3M 6000 Full Facepiece Respirator

The low maintenance 3M 6000 series full facepiece respirator is light and well-balanced. Innovative lens design offers a wide field of vision. With limited spare parts, cleaning and care of the face piece is fast and simple. Accepts all 6000 series cartridges and 2000 series filters found on our filters & cartridge pages. NIOSH approved. Facepiece only - Filters sold separately.

A full face respirator offers many advantages over using a half mask respirator. First, having all the air that touches your eyes and enters your lungs filtered can be a good thing. For instance, in the case of working with mold, spores can enter through the eyes causing irritation and disease.

Second, the polycarbonate lens is rated as primary eye protection, meaning that you don't need safety glasses when wearing one. If you wear prescription eye wear, a spectacle kit 3M 6878 is offered to fit inside the mask. Wearing contact lenses is discouraged.

Third is the higher protection factor offered by a full face respirator. In the case of a half mask respirator the assembly is rated for 10X the PEL or Permissible Exposure Limit. That is, if the PEL for a particular dust or vapor is 5mg/m3, the half mask user may be exposed to 10X that amount. But in the case of a full face respirator, because of the inherently better fit, you may use it up to 50X the PEL. The fit is better because the sealing surfaces against the skin are on the smooth parts of the face, rather than having to work around the nose. As with all masks, facial hair will compromise the seal, and the protection will be reduced or eliminated.

Available in 3 sizes.
Small = 6700
Medium = 6800
Large = 6900