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<br />Table 3,Respiratory protection for asbestos
<br />Condition
<br />Minimum respiratory protection*
<br />Any detectable concentration
<br />Any self-contained breathing apparatus with a full facepiece and operated in a pressure -
<br />demand or other positive pressure mode
<br />Any supplied -air respirator with a full facepiece and operated in a pressure -demand or
<br />other positive pressure mode in combination with an auxiliary self-contained breathing
<br />apparatus operated in a pressure -demand or other positive pressure mode
<br />Planned or emergency entry into
<br />Any self-contained breathing apparatus with a full facepiece and operated in a pressure -
<br />environments containing unknown demand or other positive pressure mode
<br />or any detectable concentration
<br />Any supplied -air respirator with a full facepiece and operated in a pressure -demand or
<br />other positive pressure mode in combination with an auxiliary self-contained breathing
<br />apparatus operated in a pressure -demand or other positive pressure mode
<br />Firefighting
<br />Any self-contained breathing apparatus with a full facepiece and operated in a pressure -
<br />demand or other positive pressure mode
<br />Escape only
<br />Any air -purifying full facepiece respirator with a high -efficiency particulate filter
<br />Any appropriate escape -type self-contained breathing apparatus
<br />* Only NIOSH/MSHA approved equipment should be used.
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