User Guide

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WARNING ! See warnings on inside back cover.
Respiratory
Protection
for Welding
8515
Welding Respirators
8512/
8212
8514/
8214
8000
8210 8511
Particulate Respirators
Potential Health Effects
from Overexposure
1,2
Depends on contaminants, includes
respiratory irritation
Lung cancer, asthma and damage to
the nasal epithelia and skin
Pneumoconiosis, Siderosis, Central
Nervous System effects
Pneumoconiosis, kidney effects,
lung irritation, cancer
Respiratory irritation (due to ozone)
Metal Fume Fever
Metal Fume Fever, respiratory
irritation, lung cancer, kidney effects
Central Nervous System effects,
systemic poisoning
Respiratory irritation, lung congestion,
bronchitis, headache, dry throat
Anoxia, Central Nervous System effects
Asphyxiation
Respiratory irritation, anoxia,
pulmonary edema
Respiratory irritation and edema
Contaminant/
Application
Particles
General Dust
Metal Fume
Hexavalent Chromium
Steel/Manganese Alloys
Stainless Steel
Aluminum
Galvanized Steel
Cadmium
Lead
Gases
Ozone
Carbon Monoxide
Carbon Dioxide
Phosgene
Oxides of Nitrogen
Respirator recommend
For up to 10x applicable
exposure limits
For up to 10x applicable
exposure limits
*Clip-on 3M
™
Welding Shield is also available.
1. Documentation of TLVS and BEIS, American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, 7th. edition, 2004.
2. Clayton, G.D., Clayton, F.E. Patty’s Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. Vol II New York. John Wiley and Sons Inc., 1994.
3. Dual-mode head harness design adjusts easily so that the user has the option of wearing the respirator in either traditional or drop-down mode.
4. Other facepieces are available. Please see our website www.3M.com/OccSafety, www.Speedglas.com or call 1-800-896-4223.
5. 3M recommended for applications where ozone and nuisance level organic vapors may be present. 3M recommended for ozone protection up
to 10 times the OSHA PEL or applicable government occupational exposure limits, whichever is lower. Not NIOSH approved for use against ozone.
3M recommended for relief from nuisance levels of organic vapors. Nuisance level organic vapors refer to concentrations not exceeding the OSHA
PEL, or applicable government occupational exposure limits whichever is lower. Do not use when concentrations of contaminants are immediately
dangerous to life and health or are unknown.
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