User Guide

The new 3M
™
Professional Series Respirator
introduces a new level of comfort and worker
acceptance to the Automotive Aftermarket.
After many years of development, this new
respirator design incorporates innovative
features in a durable facepiece with replaceable
cartridges/filters.
With innovation comes compatibility. With our
new Professional Series Respirators, you have
the ability to use the same cartridges,
filters and air supply systems that are used on
our popular maintenance-free and low-
maintenance respirator lines. This flexibility
allows you to fill a broader range of needs with
our interchangeable, bayonet-style components.
Simply put, 3M now has a full line of
products that incorporate the very best of our
proven technologies and new enhancements
that make our respirators the choice of
automotive technicians.
Features/Benefits/Applications
3M
™
Professional Series Respirators
•3M
™
Cool Flow
™
Exhalation Valve for
easier breathing
• Heat and moisture build up are reduced for
longer wearing time and greater comfort
•The head harness and yolk design
increase respirator stability and reduce
pressure points
•Thin-wall design around the nose reduces
tension, increases comfort
• 3M recommended for paint spray applications
3M
™
Organic Vapor Monitor with
Prepaid Analysis 37023
Organic vapor monitors are
used to determine exposure
levels to vapors in mixing and
paint operations. Place on the
painter, in a spray booth or in
the mixing room for the
duration of a work day. Return
exposed monitors to 3M for
prepaid analysis. The results
can be used in conjunction with
the 3M
™
Service-Life Calculator
to assist you in developing a
customized cartridge change-out schedule
for your facility. 3M’s Service-Life Calculator
is available at www.3M.com/occsafety.
For assistance, call 3M Technical Service
at 1-800-243-4630.
3M
™
Dual Cartridge Professional Series Respirators
Offer Exceptional Protection For Many Automotive Jobs
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These respirators help reduce exposure to
certain airborne contaminants. Misuse may
result in sickness or death. For proper use,
see package, supervisor or call 3M Technical
Service at 1-800-243-4630.
Monitoring of exposure levels in applications
such as paint spray must be done to determine
cartridge change-out schedules.
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