---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 84.85"
title: "42"
number: "84.85"
heading: "Breathing bags; minimum requirements."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/84.85"
---

# §84.85. Breathing bags; minimum requirements.

- (a) Breathing bags shall have sufficient volume to prevent gas waste during exhalation and to provide an adequate reserve for inhalation.
- (b) Breathing bags shall be constructed of materials which are flexible and resistant to gasoline vapors.
- (c) Breathing bags shall be installed in a location which will protect them from damage or collapse by external forces, except on apparatus classified for escape only.

## 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.