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FR-M40 Series
Full Facepiece Air Purifying Respirator
User Instructions for 3M™ FR-M40-10 Full Facepiece
Respirator (small), 3M™ FR-M40-20 Full Facepiece
Respirator (medium) and 3M™ FR-M40-30 Full Facepiece
Respirator (large)
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GENERAL SAFETY INFORMATION Intended Use The 3M™ FR-M40 Full Facepiece Respirator is designed to help provide respiratory protection against certain airborne contaminants when used in accordance with all use and limitation instructions and applicable safety and health regulations. These User Instructions are not designed to serve as a training manual for personnel with no previous practical experience with air purifying respirators (APR). Contact 3M OH&ESD Technical Service Department for more i
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CAUTION • Cleaning with solvents may degrade some respirator components and reduce respirator effectiveness. See Maintenance and Cleaning section. • Inspect all respirator components before each use to ensure proper operating conditions. • The used cartridge must be disposed of in accordance with all applicable waste regulations. • Avoid overstretching the holes in the universal second skin. To prevent tearing the exhalation valve cover opening of the universal second skin, be careful pulling i
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Do Not Use For Atmospheres with less than 19.5% oxygen, concentrations of contaminants which are immediately dangerous to life or health, are unknown or when concentrations exceed the use limitations for the cartridge/filter and facepiece specified in OSHA standards or applicable government regulations, whichever is lower or exposure to industrial chemicals not included in the NIOSH approval. Use Instructions 1. Failure to follow all instructions and limitations on the use of this respirator and
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S-Special or Critical Use Instructions There is no NIOSH approval schedule for chemical or biological warfare agents; only the tear agents CN & CS. Use of this respirator along with the FR-C2A1 or FR-64 cartridge helps reduce wearer exposure to certain chemical and biological warfare agents when used in accordance with all use instructions and applicable safety and health regulations but does not eliminate exposure or the risk of contracting disease or infection. Time Use Limitations 1. If res
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3M™ Spare Parts (Figures 3-6) fig. 3 fig. 4 fig. 5 fig. 6 Product Number Product Name FR-M40-101 (a) Head Harness FR-M40-102 (b) Inhalation (Inlet) Valve Kit (includes valve disk and valve body) FR-M40-103 (c) Nose Cup Valve Disk (2) FR-M40-104 (d) Exhalation (Outlet) Valve Cover 6889 (e) Exhalation (Outlet) Valve Disk FR-M40-106 (f) Internal Drink Tube FR-M40-107 (g) Side Voicemitter Kit (includes voicemitter, gasket, retainer and removal tool) FR-M40-108 (h) D-ring Side Voicemitter Removal Too
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fig. 19 fig. 20 fig. 21 fig. 22 fig. 23 Product Number Product Name Weight FR-M40-1 (fig. 16) Eyepiece Outsert, Clear (2) 4.2 oz. (0.12 kg) FR-M40-2 (fig. 16) Eyepiece Outsert, Gray (2) 4.2 oz. (0.12 kg) FR-M40-3 (fig. 18) Quick Doff Hood (Butyl Rubber Coated Fabric, Olive Drab) 8.5 oz. (0.24 kg) FR-M40-4 (fig. 20) Spectacle Kit 0.7 oz. (0.02 kg) FR-M40-5 (fig. 22) Universal Second Skin, Butyl Rubber, (Black) S 3.9 oz. (0.11 kg) FR-M40-6 (fig. 22) Universa
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3M™ Combination Cartridge/Filters fig. 7a fig. 7b Product Number Product Name Weight FR-C2A1 (fig. 7a) Cartridge, Aluminum, Olive Drab 9.2 oz. (0.26 kg) FR-64 (fig. 7b) FR-64 Cartridge, Plastic, Black 12.0 oz. (0.34 kg) PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION Cartridge Selection For assistance with 3M cartridges, call 3M OH&ESD Technical Service. Before using any of the products, the user must read the specific use limitations and warning information on the cartridge packaging. For NIOSH approval numbers, p
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR ASSEMBLY AND FITTING For further information concerning assembly and fitting, call 3M OH&ESD Technical Service Cartridge (Figure 8) fig. 8 1. Screw the cartridge into the facepiece inhalation port. This port is found on the right hand side, as you are looking at the front of the facepiece. 2. When the cartridge first contacts the inlet port gasket, tighten the cartridge up to an extra 1/4 turn to insure a tight, leak free seal. Left/Right Cartridge Conversion (Figures 9-11) fig
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4. Remove the side voicemitter retainer by unscrewing counter clockwise using the D-ring voicemitter removal tool or a standard 1 3/16 x1 inch D-ring or similar tool. 5. Remove the side voicemitter from the mask assembly by pressing from the inside of the mask assembly. Remove the gasket from the sideport housing on the mask exterior. 6. Insert the inhalation valve body seat into the opposite sideport, with the inhalation valve facing IN, at a slight angle into the sideport of the facepiece. 7.
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Before you enter a contaminated atmosphere wearing this respirator, you must inspect the respirator, don the respirator according to the instructions provided with the components of the system you are using and complete a User Seal Check. Failure to do so may affect respirator performance and may result in sickness or death. FITTING INSTRUCTIONS Must be followed each time respirator is worn. Donning and User Seal Check (Figure 12) fig. 12 1. Fully loosen all six head straps and invert the head
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Positive and Negative Pressure User Seal Checks Positive Pressure Seal Check (Figure 13) fig. 13 Close off the exhalation valve by pushing firmly on the center of the exhalation valve cover with the heal of one hand. It may be difficult to close the exhalation valve completely, therefore you must blow out or exhale hard. If the facepiece bulges slightly and no air leaks between the face and facepiece are detected, a proper seal has been obtained. If air leakage is detected around the faceseal,
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Quantitative Fit Testing (QNFT) can be conducted with 42 CFR 84 P100 type filters. To conduct QNFT on the FR-M40 facepiece, screw a 701 Filter Adapter into the filter inhalation port in the facepiece. Next, attach a 601 Quantitative Fit Test Adapter along with a 3M 2000 Series P100 42 CFR 84 approved filter. If quantitative fit testing (QNFT) is utilized, a fit factor (FF) of at least 500 must be obtained. The respirator may be used up to an assigned protection factor (APF) of 50 times the a
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MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING CAUTION Cleaning with solvents may degrade some respirator components and reduce respirator effectiveness. Inspect all respirator components before each use to ensure proper operating conditions. 1. Remove cartridge, outserts and quick doff hood (if applicable). Set cartridge aside, away from cleaning operations. 2. Remove exhalation valve cover. 3. Remove universal second skin (if applicable). 4. If necessary, remove greasy or oily substances from your mask assembly
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1. The outserts can be attached to the facepiece by first rolling the rubber ring up all around the edge of the outsert. 2. Position the outsert over the appropriate eye ring and roll rubber ring down all around the eye ring. 3. Repeat for both outserts. To remove, reverse the steps. 3M™ FR-M40-3 Quick Doff Hood (Figures 18 and 19) fig. 18 fig. 19 1. Universal second skin must first be in place on the facepiece (see FR-M40-5). 2. Lay Quick Doff Hood (QDH) flat on a non-abrasive surface with t
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3M™FR-M40-5 Universal Second Skin, S 3M™ FR-M40-6 Universal Second Skin, M/L (Figures 22 and 23) fig. 22 fig. 23 1. Remove cartridge from facepiece (if applicable). 2. Remove the exhalation valve cover from the facepiece (FR-M40-104). 3. Orient the universal second skin with the quick doff hood retaining ridge facing outward (toward you) and at chin area. 4. Feed the external drinking tube through the exhalation valve body opening in the universal second skin. 5. Stretch exhalation valve body
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Spare Parts 3M™ FR-M40-101 Head Harness (Figures 24 and 25) fig. 24 fig. 25 1. Lengthen head harness to its full extent and then work tabs at the ends of the head harness straps out of buckles. 2. To install a new head harness, lay mask face down on a non-abrasive surface with the exhalation valve closest to you. 3. Position harness in mask assembly with backpad harness tab pointing toward you and harness cross strap on top of upper head straps. 4. Work head harness straps into buckles by pushin
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6. To verify that the valve seat body has been properly re-installed, grasp the two little tabs sticking straight up from the valve seat body and try to turn the entire valve seat body in the port. If it turns freely, the valve seat body has been correctly re-installed. 3M™ FR-M40-103 Nose Cup Valve Disk (Figures 27 and 28) fig. 27 fig. 28 1. Invert head harness over front of mask assembly. 2. Curl back lip of nose cup toward lens to expose nose cup valve seat and valve disk. 3. Pull nose cup v
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TM 3M 6889 Exhalation Valve Disk (Figure 30) fig. 30 1. Remove external drink tube from tab on exhalation valve cover, quick disconnect coupling from retainer in exhalation valve cover and exhalation valve cover (see previous instructions for 3M FR- M40-104 exhalation valve cover). 2. Remove old exhalation valve by grasping the valve disk and pulling straight away from the facepiece. Discard exhalation valve. 3. To install the exhalation valve disk, center the stem of the new exhalation valve di
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1. Invert head harness over front of mask assembly and lay the mask face down on a non-abrasive surface with the exhalation valve closest to you. 2. Grasp the internal drink tube at the drink tube coupling and pull the internal drink tube away from the coupling. 3. To install a new internal drink tube, press the internal drink tube until it bottoms fully against the drink tube coupling. Internal Drink Tube Adjustment (Figure 32) fig. 32 Note: The internal drink tube may irritate the lips if it t
