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North 5400 series Instruction Manual

Full facepiece air purifying respirators
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5400 and 7600 Series
Full Facepiece
Air Purifying
Respirators
Operating and
Maintenance
Instruction Manual
©2001 North Safety Products. Printed in U.S.A.
Part No. 46000860 Rev. B
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  • Page 1 5400 and 7600 Series Full Facepiece Air Purifying Respirators Operating and Maintenance Ñ Ñ Instruction Manual Ç Ç ©2001 North Safety Products. Printed in U.S.A. Part No. 46000860 Rev. B...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    PERIODIC MAINTENANCE ............................10 CLEANING AND SANITIZING ...........................11 PREPARE FOR USE ..............................12 REPLACEMENT PARTS ............................13 7600 SERIES REPLACEMENT PARTS ........................13 5400 SERIES REPLACEMENT PARTS ........................14 ACCESSORIES .................................15 KEY TO CAUTIONS AND LIMITATIONS CONTAINED IN NIOSH APPROVAL LABELS..........15 11.1 SPECIAL USER’S INSTRUCTIONS..........................15 National Safety, Inc.

  • Page 3: Introduction

    1 INTRODUCTION 1.1.1 TERMINOLOGY North Air-Purifying respirators are intended to be used for Warnings, cautions and notes used in this manual have the respiratory protection against hazardous vapors, gases and/ following significance: or particulate matter, depending on the air-purifying elements NOTE used and the contaminant concentration and/or toxicity;...

  • Page 4: General Warnings

    • For protection against gases or vapors which generate protection is required, or a failure to follow North’s instruc- high heats of reaction with the sorbent material in the tions and warnings, may result in exposure to the haz- cartridge.

  • Page 5: User Requirements

    1.1.3 USER REQUIREMENTS Both the 5400 Series and 7600 Series respirators are avail- able in two sizes, medium/large and small. Most faces can To use this respirator you must know: be fit with the medium/large, however some persons with small faces may get a better fit with the small size.

  • Page 6: Pre-Use Instructions

    If using the Back Pack Accessory, assemble the respirator Do not use the 5400 Series facepieces without the by screwing the breathing tubes to the inhalation connectors oral/nasal cup installed. Use without the oral/nasal cup mounted on the facepiece lens.

  • Page 7: Corrective Lenses

    (See Accessories.) WARNING To avoid compromising the facepiece-to-face seal only North spectacle kits should be used. 3 TO PUT ON THE RESPIRATOR The following should be performed in an area with unconta- minated air:...
  • Page 8 Make sure the facepiece is centered on your face and Conduct a positive or negative seal check as follows: pull both lower head straps at the same time toward the rear. (See Figure 7.) To conduct a negative pressure seal check, place the palms of your hands over the openings in the cartridges or filter covers (if so equipped), or unscrew the air-purify- ing elements from the respirator and place the palms of...

  • Page 9: Use

    To conduct a positive pressure seal check, block the 4 USE openings in the exhalation valve guard using the palm of your hand and simultaneously exhale. If the facepiece bulges slightly and no air leaks between the facepiece WARNING and your face are detected, an effective seal has been obtained.

  • Page 10: Service Life

    After each use, the respirator should be examined by trained personnel. WARNING NOTE The NIOSH Approval and all North warranties for this The replacement of air-purifying elements must be done respirator are nullified if other than North replacement in a safe area containing uncontaminated breathable air.

  • Page 11: Cleaning And Sanitizing

    (See Figure 16.) tion valve guard, valve and seat. (See Figure 13.) For the 5400 Series, Remove the Oral/Nasal Cup by pulling it from the mask, push and twist the exhalation housing assembly counterclockwise and remove. (See Figures 15 and 13A.)

  • Page 12: Prepare For Use

    7600 Series 11) Check the oral/nasal cup and its inhalation valves For the 5400 Series, remove the Oral/Nasal cup by pul- system for distortion, damage and completeness. ing it from the mask, push and twist the exhalation hous- ing assembly counterclockwise and remove.

  • Page 13: Replacement Parts

    9 REPLACEMENT PARTS 9.1 7600 REPLACEMENT PARTS (See Figure 20) COMPLETE ASSEMBLIES, 7600 SERIES CATALOG NUMBER DESCRIPTION 7600-8A Complete Facepiece Assembly, Medium/Large 7600-8AS Complete Facepiece Assembly, Small COMPONENTS, 7600 SERIES ITEM CATALOG ITEM CATALOG NUMBER NUMBER DESCRIPTION NUMBER NUMBER DESCRIPTION 80840 Basic Facepiece, Medium/Large 80814...

  • Page 14: 5400 Series Replacement Parts

    9.2 5400 REPLACEMENT PARTS (See Figure 21.) COMPLETE ASSEMBLIES, 5400 SERIES CATALOG NUMBER DESCRIPTION 54001S 5400 Series Negative Pressure Respirator, Small 54001 5400 Series Negative Pressure Respirator, M/L COMPONENTS, 5400 SERIES ITEM CATALOG ITEM CATALOG NUMBER NUMBER DESCRIPTION NUMBER NUMBER...

  • Page 15: Accessories

    BP1002 Back Pack Accessory 80100 Spectacle Assembly (plastic, less lenses) CF2007 Interchangeable Breathing Tube 80836 Peel-off Window (Continuous Flow Airline Adapter) 7600VA Voice Amplifier 5400 SERIES ACCESSORIES CATALOG CATALOG NUMBER DESCRIPTION NUMBER DESCRIPTION 7700-21 Fit Test Adapter 80945 Antifog Cloth...

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