Key points
- Standard Application Procedures (SAPs) help clarify the approval process for each class of respirator.
- SAPs provide important information on how to apply, acceptable document forms, fees required, and applicable Standard Testing Procedures (STPs).
- Applicants should review the entire applicable SAP prior to applying.
Overview
SAPs are intended to add clarity to the respirator approval process described in (also known as 42 CFR Part 84). The NIOSH Respirator Approval Program has developed six individual instructions for each class of respirator.
Please see the appropriate application for the respirator you are submitting. Before submitting a respirator for approval, we recommend that applicants
- Review the entire SAP. Compliance with all instructions is essential for efficient processing of an application.
- Check for any new NIOSH Conformity Assessment Notices.
- Consult the information provided on our How to Apply page if you are not familiar with the application process.
Applicants can contact the NIOSH Records Room with any questions before submitting a respirator for approval.
Fee and Standard Test Procedure information
The SAPs include information on fees and STPs. The pages with that information are identified below for each respirator class. Additionally, there is a page for Respirator Certification Fee Schedules and Standard Testing Procedures.
Standard Application Procedures
Disclaimer
The NIOSH RAP is currently working to update the STP links within the SAPs. Therefore, some of the STP links in the SAPs below may no longer work. If you experience difficulties locating an STP, please look on the Respirator Certification Fee Schedules and Standard Test Procedures page or contact the NIOSH Records Room.
SAP for the Approval of Air-Purifying Filtering Facepiece Respirators, updated June 29, 2022.
- For applicable fees, please see pages 25-27.
- For applicable STPs, please see page 41.
- Fees and STPs can also be found in and of 42 CFR Part 84.
SAP for the Approval of Air-Purifying Respirators and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Air-Purifying Respirators, updated August 4, 2022
- For applicable fees, please see pages 33-38.
- For applicable STPs, please see pages 57-82.
- Fees and STPs can also be found in and of 42 CFR Part 84.
SAP for the Approval of Powered Air-Purifying Respirators and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Powered Air-Purifying Respirators, updated August 4, 2022
- For applicable fees, please see pages 30-34.
- For applicable STPs, please see pages 51-57.
- Fees and STPs can also be found in and of 42 CFR Part 84.
SAP for the Approval of Supplied-Air Respirators, Industrial Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus, and Combination Supplied-Air Respirators/Industrial Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus, updated August 4, 2022
- For applicable fees, please see pages 25-28.
- For applicable STPs, please see pages 43-51.
- Fees and STPs can also be found in and of 42 CFR Part 84.
SAP for the Approval of Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus, updated August 4, 2022
- For applicable fees, please see pages 28-31.
- For applicable STPs, please see pages 47-58.
- Fees and STPs can also be found in and of 42 CFR Part 84.
SAP for the Approval of Closed-Circuit Escape Respirators Under 42 CFR Part 84, updated August 4, 2022
- For applicable fees, please see pages 25-27.
- For applicable STPs, please see page 44.
- Fees and STPs can also be found in and of 42 CFR Part 84.
