Approved Respirator Standards
Closed-Circuit Escape Respirator (CCER)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) tests and certifies closed-circuit escape respirators (CCERs). These units are used in mining, underground construction/tunneling or permit-required confined space entry, and in maritime operations, including the U.S. Navy. Approval is based on findings from the stringent testing performed on sample units submitted to NIOSH by manufacturers. In addition to testing the units, NIOSH evaluates the technical specifications and the manufacturer’s quality control program.
Developmental Test Procedures Used to Evaluate Performance Requirements for the CCER Standard
STP-00001-PSDB-0002 (March 23, 2012)
Determination of Gasoline Permeation Test on Breathing Bags
STP-00001-PSDB-0004 (March 28, 2012)
Conduct Man Test 4 for Closed-Circuit Escape Respirators to be Used in Underground Coal Mines
STP-00001-PSDB-0006 (April 3, 2012)
Capacity of As-Received and Environmentally Treated Closed-Circuit Escape Respirators
STP-00001-PSDB-0007 (April 3, 2012)
Performance of As-Received and Environmentally Treated Closed-Circuit Escape Respirators
STP-00001-PSDB-0009 (April 3, 2012)
Capacity Test of Closed-Circuit Escape Respirators at Manufacturer’s Recommended Minimum Temperature
STP-00001-PSDB-0011 (April 3, 2012)
Wearability of Closed-Circuit Escape Respirators
STP-00001-PSDB-0012 (April 3, 2012)
Evaluation of Donning of Closed-Circuit Escape Respirators
STP-00001-PSDB-0015 (April 9, 2012)
Performance Test of Closed-Circuit Escape Respirators with Human Subjects on Treadmill
STP-00001-PSDB-0024 (April 10, 2012)
Capacity Test of Closed-Circuit Escape Respirators with Human Subjects on Treadmill
Pending Developmental Test Procedures Used to Evaluate Performance Requirements for the CCER Standard
STP-00001-PSDB-0013
Evaluation of Breathing Circuit Integrity (Breathing Gas Supply, Inward Leakage, and Continuity) Throughout the Docking Process for Dockable Closed-Circuit Escape Respirators
STP-00001-PSDB-0014
Docking Process Speed, Safety, and Reliability and Wearability of Dockable Closed-Circuit Escape Respirators
STP-00001-PSDB-0016
Ignition Tests of Closed-Circuit Escape Respirators
STP-00001-PSDB-0017
Equipment Run-Over Tests of Closed-Circuit Escape Respirators
STP-00001-PSDB-0018
Drop Weight Tests of Closed-Circuit Escape Respirators
STP-00001-PSDB-0020
Feeder-Breaker Impact and Feed-through Tests of Closed-Circuit Escape Respirators
STP-00001-PSDB-0021
Bullet Impact Tests of Closed-Circuit Escape Respirators
STP-00001-PSDB-0022
Bonfire Tests of Closed-Circuit Escape Respirators
STP-00001-PSDB-0026
Determination of Total Inward Leakage (TIL) for Closed-Circuit Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus Facepieces