3M FR-M40 manual

1 FR- M40 Ser ies Full F acepie ce Air Purif ying R espira tor User Instructions for 3M™ FR-M40-10 Full Facepiec e Respirator (small), 3M™ FR-M40-20 Full Facepiece Respirator (medium) and 3M™ FR-M40-30 Full Facepiece Respirator (large ) (Ke ep th ese i nst ruc ti ons fo r ref er enc e)[...]

2 GE N E RA L SA F E TY I NF O R MA T I ON Inten ded Use The 3M™ FR-M40 Full Facep iece Respir ator is designed t o help provide respi ratory p rotect ion against cer tain a irb orn e cont ami nant s whe n used i n acco rda nce w ith a ll use a nd li mita tio n inst ruc tio ns and appli cable saf ety and heal th regula tions. Thes e Us er Ins tr [...]

3 C A U T I O N • Cleanin g wi th so lvent s may de grade some respi rator compo nents an d re duce respira tor eff ec ti v en es s. See Maint enance and Cleaning s ectio n. • Inspect al l respi rator compon ents b efore each use to e nsure proper op erati ng co nditi ons. • The used cartr idge mu st b e dis po sed o f in accordance with all [...]

4 Do Not Use For Atmos phere s with less than 19.5% oxygen, concent ratio ns of conta minan ts which are immedi ately dange rous to life or hea lth, a re unk nown o r when conce ntrat ions excee d the us e limi tati ons fo r the cartri dge/fi lter and facepi ece specif ied in OSHA standard s or a pplica ble govern ment regula tions, which ever is l[...]

5 S-Special or Critical U se Instructio ns There is no NIOS H appr oval sc hedul e for che mical or biol ogica l warfa re agen ts; onl y the tea r agen ts CN & CS. U se of this resp irator along with the FR-C2A1 or FR-6 4 cartrid ge helps red uce weare r exposur e to certa in ch emica l and biolo gical warf are ag ents w hen u sed in accor danc[...]

6 3M™ Spare Parts (Figures 3- 6) fi g . 3 fi g . 4 fi g . 5 fi g . 6 Pr od uc t Nu mb er Pr od uc t N am e FR- M40 -1 01 (a) H e ad H a r n e s s FR-M40-102 ( b ) Inhalation (Inlet) V alve Kit (includes valv e disk and valve body) FR- M40 -1 03 ( c ) Nose Cu p Valve Disk (2) FR-M40- 104 ( d ) Exhalati on (Outlet ) V alve Cover 6889 ( e ) Exhalati[...]

7 fig . 19 fig . 20 fig . 21 fig . 22 fig . 23 Pro du ct Nu mb er Pr odu ct N ame W e i g h t FR-M40-1 (fig. 16) E y ep i ec e 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 D off Hood (Butyl Rubber Coated Fabric, Olive Drab) 8.5 oz. (0.24 kg) FR-M40-4 (fig. 20) S pec t[...]

8 3M™ Combinatio n Cartridge/Filt ers fig . 7a fi g . 7 b Pro du ct Nu mb er Pro duc t Nam e W e i g h t FR-C2A1 (fig. 7a) Cartridge, Alumin um, Olive Drab 9.2 oz. (0.26 kg) FR - 6 4 (f ig. 7b ) FR-64 Cartridge, Plast ic, Black 12.0 oz. (0. 34 kg) PR I N CI P L E S O F O PE R A T IO N Car tr id ge Se le ct ion For assistance wi t h 3M car tridges[...]

9 IN ST R UC TI ON S FOR AS SE MB L Y AN D F I TT IN G For furth er i nfor mati on conce rnin g as semb ly a nd f itti ng, call 3M OH&ES D Te chni cal Serv ice Cartr idge (Figur e 8) fi g . 8 1. Screw the cart ridge into the f acepi ece inhala tion port. T his port is found on the right h and side, as you are lookin g at the f ront of th e face[...]

10 4 . Remove t he side voicemitte r retainer by unscrewing counter clockwise using the D-r ing voice mitter remova l tool or a s tandard 1 3/1 6 x1 in ch D-ring or similar tool . 5 . Remove the side v oicemitter from the mas k assembly by pre ssing from t he inside of the mask as sembly. Remove th e g asket fro m t he s idepor t hou sing on th e m[...]

11 Befo re you ente r a co ntami nate d atm osphe re we aring this resp irato r, yo u mus t ins pect the resp irato r, don the respira tor acc ordin g to the inst ructi ons prov ided wi th the compon ents of t he system you a re using a nd complete a U ser Seal Check. Fail ure to do so ma y aff ect re spirator performance and may result in sickness[...]

12 Positive and Negative Pressure User Seal Checks Positive Pressure Seal Check (Figure 13) fig . 13 Close off the exhalation valve by pushing firmly on th e center of the exhala tion valve cover with t he heal of one hand. It may b e difficult to clos e the exhalation val ve completely , therefore you must bl ow out or exh ale hard. If t he facepi[...]

13 Quantit ative Fit T esting (QNFT) can b e co nducted wit h 42 CFR 84 P 100 type fi lters. To conduct QNFT on the FR-M40 face piece, screw a 701 F ilter Adapter int o the filter inhal ation port in the fac epiece. Next, attach a 601 Q uantitativ e Fit T est Adap ter alon g with a 3 M 2000 Series P100 42 CFR 84 approved fi lter. If quantit ative f[...]

14 MA IN TE N AN CE AN D CL EA NI N G C A U T I O N Clean ing wit h solven ts may de grade some resp irato r compo nents and reduc e respi rator effect ivene ss. Insp ect all re spir ator co mpon ents be for e e ach use to ensur e p rop er opera ting co ndit ion s. 1 . Remove car tridge, ou tserts and quick dof f hood (if applicable ). Set ca rtrid[...]

15 1 . The outserts ca n b e attached to the fa cepiec e b y f irst rolling th e r ubber ring up all ar ound the edge o f the outs ert. 2 . Posit ion t he outsert ove r the appro priat e eye ring and roll rubbe r ring dow n all aroun d the eye ring . 3 . Repeat for both outserts. To remove , reverse the steps. 3M™ FR-M40-3 Quick Doff Hood (Figure[...]

16 3M™FR- M40-5 Univer sal Second Skin, S 3M™ FR-M 40-6 Univ ersal Sec ond Skin, M/L (Fi gures 22 and 23) fig . 22 fig . 23 1 . Remove cartridge from facepiece (if applica bl e) . 2 . Remove the exhalation val ve cover from the facepiece (FR-M40-1 04). 3 . Orient t he universa l second skin with the quick doff hood retain ing ridge facing o utw[...]

17 Spare P arts 3M™ FR-M40-1 01 Head H arness (F igures 24 an d 2 5) fig . 24 fig . 25 1 . Leng then head har ness to it s ful l ex tent and then w ork tabs at the end s of the h ead h arne ss st raps out of buckles . 2. To in stall a ne w hea d ha rness, lay mask face down on a non-abr as ive su rface with the ex halati on val ve clo sest to yo [...]

18 6 . To verify that the valve seat body ha s been properly re-installed, grasp the two little ta bs sticking straight up f rom the v alve seat body and try to tu rn th e en tire valve seat body in the port. If it turns freel y, th e valve seat body has been correctly re-installed. 3M™ FR -M40-103 Nose Cup Val ve Dis k (Fig ures 2 7 and 28) fig [...]

19 3M TM 6889 Exhalation Valve Disk (Figure 30) fig . 30 1 . Remove external drink tu be fro m tab on exhalation valve c over, quick dis connect coupling from retaine r in exhalat ion v alve cover a nd ex halatio n val ve c over (see pre vious instructi ons f or 3 M FR- M40-104 exha lation valve c over). 2 . Remove o ld exhalati on valve by graspin[...]

20 1 . Inve rt he ad ha rness over fron t of mask asse mbly and la y the mask face down on a non-ab rasi ve surface with the exha lation valve closest to you. 2 . Gras p the i nter nal dr ink t ube at the d rink t ube c oupli ng an d pul l the i nter nal dr ink t ube aw ay fr om the cou pli ng. 3 . To instal l a ne w interna l drink tube, pres s th[...]

21 1 . Re mo v e si d e voi cemitter retainer by unscrew ing cou nter c lockwise using the D-rin g side voi c e mi t t er remova l tool, or a st andard 1 3/1 6 x1 i nch D-ring o r similar tool. 2 . Remove the side voicemitt er f rom the mask by pressing from the inside of the mask assem bly. Re move the g asket from the s idep ort housin g on the m[...]

22 4 . To in stall a new quick disconnect coupling lay the mask assembly fac e up. 5. Insert the quick disco nnect coupling int o the externa l drink tube and with a twisting mot ion, pres sing the drin k tube in place. The tube s hould ex tend ove r the n ipple en d of th e quick disconnect c oupling approxim ately 3 /4 inch (19 m m). N o te : The[...]