended Exposure Limits (REL). Many
chemicals (e.g., isocyanates, mercury, etc.) have no physical warning
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WARNINGS AND LIMITATIONS—Continued
properties and you cannot taste or smell the contaminants even though
they may be present in the respirator facepiece. This respirator will
reduce, but will not eliminate the possibility of contaminants entering
the facepiece and causing a severe reaction. Do not use this respirator
until you obtain clearance from a medical doctor. Always read and
follow the instructions listed in the Material Safety Data Sheet for the
chemicals that are present in the work area.
• Do not use if you have a preexisting skin condition (for example,
folliculitus or vitiligo) until you obtain clearance from a medical doctor.
• Users must clean and maintain this respirator only in accordance with
SPERIAN’s instructions.
• Before entering a hazardous environment while wearing this respirator,
you must conduct safe, scientic tests to determine if the environment
could render the equipment unsafe. Results of this testing should be
well documented. Seek the help of a certied safety professional or
industrial hygienist. Do not use this equipment if the user would be
endangered in any way through environmentally induced degradation
of the materials in the apparatus.
• Do not wear this respirator if a satisfactory t, as determined by a
qualitative or quantitative t test, cannot be obtained. See ANSI Z88.2,
latest issue, and OSHA CFR 1910.134, latest edition.
• If this respirator will be used during welding, it is the user’s responsibility to
obtain the proper equipment for protection against sparks, optical radiation,
and impact. This respirator will not protect you against these hazards.
• Do not use this respirator at temperatures above 130°F (55°C).
• This respirator does not protect exposed areas of the body. Some
contaminants can be absorbed directly through the skin while others
may irritate exposed areas.
• This respirator does not supply oxygen. Do not use the respirator in
atmospheres containing less than 19.5% oxygen by volume.
• Beards, stubble, or sideburns will prevent a good facepiece seal, and
facial hair may interfere with valve function. Do not use this respirator
unless you are clean shaven. Absence of one or both dentures can
seriously affect the t of the respirator.
• Immediately return to a non-contaminated area if you taste or smell
contaminants; your eyes, nose, or throat become irritated; breathing
becomes difcult; you feel nauseous or dizzy; the breathing air becomes
uncomfortably warm; the facepiece moves, slips, or leaks; or any of the
end-of-service-life indicators (ESLIs) on the mercury vapor cartridge
turns gray.
• Do not use respirators in environments where ying sparks or chips may
damage the speaking diaphragm. Do not use respirators with damaged
speaking diaphragms.
• Do not alter or modify any respirator product.
• This respirator facepiece assembly contains natural rubber latex, which
may cause allergic reactions in some individuals. Discontinue use if you
experience an allergic reaction.
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WARNINGS AND LIMITATIONS—Continued
• Discontinue use if you experience skin irritation or discoloration.
• For use by trained, qualied personnel only.
• This product may provide less than adequate protection if improperly
used, resulting in personal injury, illness, or death.
• Following is a list of contaminants for which these respirators must
not be used. This list is far from complete. Please contact SPERIAN for
information on other contaminants.
• FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THESE WARNINGS MAY RESULT IN
PERSONAL INJURY, ILLNESS, OR DEATH.
Acrolein Carbonyls Hydrogen
Aniline Cyanogen Methanol Phosphine
Arsine Dimethylaniline Methylene
Boron Hydrides Dimethyl Sulfate Nitrogen
Bromine Ethyl Cyanide Nitroglycerin Sulfur Chloride
Carbon Dioxide Fluorine Nitromethane Vinyl Chloride
Carbon Monoxide Hydrogen Cyanide Ozone
Selenide
Chloride
Oxides
Phosgene
Phosphorous Trichloride
Stibine
A. HOW TO INSTALL CHEMICAL CARTRIDGES AND PARTICULATE FILTERS
1. Particulate Filters
Before using a particulate lter, you must conrm the atmosphere is non-IDLH
and not oxygen decient, the contaminant is a particulate hazard, and you must
determine the hazard ratio (hazard concentration/exposure limit). If the hazard
ratio is less than 10, you may use a half mask respirator with a lter efciency of
95% or higher. If the hazard ratio is less than 20, you may use a full facepiece
respirator with a lter efciency of 95% or higher. If the hazard ratio is less than
100, you may use a full facepiece respirator with a lter efciency of 99% or
higher. If the hazard ratio is greater than 100, you must use another type of
respirator.
N-series lters must only be used for non-oil containing aerosols or particulates.
R or P-series lters can be used if the atmosphere contains oil (e.g., lubricants,
cutting uids, glycerin, etc.). An R-series lter used in an oil containing atmosphere
must be replaced after each 8-hour work shift. A P-series lter can be used for
more than one 8-hour work shift.
Refer to NIOSH Guide to the Selection and Use of Particulate Respirators
Certied Under 42CFR84 for additional guidelines on use limitations for lters.
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WARNING
Filters improperly used or improperly assembled to the facepiece could
cause leakage, which could lead to personal injury, illness, or death.
2. Mercury Vapor Cartridges
Special or Critical User’s Instructions: The mercury vapor cartridges incorporate
4 (four) end-of-service-life indicators (ESLIs). Each ESLI, yellow in color when
new, turns to gray when exposed to mercury vapor. Do not use these cartridges
unless you can distinguish between the safe and discard colors of the ESLI. The
indicators must be visible when wearing the respirator without having to manipulate
either the facepiece or the indicator. If the indicator cannot be seen, do not wear
the respirator. The cartridges must be replaced when the ESLIs change color from
yellow to gray, when the ESLIs become dirty or damaged, after 30 days of use, or
if removed from their original packaging and not used within 30 days. Never enter
or remain in a hazardous atmosphere if one or more of the ESLIs is gray.
3. Cartridge/Filter Installation
a) Ensure that you have the correct cartridge and/or lter type for the contaminants
in your work area. If you are not sure, consult your supervisor or safety
professional. See paragraph A.2. for special user’s instructions if you are using
Mercury Vapor Cartridges.
b) Install cartridges or P100 lters by threading them onto the facepiece
connectors. Hand-tighten to ensure a good seal against the facepiece. Do not
overtighten.
c) If using lter pads, insert the appropriate pad into the lter retainers so that the
side stamped with the part number will face toward the facepiece when installed.
Completely snap the lter retainers onto the cartridges or lter holders.
d) Inspect the lter through the retainer to ensure that the entire edge of the
lter is making contact with the retainer and the lter is not bunched or folded.
The outer diameter of the pad must be compressed between the top lip of the
cartridge or lter holder and the inner sealing ledge of the retainer. Install the
lter holders in the same manner as the cartridges.
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