Can an Air-Purifying Respirator (APR) be used as an Emergency Escape Respirator

North 54001 Series Full Facepiece Mask Respirator

North 54001 Series Full Facepiece Mask RespiratorMost have seen a full-face Air Purifying Respirator (APR), but just so we are on the same page, I have shared an image of a FF-APR.  The serious question I have is…

Can this FF-APR be equipped with “escape only” cartridges and be declared an emergency escape respirator? 

I so NO, but I will be darned if I can find any agency or manufacturer that says NO.  Here are my reasons for saying NO…

 

 

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