---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 84.202"
title: "42"
number: "84.202"
heading: "Air velocity and noise levels; hoods and helmets; minimum requirements."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/84.202"
---

# §84.202. Air velocity and noise levels; hoods and helmets; minimum requirements.


Noise levels generated by the respirator will be measured inside the hood or helmet at maximum airflow obtainable and shall not exceed 80 dBA.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.; 30 U.S.C. 3, 5, 7, 811, 842(h), 844.

### Source

Source: 60 FR 30355, June 8, 1995, unless otherwise noted.