Asbestos & Lead Dust Respirator - 3M 6000

Our most popular respirator is the 3M 6000 series halfmask respirator with 2091 P100 filters. This combination is useful against asbestos, lead and cadmium dusts and fumes. Also good for most types of welding. Use asbestos masks if you are working on older heating vents, "popcorn" ceilings, automotive brake linings or pipe insulation. For lead dusts and fumes, such as grinding off old paint, or even burning off lead paint, this respirator should do the trick. In this last case, make very sure that you have good ventilation, and in fact outdoors is best as carbon monoxide and some solvent vapors may be generated. Even though it may be overkill, you may also use this mask and filter combination for sanding fiberglas or working with fiber glass insulation.

Assembly consists of:
1 each 6000 half mask (choose size)
1 pair 2091 P100 (HEPA) filter

Filter attaches directly to the mask with 1/4 turn bayonet style connector.

Mask Sizing
Respirator mask sizes are not quantified with measurements. The majority of our customers, 80% plus, use medium size. This has held true for many years and across all types of industries.

In general, people with noticeably small or large faces use those sizes. That is, a woman with a petite build and facial features would use small. Usually men with notably large faces, or prominent noses use the large. The rest of us use medium. Unfortunately, this is how it goes. Fit testing is the only sure way to tell.

Equivalent Part Numbers:
3M 6191 Small
3M 6291 Medium
3M 6391 Large