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NIOSH Respiratory Protective Device Information
NIOSH CA 2023-1057
April 2023
SUMMARY
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has honored a request by E.D. Bullard Company to voluntarily rescind 24 NIOSH respirator approvals issued to E.D. Bullard Company.
As of April 21, 2023, any respirator marked with a NIOSH approval label with the below approval numbers are no longer NIOSH approved. The NIOSH Certified Equipment List no longer includes these approval numbers:
| 19C-0540 | 19C-0549 | 19C-0559 | 19C-0567 |
| 19C-0541 | 19C-0550 | 19C-0560 | 19C-0568 |
| 19C-0542 | 19C-0553 | 19C-0561 | 19C-0571 |
| 19C-0543 | 19C-0554 | 19C-0562 | 19C-0572 |
| 19C-0547 | 19C-0555 | 19C-0565 | 19C-0573 |
| 19C-0548 | 19C-0556 | 19C-0566 | 19C-0574 |
Due to the voluntary rescission of this NIOSH approval, respirators bearing these NIOSH approval numbers may no longer be used, manufactured, assembled, sold, or distributed.
Please reach out to E.D. Bullard Company. for additional details related to their decision to voluntarily rescind the approvals issued to E.D. Bullard Company identified in this notice. The Certified Equipment List can be used to locate other NIOSH Approved® respirators.
NIOSH Approved® is a certification mark of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) registered in the United States and several international jurisdictions