N95 NIOSH Test Results
The Safe Life N95 Respirator Easily Meets NIOSH Certification Requirements
In order to obtain certification as an N95, a respirator must pass NIOSH’s test requirements, which include Exhalation Resistance, Inhalation Resistance and Sodium Chloride (NaCl) N95 Filtration. As the charts below indicate, the B100 easily passed the NIOSH, N95 respirator performance criteria Results presented in tables below are as obtained from testing performed by NIOSH to obtain approvals for the B130/B150 as N95 respirators.
| # Tested |
Maximum Allowable Resistance (mm of H²O) |
Actual Resistance (mm of H²O) Average (± SD) |
Result Pass or Fail |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhalation Resistance |
3 (B130) | 25 | 10.8 (± 0.1) | PASS |
| 3 (B150) | 25 | 7.5 (± 0.1) | PASS | |
| Inhalation Resistance |
3 (B130) | 35 | 12.2 (± 0.0) | PASS |
| 3 (B150) | 35 | 9.9 (± 0.2) | PASS |
| # Tested |
Flow Rate (L/min) |
Average Initial Filter Resistance (mm of H²O) |
Maximum Allowable % Leakage |
Initial % Leakage Average (± SD) |
Maximum % Leakage Average (± SD) |
Result Pass or Fail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 85 | 14.2 | 5 | 0.3476 (± 0.088) |
0.3488 (± 0.088) |
PASS |
| Oil Resistance | Rating | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Not Resistant | N95 | Filters at least 95% of airborne particles |
| N99 | Filters at least 99% of airborne particles | |
| N100 | Filters at least 99.97% of airborne particles | |
| Resistant | R95 | Filters at least 95% of airborne particles |
| R99 | Filters at least 99% of airborne particles | |
| R100 | Filters at least 99.97% of airborne particles | |
| Strongly Resistant | P95 | Filters at least 95% of airborne particles |
| P99 | Filters at least 99% of airborne particles | |
| P100 | Filters at least 99.97% of airborne particles |