---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 72.710"
title: "30"
number: "72.710"
heading: "Selection, fit, use, and maintenance of approved respirators."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/72.710"
---

# §72.710. Selection, fit, use, and maintenance of approved respirators.


As of April 14, 2025: Approved respirators shall be selected, fitted, used, and maintained in accordance with the provisions of a written respiratory protection program consistent with the requirements of ASTM F3387-19. ASTM F3387-19, Standard Practice for Respiratory Protection, approved August 1, 2019, is incorporated by reference into this section with the approval of the Director of the Federal Register under 5 U.S.C. [552(a)](/usc/5/552.md?p=a) and [1](/usc/5/1.md) CFR [part 51](/cfr/30/part51.md). This incorporation by reference (IBR) material is available for inspection at the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) and at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Contact MSHA at: MSHA's Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210; (202) 693-9440; or any Mine Safety and Health Enforcement District Office. For information on the availability of this material at NARA, visit www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations or email fr.inspection@nara.gov. The material may be obtained from ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959; www.astm.org.


## Notes

### Amendments

[89 FR 28479, Apr. 18, 2024, as amended at 91 FR 9448, Feb. 26, 2026]

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 811, 813(h), 957.

### Source

Source: 59 FR 8327, Feb. 18, 1994, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[89 FR 28479, Apr. 18, 2024, as amended at 91 FR 9448, Feb. 26, 2026]