3M™ 8233 N100 Particulate Respirator

Lightweight and disposable, 3M 8233 N100 Particulate Respirators are designed to help provide comfortable, reliable worker respiratory protection against certain non-oil based particulates.

Features and Benefits:

• NIOSH's highest rated filtration efficiency in a disposable respirator
   
• N100 - At least 99.97% filtration efficiency against solid and liquid aerosols that do not contain oil
   
• Proprietary 3M™ Cool Flow™ Exhalation Valve reduces heat build up inside the respirator to make breathing easier and can offer cooler, drier comfort
   
• Soft inner material, spacious and durable cup shape, and foam face seal enhance user comfort and increase wearability
   
• Fully adjustable head straps, along with adjustable noseclip, reduces potential for eyewear fogging and helps ensure a better seal and fit
   
• Individually packaged
   
• Compatible with a variety of protective eyewear and hearing protection

When properly fitted, use in a variety of applications, including pharmaceutical manufacturing, welding, brazing, torch cutting, metal pouring, soldering, and exposure to lead, cadmium, arsenic, and 4,4'–Methylenedianiline (MDA).

Use for the following:

• Solids, such as those from processing minerals, coal, iron ore, flour, and other certain substances
• Liquid or non-oil-based particles from sprays that do not also emit harmful vapors
• Metal fumes produced from welding, cutting, and other operations involving heating of metals
• Certain radioactive particulate material

Do not use for the following:

• Gases, vapors, including those present in paint spraying operations, asbestos, or sandblasting
• Aerosol concentrations that exceed 10 times the OSHA PEL, or applicable government regulations, whichever is lower
• Do not use the 8233 for oil aerosols. These respirators do not supply oxygen