N95

+ THE PEOPLE’S PPE STRONGLY ENCOURAGES N95 USE FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS ONLY +

PLEASE SEE THE N95 ALTERNATIVE PAGE FOR MASKS THAT PROVIDE A SIMILAR LEVEL OF PROTECTION AND ARE MEANT FOR PUBLIC USE.

N95 = U.S. STANDARD

AN N95 RESPIRATOR IS A RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICE DESIGNED TO ACHIEVE A VERY CLOSE FACIAL FIT AND VERY EFFICIENT FILTRATION OF AIRBORNE PARTICLES. THE EDGES OF THE RESPIRATOR ARE DESIGNED TO FORM A SEAL AROUND THE NOSE AND MOUTH.

N95 RESPIRATORS HAVE A PARTICLE FILTRATION EFFICIENCY (PFE) OF 95% AT 0.3 MICRON.

THEY ARE CONSIDERED THE STANDARD OF CARE FOR COVID-19.

OTHER U.S. RESPIRATORS THAT MEET OR EXCEED N95 = N99, N100, R95, R99, R100, P95, P99, P100 (N= NOT RESISTANT TO OIL, R= SOMEWHAT RESISTANT, P= STRONGLY RESISTANT)

CLICK HERE TO CHECK NIOSH N95 CERTIFICATION

CLICK THE IMAGE TO BE TAKEN TO THE SELLER

DISPOSABLE N95

DISPOSABLE N95S CAN BE SAFELY PURCHASED FROM THE SUPPLIERS BELOW:

MED EQUIP DEPOT
BONA FIDE MASKS
SOOM LAB
KOLLECTE

RESUABLE N95

  • REUSABLE MASK FRAME WITH NIOSH N95 APPROVED FILTERS
  • SUPER COMFORTABLE
  • UNIVERSAL FIT
  • HALO HEADGEAR (PICTURED ON FEMALE MODEL) & VALVE PLUG COME STANDARD WITH STARTER KITS
  • OPTIONAL: SHIELD AND EAR HOOK HEADGEAR
  • IF YOU WEAR A VALVED MASK, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO EITHER PLUG THE VALVE OR WEAR A COVERING OVER IT.

ELASTOMERIC RESPIRATORS

ELASTOMERIC RESPIRATORS, SUCH AS HALF FACEPIECE OR FULL FACEPIECE TIGHT-FITTING RESPIRATORS WHERE THE FACEPIECES ARE MADE OF SYNTHETIC OR NATURAL RUBBER MATERIAL, CAN BE REPEATEDLY USED, CLEANED, DISINFECTED, STORED, AND RE-USED. THEY ARE EQUIPPED WITH REPLACEABLE FILTER CARTRIDGES OR FLEXIBLE, DISC OR PANCAKE-STYLE FILTERS, WHICH ARE NOT HOUSED IN A CARTRIDGE BODY.  

N95 EQUIVALENTS
INTERNATIONAL RESPIRATORS

CLICK HERE TO CHECK THE PARTICLE FILTRATION EFFICIENCY OF INTERNATIONAL RESPIRATORS

CLICK HERE TO CHECK WHETHER A CHINESE KN95 OR N95 SUPPLIER HAS FEDERAL AUTHORIZATION

KN95 = CHINESE STANDARD

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN N95 AND A KN95 MASK IS WHERE THE MASK IS CERTIFIED. KN95 MASKS ARE CERTIFIED IN CHINA.

SINCE KN95 MATCHES N95 STANDARDS, THE CDC HAS AUTHORIZED THE USE OF KN95 MASKS IN PLACE OF N95 MASKS FOR THE RESPONSE TO COVID19.  

DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF FAKE KN95 AND KN95 MASKS MEANT SOLELY FOR PUBLIC USE, THE PEOPLE’S PPE ONLY RECOMMENDS KN95 MASKS FROM FEDERALLY AUTHORIZED SUPPLIERS THAT ARE SAFE FOR MEDICAL USE.  

ALWAYS CHECK THE SUPPLIER AND THE CDC’S INTERNATIONAL RESPIRATOR PFE TESTING TO MAKE SURE YOUR KN95 IS UP TO PAR.

  • DISPOSABLE KN95 (PFE 95% AT 0.3 MICRONS)
  • CDC TESTING (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) = PFE 97.04 – 99.86%
  • SUPER AFFORDABLE (CHEAP AS $1 MASK)
  • EAR LOOP OR HEADBANDS
  • NOW IN BLACK
  • FROM A FEDERALLY AUTHORIZED SUPPLIER

FFP2 & FFP3 = EUROPEAN STANDARD

FFP (FILTERING FACEPIECE) 2 & FFP3 ARE EQUIVALENT TO THE N95 & N99 STANDARDS.

FFP2 RESPIRATORS HAVE A PFE OF 94% AT 0.3 MICRON.

THE FFP DESIGNATION IS USED IN THE EUROPEAN UNION. THE SAME STANDARDS ARE USED BY AUSTRALIA, BUT LISTED AS P2 & P3.

  • CERTIFIED FFP3 (N99 EQUIVALENT)
  • ONE SIZE FITS MOST DUE TO UNIQUE INNER SEAL
  • HEADBANDS
  • PLEASE NOTE: RESPRO HAS STRICT LIMITS ON THE AMOUNT THAT CAN BE PURCHASED AND IS OFTEN OUT OF STOCK.
  • IF YOU WEAR A VALVED MASK, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO EITHER PLUG THE VALVE OR WEAR A COVERING OVER IT.

KF94 = KOREAN STANDARD

KF94 MASKS ARE MEANT FOR PUBLIC USE. THE KOREAN OCCUPATIONAL RESPIRATOR THAT IS EQUIVALENT TO N95 IS THE KOREA 1ST CLASS. HOWEVER, SINCE KF94 MASKS SO CLOSELY CONFORM TO N95 STANDARDS, THEY ARE INCLUDED HERE AS POTENTIAL N95 EQUIVALENTS.

KF94 MASKS ARE CERTIFIED TO FILTER >94% OF PARTICULATES AT 0.4 MICRON.

KF94 BRANDS THAT LABEL THEIR MASKS FOR HEALTHCARE USE INCLUDE: BOTN & DR. PURI (SELECT STYLES).

  • DISPOSABLE KF94 (PFE = 94% AT 0.4 MICRON)
  • 3D STYLE KF94 MASKS ARE RECOMMENDED AS THEY CREATE A FACIAL SEAL
  • MANY DIFFERENT STYLES TO CHOOSE FROM AT AFFORDABLE PRICES
  • MULTIPLE SIZES AVAILABLE (LARGE, MEDIUM, AND CHILD)
  • HEALTHCARE WORKERS: WHITE BOTN MASKS ARE FFP2 CERTIFIED
  • RECOMMENDED SELLERS:
    • ANY OF THE 3D STYLE KF94s – 2D STLYE OK IF ABLE TO GET FACIAL SEAL – NO KF80s!
See Aaron Collin’s Mask Review Data for specifics on size and performance.

FOR FURTHER KF94 INFORMATION, THE PEOPLE’S PPE STRONGLY RECOMMENDS AARON COLLINS’ MASKS REVIEWS. MR. COLLINS IS AN AEROSOL SCIENTIST AND PERSONALLY TESTS PARTICLE FILTRATION, WEAR, AND PROVIDES SOLID ADVICE ON CHOOSING AN APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE MASK. HIS INDEPENDENT TESTING HAS BEEN INVALUABLE IN CONFIRMING THAT THE MASKS RECOMMENDED HERE ARE PERFORMING TO THEIR ADVERTISED STANDARDS.

MR. COLLINS’ FULL TESTING DATA SET CAN BE FOUND HERE.

YAHOO ARTICLE ABOUT HIS WORK.

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N95 ALTERNATIVES