PUR Water Purification Products Air Filter - Manual (Page 4)

1.1.2 GENERAL WARNINGS
1.1.3 USER REQUIREMENTS
To use this respirator you must know:
1) The contaminants and their concentrations. (Ask your Safety Director or an Industrial Hygienist)
2) That this is the respirator approved for use against those contaminants and at those concentrations established by applicable OSHA
or other government regulations, or by NIOSH or ACGIH publications. Carefully read the NIOSH Approval Label on the summary
sheet included with the Compact Air Blower/Battery Assembly. Make sure the part numbers on the respirator components match the
component numbers on the NIOSH Approval Label or on the configuration chart. If you have any doubts prior to using the respirator,
consult an Industrial Hygienist or North Safety Products Customer Service in the United States at 1-800-430-4110, or in Canada at 1-
888-212-7233.
3) That the contaminated atmosphere is not Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health (IDLH). For the definition of IDLH see Warning
#3 of the preceding list of General Warnings.
4) That you do not have any physical limitations, which would preclude you from using this respirator. Ask your safety director or
physician.
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1. Failure to properly select the appropriate respirator for all the contaminants and their concentrations against which
protection is required, or a failure to follow North’s instructions and warnings, may expose the user to the hazardous
materials and the risk of serious injury, illness or death.
2. Do not use this respirator for protection against air contaminants other than those listed on the air-purifying elements and
on the NIOSH Approval Label, which is supplied with the air-purifying elements.
3. Do not use this respirator under any of the following conditions:
While performing or observing abrasive blasting (sandblasting) operations.
For fire fighting.
In oxygen-deficient atmospheres (any atmosphere having less than 19.5 % oxygen by volume at sea level).
In atmospheres where the concentrations of toxic contaminants are unknown, or are Immediately Dangerous to Life or
Health (IDLH). An IDLH atmosphere is any atmosphere, which has a concentration of any toxic, corrosive or
asphyxiant substance that poses an immediate threat to life, which would cause irreversible debilitating effects on
health, or which would interfere with the ability to escape from a dangerous atmosphere.
In atmospheres where the concentration of the contaminant exceeds the respirator’s maximum use concentrations
established by applicable OSHA or other government regulations.
In poorly ventilated areas, or confined spaces such as tanks, small rooms, tunnels or vessels, unless the confined space
is well ventilated and the concentration of toxic contaminants is known to be, and will continue to be, below the
maximum use concentration recommended for the respirator.
In explosive atmospheres.
4. Immediately leave the contaminated area if:
Breathing becomes difficult;
Dizziness or other distress occurs;
You sense irritation, smell or taste contaminants in the work area;
The respirator becomes damaged, or if;
Airflow into the head cover or facepiece decreases significantly or stops.
5. Do not use this respiratory with the blower unit switched off. If the blower is switched off, a rapid build up of carbon
dioxide and depletion of oxygen could occur.
6. Never substitute, modify, add or omit parts. Use only NIOSH approved Compact Air components and replacement parts for
this respirator.
7. This respirator does not provide protection to exposed areas of the body. If the contaminated atmosphere contains gases,
vapors or airborne particulate matter which may either irritate or burn the skin, or can be absorbed by the body through
penetration of the skin, the use of specialized hand and/or body coverings may also be required for protection.