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Standard for Gas Mask

( Mi ni stry o f Labo ur Noti fi cati o n No. 68 o f September 26, 1990)
Latest Amendments:
Mi ni stry o f Heal th, Labo ur and Wel fare No ti fi cati o n No.299 o f September 18,
2001
J apanese
The Standard fo r Gas Mask has been enacted as fo l l ows co nfo rmi ng to and i n o rder
to enfo rce the Industri al Safety and Heal th Law ( Law No. 57 o f 1972).
Co ntents
Arti cl e 1
Sco pe o f appl i cati o n
Arti cl e 2
Type o f gas mask
Arti cl e 3
Materi al s
Arti cl e 4
Test o n strength
Arti cl e 5,6 Structure
Perfo rmance tests
Arti cl e 7
Arti cl e 8
L abel i ng and o thers
Arti cl e 9
Excepti o ns o f thi s Standard
Su ppl emen tary Provi si on s

(S cope of appl i cati on )

Arti cl e 1
The standard i ssued i n the Mi ni stry o f Heal th, Labour and Wel fare No ti fi cati o n i s
appl i ed to the gas masks whi ch are catego ri zed i nto tho se descri bed i n the l eft co l umn
o f the fo l l o wi ng Tabl e, acco rdi ng to the ki nds o f hazardo us materi al s (i ncl udi ng
parti cul ates whi ch co exi st w i th these gaseo us materi al s) descri bed i n the ri ght co l umn
o f the same Tabl e, amo ng the gas masks to be used at the pl aces where gases, vapo rs
and parti cul ates mi xed wi th these gases o r vapo rs may harm the human bo dy by
i nspi ri ng them. Ho wever, thi s standard i s no t appl i ed to tho se gas masks used i n
pl aces where oxygen co ncentrati o n i s bel o w 18% o r the co ncentrati o ns o f gases o r
vapo rs exceeds 2% ( i n case the gas i s ammo ni a, the co ncentrati o n exceeds 3%) .
Catego ry

Hazardo us materi al s

Gas masks fo r hal o gens

Hal o gen gases o r vapo rs

Gas masks fo r o rgani c co mpo unds

Organi c co mpo und vapo rs

Gas masks fo r carbo n mo noxi de

Carbo n mo noxi de

Gas masks fo r ammo ni a

Ammo ni a

Gas masks fo r sul fur di oxi de

Sul fur di oxi de

(Type of gas mask)

Arti cl e 2
Gas masks shal l be catego ri zed i nto the types descri bed i n the l eft co l umn o f the
fo l l o wi ng Tabl e, acco rdi ng to the fo rm and the sco pe o f appl i cati o n descri bed i n the
ri ght co l umn o f the same Tabl e.
Type

Fo rm and sco pe o f appl i cati o n

It i s co mpo sed o f a cani ster, a breathi ng tube, i nhal ati o n val ve( s) , a
f acepi ece, exhal ati o n val ve(s) , and head harness. Cl ean ai r fi l tered by
Fro nt o r
the cani ster i s i nhal ed fro m the i nhal ati o n val ve(s) thro ugh the
back mo unted breathi ng tube , and exhal ed ai r i s exhausted fro m the exhal ati o n
type gas mask val ve(s) to o utsi de atmo sphere, and i s used i n the atmo sphere where
the co ncentrati o n o f the gases o r vapo rs i s l ess than 2 % ( 3 % fo r
ammo ni a) .

Chi n -styl e
gas mask

It i s co mpo sed o f cani ster(s), i nhal ati o n val ve( s) , a facepi ece,
exhal ati o n val ve( s) and head harness. Cl ean ai r fi l tered by the
cani ster( s) i s i nhal ed fro m the i nhal ati o n val ve( s), and exhal ed ai r i s
exhausted fro m the exhal ati o n val ve( s) to o utsi de atmo sphere, and i s
used i n the atmo sphere where the co ncentrati o n o f the gases o r vapo rs
i s l ess than 1 % (1.5 % fo r ammo ni a) .
It i s co mpo sed o f chemi cal cartri dge(s), i nhal ati o n val ve( s), a

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Chemi cal
cartri dge
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It i s co mpo sed o f chemi cal cartri dge(s), i nhal ati o n val ve( s), a
f acepi ece, exhal ati o n val ve(s) and head harness. Cl ean ai r fi l tered by
the cartri dges( s) i s i nhal ed fro m the i nhal ati o n val ve( s) , and exhal ed
ai r i s exhausted fro m the exhal ati o n val ve( s) to o utsi de atmo sphere. It
i s used i n the atmo sphere where the co ncentrati o n of the gases o r
vapo rs i s l ess than 0.1 %, and i s not used f o r emergency.

2 Facepi ece o f gas masks shal l be catego ri zed i nto the types descri bed i n the l ef t
co l umn o f the f ol l o wi ng Tabl e, acco rdi ng to the fo rm descri bed i n the ri ght co l umn o f
the same Tabl e.
Type

Fo rm

Ful l - face
facepi ece

It covers who l e face.

Hal f mask
facepi ece

It covers o nl y no se and aro und mo uth.

3 Gas masks shal l be catego ri zed i nto types w i th and wi tho ut the functi o n to fi l ter
parti cul ate co ntami nants, and the gas masks wi th the f uncti o n to fi l ter parti cul ates
shal l be catego ri zed i nto S1, S2, S3, L1, L 2, and L3, acco rdi ng to i ts perfo rmance.
(Materi al s)
Arti cl e 3
The materi al s to be used fo r each part o f gas masks shal l co nfo rm to the
requi rements descri bed i n the fo l l o w i ng each i tem.
1. The materi al used at the part ti ghtl y co ntacted wi th face must gi ve no harm to the
ski n.
2. The i nsi de o f the gas fi l ter must be co mpo sed of the materi al whi ch i s no t
co rro ded by fi l ter materi al o r must be surface-treated eno ugh so that i t i s no t
co rro ded by fi l ter materi al .
3. The fi l ter materi al must gi ve no harm to human bo dy.
4. The materi al used must be stro ng eno ugh no t to be defected to gi ve tear o r
di sto rti o n by o rdi nary appl i cati o n.
(Test on stren gth )
Arti cl e 4
The i ndi vi dual part o f gas masks shal l co nfo rm to the requi rements descri bed i n the
ri ght co l umn o f the fo l l o wi ng Tabl e, w hen i t i s submi tted to the tests descri bed i n the
mi ddl e co l umn o f the same Tabl e, acco rdi ng to the parts descri bed i n the l eft co l umn
o f the same Tabl e.
Parts
Head harness and
i ts mo unti ng base o f
the facepi ece

Tests
( Pul l i ng Test)
Each co mbi nati o n o f head harness and i ts
mo unti ng base o f the facepi ece i s pul l ed wi th
tensi o n fo rce o f 50 Newto n fo r ful l -face type
facepi ece, wi th tensi o n fo rce o f 25 Newto n fo r
hal f mask facepi ece, and i nvesti gated whether
breakage o r separati o n i s caused.

Breathi ng tube o f
( Pul l i ng Test)
fro nt o r back mo unted Breathi ng tube and i ts mo unti ng base o f
type gas mask and i ts facepi ece i s pul l ed by the fo rce o f 98
mounti ng base o f the Newto n.and i nvesti gated whether breakage o r
facepi ece
separati o n i s caused

Requi rements
Breakage o r
separati o n o n
bo th parts
must no t be
caused.

Breakage o r
separati o n o n
bo th parts
must no t be
caused.

(S tru cture)
Arti cl e 5
The structure o f gas masks shal l co nfo rm to the requi rements sho wn i n the fo l l o wi ng
each i tem.
1. It must be no t easy to break.
2. It must be easy to wear, and no t to gi ve a pressed feel i ng o r pai n when bei ng
wo rn.
3. The dead space must no t be to o l arge.
4. It must no t remarkabl y narro w the vi sual fi el d of the wearer.

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4. It must no t remarkabl y narro w the vi sual fi el d of the wearer.

5. The gas mask havi ng ful l -face type facepi ece shoul d no t be di mmed at eyepi ece(s)
by exhal ati o n.
6. Tho se gas masks havi ng repl aceabl e cani ster(s) or cartri dge( s) , i nhal ati o n
val ve(s), exhal ati o n val ve(s) o r head harness sho ul d be so desi gned that tho se
repl aceabl e parts are easi l y repl aced.
7. The ai r ti ghtness between f ace and facepi ece can be easi l y checked anyti me by
wearers themsel ves.
Arti cl e 6
The structure o f i ndi vi dual part o f gas masks shal l co nfo rm to the requi rements
descri bed i n the ri ght co l umn o f the fo l l o wi ng Tabl e, acco rdi ng to the parts descri bed
i n the l eft co l umn o f the same Tabl e.
Part
Gas f i l ter
( Cani ster and
Chemi cal cartri dge

Inhal ati o n val ve

Exhal ati o n val ve

Requi rements
1. Fi l ter materi al must be packed ti ghtl y and no t expo sed to
o utsi de.
2. It must be pro vi ded wi th fi l ter materi al to capture
parti cul ates, i f the gas mask has the functi o n to prevent wearer's
expo sure to parti cul ates.
It must wo rk rel i abl y and qui ckl y even fo r weak breathi ng.
1. It must wo rk rel i abl y and qui ckl y even fo r weak breathi ng, at
bo th wet and dry co ndi ti o ns o f the val ve and the val ve seat.
2. When the i nsi de and o utsi de pressures o f the gas mask i s i n
equi l i bri um, the exhal ati o n val ve must be kept cl o se ti ghtl y,
whi chever the facepi ece i s di rected to.
3. It must be pro tected by cover o r al i ke measures so that
damage i s no t caused by fo rces gi ven fro m o utsi de.

Head harness

1. It must have appro pri ate l ength and el asti ci ty, and the l ength
o f harness must be easi l y adj usted.

Breathi ng tube

1. It must have appro pri ate el asti ci ty fo r expansi o n and

co ntracti o n o f l ength, and must cause no i nco nveni ence i n ai rfl o w
when i t i s bent i nto vari ety o f fo rms.
2. It must cause no pro bl em i n ai rf l o w when i t i s pressed by
chi n o r arm.
3. The l ength must be l o ng eno ugh to cause no restri cti o n o f
head movement.

(Performance tests)
Arti cl e 7
The perfo rmance o f gas mask ( except cani sters and cartri dges) shal l co nfo rm to the
requi rements descri bed i n the ri ght co l umn o f the fo l l o wi ng Tabl e when i t i s tested by
the test pro cedures descri bed i n the l eft col umn o f the same Tabl e.
Test pro cedures
( Test o f ai r ti ghtness)
The ai r ti ghtness o f fro nt o r back mo unted type gas
masks, chi n-styl e gas masks and chemi cal - cartri dge
respi rato rs, i s tested as fo l l o ws. Fi rst, the exhal ati o n
val ve( s) and the o ther end o f a breathi ng tube co nnecti ng
to the f acepi ece are cl o sed fo r a fro nt o r back mo unted
type, o r the exhal ati o n val ve(s) and the co nnecti o n po rt(s)
o f a facepi ece fo r cani ster( s) o r cartri dge( s) are cl o sed
respecti vel y by putti ng a seal i ng pi ece(s) , and then the
facepi ece i s mo unti ng o nto a dummy head o f the ti ghtness
test equi pment. The facepi ece i s co vered wi th a cl oth
wetted wi th an al co ho l so l uti o n o f pheno l phthal ei n. Then,
by sendi ng ai r co ntai ni ng ammo ni a i nto the facepi ece unti l
the i nsi de pressure reaches at 980 Pascal , co l o r change o f
the cl o th i nto red i s i nvesti gated to fi nd the parts where
the ai r ti ghtness i s bro ken o n the f acepi ece.
( Test o f i nhal ati o n resi stance)

Requi rements
No l eakage shal l be
detected.

The pressure di fference

shal l no t exceed 70

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Thi s test measures the di fference between i nner and

o uter pressure o f the facepi ece putted o n a dummy head
duri ng passi ng ai rfl o w at the rate o f 40 l i ters per mi nute
i n the di recti o n o f i nhal ati o n. In thi s test, the cani ster( s)
o r cartri dge( s) ( i nvo l vi ng i nhal ati o n val ve(s) when the
i nhal ati o n val ves are attached to the cani ster( s) or
cartri dges( s) ) are removed fro m the facepi ece. When the
gas mask has a breathi ng tube, the pressure di f ference i s
measured wi th the tube bent at 180 degree.
( Test o f exhal ati o n resi stance)
Thi s test measures the di fference between i nner and
o uter pressure o f the facepi ece putted o n a dummy head
duri ng passi ng ai rfl o w at the rate o f 40 l i ters per mi nute
i n the di recti o n o f exhal ati o n. In thi s test, the ai r passes
fo r i nspi rati o n sho ul d be cl o sed.

shal l no t exceed 70
Pascal fo r fro nt o r back
mo unted type gas masks,
and 50 Pascal fo r
chi n- styl e gas masks and
chemi cal cartri dge
respi rato rs, respecti vel y.

The exhal ati o n

resi stance shal l no t
exceed 80 Pascal

( Test o f ai r ti ghtness o f exhal ati o n val ve at wo rk)

1. The i nner pressure

must qui ckl y decrease
Fi rst, the exhal ati o n val ve wi th the val ve seat i s mo unted w hen the i nner ai r i s
o n an ai r ti ghtness test equi pment, and then the decrease drawn.
o f the i nner pressure o f the val ve i s co nf i rmed by drawi ng
the i nsi de ai r by a drawi ng pump at the rate o f 1 l i ter per
2. The ti me requi red
mi nute. Next, the i nner pressure i s adj usted at 1,470
f o r the i nner pressure to
Pascal agai nst the atmo spheri c pressure, then the
be resto red up to no rmal
evacuati o n o f the i nner space o f the val ve i s sto pped, and pressure must be l o nger
then the ti me fo r the i nner pressure to recover to the
than 15 seco nds.
atmo spheri c pressure i s measured. The capaci ty o f the
i nner space o f the exhal ati o n val ve seat shal l be 50 cubi c
centi meters.
( Test o f carbo n di oxi de co ncentrati o n i ncrease i n
i nspi red ai r)
In the atmo sphere o f 25 5C , the facepi ece i s put o n
a dummy head wi th the di mensi o ns descri bed i n the
fo l l o wi ng pi cture, and the co nnected arti fi ci al breathi ng
apparatus i s dri ven at the rate o f 15 ti mes a mi nute and
2.0 0.1 l i ters per stro ke ( The arti fi ci al breathi ng
apparatus suppl i es exhal ati o n ai r wi th 5.0% carbo n
di oxi de.) . Duri ng thi s pro cedure, the carbo n di oxi de
co ncentrati o n i n the i nspi red ai r i s measured unti l the
co ncentrati o n reaches a co nstant co ncentrati o n. The same
pro cedure i s perf o rmed w i th the dummy head wi tho ut a
facepi ece.

The di fference o f
carbo n di o xi de
co ncentrati o ns i n the
i nspi red ai r at the two
co ndi ti o ns wi th and
w i tho ut the facepi ece
must be l o wer than
1.0%.

Dummy Head ( i n mm)

2 The perfo rmance o f cani sters and cartri dges shal l co nfo rm to the requi rements
descri bed i n the ri ght co l umn o f the fo l l o wi ng Tabl e when tested by the test
pro cedures descri bed i n the l eft co l umn o f the same Tabl e.
Test pro cedures
( Test o f ai r- ti ghtness)

Requi rements
No l eakage shal l be detected.

Thi s test i nvesti gates whether l eakage i s f o und

o r no t after sendi ng ai r i nto the cani ster o r
cartri dge unti l the pressure i n the cani ster o r

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cartri dge unti l the pressure i n the cani ster o r

cartri dge reaches at 1470 Pascal .
( Test o f i nhal ati o n resi stance)

The pressure di fference shal l no t

exceed the val ues descri bed i n the
Thi s test measures the di fference between the Tabl e bel o w, acco rdi ng to the type
pressures o f the ai r fl o w bef ore and after i t
o f the gas mask to whi ch the
passes thro ugh a cani ster o r a cartri dge at the
cani ster o r cartri dge i s co nnected
rate o f 40 l i ters per mi nute. The cani ster o r
and wi th o r wi tho ut the f uncti o n of
cartri dge to whi ch an i nhal ati o n val ve i s attached f i l trati o n o f parti cul ates.
i s measured w i th the val ve.

Catego ry

Fo r
carbo n
mono xi de

Type o f gas mask

Wi th
parti cul ate
fi l trati o n
functi o n

Fro nt o r back
mo unted type gas
mask

Chi n- styl e gas

mask

Chemi cal cartri dge

respi rato r

S1 &L1

310

S2 &L2

320

S3 &L3

400

280

S1
&L1

310

280

280

S2
&L2

320

290

290

S3
&L3

400

370

370

Wi tho ut parti cul ate

fi l teri ng functi o n

250

220

220

Wi tho ut parti cul ate

fi l trati o n functi o n

Wi th
Fo r
parti cul ate
gases
fi l trati o n
o ther than functi o n
carbo n
mono xi de

Remark: The val ue i n thi s Tabl e i s i n the uni t o f Pascal .

Test pro cedures

Requi rements

( Test o f servi ce l i fe)

The ti me requi red fo r the exi t gas to

reach at the co ncentrati o n sho wn i n the
Servi ce l i fe i s measured, by suppl yi ng ai r mi ddl e co l umn o f the Tabl e bel o w shal l
co ntai ni ng the gas sho wn i n the ri ght
be l o nger than the ti me sho wn i n the
co l umn o f the Tabl e bel o w i nto the cani ster ri ght co l umn o f the same Tabl e,
o r the cartri dge, at the fl o w rate o f 30 l i ter acco rdi ng to the ki nd o f cani ster and
per mi nute, acco rdi ng to the type o f the
cartri dge sho wn i n the l eft co l umn o f
cani ster o r cartri dge sho wn i n the l eft
the same Tabl e.
co l umn o f the same Tabl e.
Ho wever, i n the case o f cani ster o f
D uri ng the testi ng, the temperature and
fro nt o r back mo unted type gas mask fo r
the rel ati ve humi di ty shal l be, respecti vel y, carbo n mo no xi de w hi ch sho ws an i ni ti al
20 C 2 C and 50% 5%.
l eakage o f carbo n mo noxi de wi thi n 5
1. The case where a gas anal yzer i s used; mi nutes fro m the start o f the test, the
co ncentrati o n o f the test gas whi ch has
The ai r fl o w co ntai ni ng the test gas at the passed thro ugh the cani ster shal l no t
exi t o f the gas fi l ter, whi ch has passed
exceed 100 ppm wi thi n 5 mi n fro m the
thro ugh the gas fi l ter, i s l ed i nto the gas
start o f the test due to no reacti o n o r no
anal yzer, and then the co ncentrati o n o f the abso rpti o n.
test gas i n the effl uent i s measured.
2. The case where gas abso rpti o n metho d
i s appl i ed;
The ai r fl o w co ntai ni ng the test gas at the
exi t o f the gas fi l ter, whi ch has passed
thro ugh the gas fi l ter, i s l ed i nto the
abso rbi ng tube co ntai ni ng abso rbi ng l i qui d,
and then the test gas co ntai ned i n the test
ai r i s abso rbed, and the co ncentrati o n o f
the test gas i s measured.
Type o f gas

Test gas

Type o f gas

Co ncentrati o n

Ti me

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Type o f gas
fi l ter
Cani ster o f
fro nt o r back
mounted type
gas mask fo r
hal o gens
Cani ster o f
chi n-styl e gas
mask f o r
hal o gens
Cartri dge o f
chemi cal
cartri dge
respi rato r fo r
hal o gens

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Ki nd

Chl o ri ne

Chl o ri ne

Chl o ri ne

Cani ster o f
fro nt o r back
mounted type
gas mask fo r
o rgani c vapo rs

Cycl o
hexane

Cani ster o f
chi n-styl e gas
mask f o r o rgani c
vapo rs

Cycl o
hexane

Cartri dge o f
chemi cal
cartri dge
respi rato r fo r
o rgani c vapo rs

Cycl o
hexane

Cani ster o f
fro nt o r back
Carbo n
mounted type
mo noxi de
gas mask fo r
carbo n mo noxi de
Cani ster o f
fro nt o r back
mounted type
gas mask fo r
ammo ni a
Cani ster o f
chi n-styl e gas
mask f o r
ammo ni a
Cartri dge o f
chemi cal
cartri dge
respi rato r fo r
ammo ni a

Ammo ni a

Ammo ni a

Ammo ni a

Cani ster o f
fro nt o r back
mounted type
gas mask fo r
sul fur di oxi de

Sul fur
di o xi de

Cani ster o f
chi n-styl e gas
mask f o r sul fur
di oxi de

Sul fur
di o xi de

Cartri dge o f
chemi cal
cartri dge
respi rato r fo r
sul fur di oxi de

Sul fur
di o xi de

Type o f gas
f i l ter

(ppm)

(mi n)

0.5%

Cani ster o f
fro nt o r back
mo unted type gas
mask fo r
hal o gens

60

0.3%

Cani ster o f
chi n- styl e gas
mask fo r
hal o gens

15

0.02%

Cartri dge o f
chemi cal
cartri dge
respi rato r fo r
hal o gens

40

0.5%

Cani ster o f
fro nt o r back
mo unted type gas
mask fo r o rgani c
vapo rs

100

0.3%

Cani ster o f
chi n- styl e gas
mask fo r o rgani c
vapo rs

30

Cartri dge o f
chemi cal
cartri dge
respi rato r fo r
o rgani c vapo rs

50

1.0%

Cani ster o f
fro nt o r back
mo unted type gas
mask fo r carbo n
mo noxi de

180

2.0%

Cani ster o f
fro nt o r back
mo unted type gas
mask fo r
ammo ni a

50

40

1.0%

Cani ster o f
chi n- styl e gas
mask fo r
ammo ni a

50

10

0.1%

Cartri dge o f
chemi cal
cartri dge
respi rato r fo r
ammo ni a

50

40

0.5%

Cani ster o f
fro nt o r back
mo unted type gas
mask fo r sul fur
di o xi de

50

0.3%

Cani ster o f
chi n- styl e gas
mask fo r sul fur
di o xi de

15

Cartri dge o f
chemi cal
cartri dge
respi rato r fo r
sul fur di o xi de

35

Co ncentrati o n

0.03%

0.03%

Remark: The uni t ppm i n thi s Tabl e

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Remark: The uni t ppm i n thi s Tabl e
sho ws o ne mi l l i o nth i n vo l ume.

( Test o f parti cul ate fi l teri ng effi ci ency)

Fo r the gas masks wi th the functi o n o f parti cul ate
fi l trati o n, the parti cul ate f i l teri ng effi ci ency i s
measured by the measurements o f the parti cl e
co ncentrati o n o f the test ai r f l o w befo re and after i t
passes the cani ster o r cartri dge i nco rpo rati ng the
parti cul ate fi l ter, and by the succeedi ng cal cul ati o n
i n use o f the fo l l o wi ng equati o n. The parti cl es used
fo r the test o f parti cul ate f i l teri ng effi ci ency i s
ei ther o f the fo l l o wi ng two ki nds cho sen dependi ng
o n the ki nd o f the parti cul ate f i l ter. The parti cl e si ze
di stri buti o n o f the test parti cl es i s represented by
the co unt medi an di ameter.
Parti cul ate fi l teri ng eff i ci ency (%) =
C o nc e nt ra tio n be fo re pa s s ing - C o nc e ntra tio n a ft er pas s ing
( m g/ c ubic m e te r)
( m g/ cubic m et er)
C o nc entrat io n be fo re pa ss ing
( m g/ c ubic m et er)

X 100

1. The case where the test parti cl e i s so di um

chl o ri de;

1. The case where the test

parti cl e i s so di um chl o ri de;

The co ncentrati o ns o f so di um chl o ri de i n the test

fl o w befo re and af ter passi ng thro ugh the gas fi l ter
are co nti nuo usl y measured wi th a so di um chl o ri de
co ncentrati o n measuri ng i nstrument wi th the l i ght
scatteri ng metho d. The co unt medi an di ameter o f
the parti cl e si ze o f so di um chl o ri de shal l be fro m
0.06 mi cro meter to 0.10 mi cro meter and the
geo metri cal standard devi ati o n o f the parti cl e si ze
di stri buti o n shal l be l ess than 1.8. The ai r fl o w
co ntai ni ng so di um chl o ri de at the co ncentrati o n
l o wer than 50 mg per cubi c meter wi th the vari ati o n
range l ess than 15% i s made pass thro ugh the
cani ster o r the cartri dge at the fl o w rate o f 85 l i ters
per mi nute unti l the cumul ati ve so di um chl o ri de
suppl i ed to the fi l ter reaches at 100mg. The
parti cul ate fi l teri ng eff i ci ency i s cal cul ated fo r the
maxi mum co ncentrati o n o f so di um chl o ri de i n the
ai r fl o w do wnward the cani ster o r the cartri dge
duri ng the test.

The parti cul ate fi l teri ng

effi ci ency o f the cani ster o r the
cartri dge thro ugh the test
durati o n shal l exceed the val ue
descri bed each i n the ri ght
co l umn o f the Tabl e bel o w,
acco rdi ng to the type o f the
cani ster o r the cartri dge
descri bed i n the l eft co l umn o f
the same Tabl e.

2. The case where the test parti cl e i s

di o ctyl phthal ate;

Type

Parti cul ate fi l teri ng

effi ci ency (%)

S1

80.0

S2

95.0

S3

99.9

2. The case where the test parti cl e i s

di o ctyl phthal ate;

The co ncentrati o ns o f di o ctyl phthal ate

The parti cul ate fi l teri ng effi ci ency
i n the test fl o w bef o re and after passi ng
duri ng the test durati o n shal l be
thro ugh the cani ster o r the cartri dge are
exceedi ng the val ue descri bed each i n the
co nti nuo usl y measured w i th a di o ctyl
ri ght co l umn o f the Tabl e bel o w,
phthal ate co ncentrati o n measuri ng
acco rdi ng to the type o f the gas fi l ter
i nstrument wi th the l i ght scatteri ng
descri bed i n the l eft co l umn o f the same
metho d. The co unt medi an di ameter o f the Tabl e.
parti cl e si ze o f di o ctyl phthal ate shal l be
fro m 0.15 mi cro meter to 0.25 mi cro meter
and the geo metri cal standard devi ati o n o f
the parti cl e si ze di stri buti o n shal l be l ess
than 1.6. The ai r fl o w co ntai ni ng di o ctyl
phthal ate at the co ncentrati o n l o wer than
Type
Parti cul ate fi l teri ng
100 mg per cubi c meter wi th the vari ati o n
effi ci ency ( %)
range l ess than 15% i s made pass thro ugh
the cani ster o r the cartri dge at the fl o w
rate o f 85 l i ters per mi nute unti l the
L1
80.0
cumul ati ve di o ctyl phthal ate suppl i ed to
the fi l ter reaches at 200mg. The
L2
95.0
parti cul ate fi l teri ng eff i ci ency i s cal cul ated
fo r the maxi mum co ncentrati o n o f di o ctyl
phthal ate after passi ng the cani ster o r the
L3
99.9
cartri dge duri ng the test.

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cartri dge duri ng the test.

(Label i ng and others)
Arti cl e 8
Gas mask (except cani ster and cartri dge) must be attached w i th a pri nted matter
descri bi ng the i tems sho wn bel o w.
1. Name o f manufacturer
2. Name o f Type
3. Remarks i n appl i cati o n
4. Fo r the Type i n whi ch cani ster( s) o r cartri dge( s) can be repl aceabl e, the ki nd o f
the cani ster o r the cartri dge, i ts Type name and the Certi fi cate number o f the cani ster
o r the cartri dge whi ch can be attached to the gas mask.
2 Cani ster and cartri dge ( Fo r tho se whi ch i nco rpo rate parti cul ate fi l ters separabl e
fro m the gas fi l ters, bo th gas fi l ter and parti cul ate fi l ter i n separati o n) shal l be
l abel ed at easi l y o bservabl e pl ace o n the surface, descri bi ng the manufacturer's name
and the manufactured year and mo nth.
3 Cani ster and cartri dge must be attached wi th a pri nted matter descri bi ng the i tems
sho wn bel o w.
1. Name o f Type
2. Sco pe o f appl i cati o n
3. Remarks i n appl i cati o n
4. Chart o f breakthro ugh ti me curve
5. Reco rd card fo r servi ce ti me
6. Increased val ue o f i nhal ati o n resi stance ( o nl y fo r gas mask havi ng parti cul ate
fi l teri ng functi o n)
7. Pro cedure fo r the w earer easi l y to check the ai r ti ghtness between face and
facepi ece
4 The i ncreased val ue o f i nhal ati o n resi stance speci fi ed i n Item 6 o f Part 3 o f thi s
Arti cl e shal l be measured as the val ue o f di fference between i nner and o uter pressure
o f the test ai r f l o w at 40 l i ters per mi nute w hen 100 mg o f cumul ati ve so di um chl o ri de
i s suppl i ed to the gas fi l ter fo r the parti cul ate fi l teri ng effi ci ency test.
5 The o uter si de face o f a gas fi l ter shal l be co l ored as descri bed i n the ri ght co l umn
o f the Tabl e bel o w, acco rdi ng to the type o f the gas fi l ter.
Type
Gas f i l ter fo r hal o gens

Co l o r
Grey and Bl ack
(to be sho wn by
two l ayers)

Gas f i l ter fo r o rgani c vapo rs

Bl ack

Gas f i l ter fo r carbo n mo noxi de

Red

Gas f i l ter fo r ammo ni a

Green

Gas f i l ter fo r sul fur di oxi de

Orange

Remark: Fo r gas mask havi ng parti cul ate fi l teri ng functi o n, a

whi te l i ne o n the si de face o f the cani ster o r cartri dge shal l
sho w the l o cati o n o f the fi l ter i nco rpo rated wi thi n the cani ster
o r cartri dge.
(Excepti on s of th i s S tan dard)
Arti cl e 9
The provi si o ns i ssued by thi s o ffi ci al anno uncement are no t appl i ed fo r tho se gas
masks fo r w hi ch materi al , structure o r perfo rmance i s speci al , o r whi ch i s used at
speci al co ndi ti o ns, and to whi ch appl i cati on o f the provi si o ns sho wn i n Arti cl e 1
thro ugh Arti cl e 7 i s no t appro pri ate o nl y when the Di recto r General o f L abo ur
Standards Bureau o f the Mi ni stry o f Heal th, Labo ur and Wel fare accepts that the gas
mask has equi val ent to o r better effecti veness than the gas masks co nfo rmi ng to thi s
standard.

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