Editing Respirator (section)

==== Counterfeiting, modification, and revocation of regulated respirators ====
Another disadvantage of respirators is that the onus is on the respirator user to determine if their respirator is counterfeit or has had its certification revoked.<ref name="counterfeit" /> Customers and employers can inadvertently purchase non-OEM parts for a NIOSH-approved respirator which void the NIOSH approval and violate OSHA laws, in addition to potentially compromising the fit of the respirator.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.osha.gov/video/respiratory-protection/niosh/transcript|title=Transcript for the OSHA Training Video Entitled Counterfeit & Altered Respirators: The Importance of Checking for NIOSH Certification|date=January 2012|publisher=US Department of Labor, OSHA|access-date=3 June 2024|archive-date=3 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603060828/https://www.osha.gov/video/respiratory-protection/niosh/transcript|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{Wikisource-multi|Respirator Users' Notice Use of Unapproved Subassemblies|t1=Use of Unapproved Subassemblies (1984)|Letter to All Users of Supplied-Air Respirators Use of Unapproved Supplied-Air Respirators in the Paint Spray and Automotive Refinishing Industries|t2=Use of Unapproved Supplied-Air Respirators in the Paint Spray and Automotive Refinishing Industries (1996)}}
{{Gallery
|title=Counterfeit respirator identification
|align=center
|File:Counterfeit 3M Surgical mask N95.jpg
 |A counterfeit [[N95 respirator|N95 respirator with no TC#]]
 |alt1=Counterfeit 3M respiurator
|File:3M 1860 N952020.jpg
 |Compared to the official 3M
 |alt2=3M respirator with TC#
|File:Counterfeit and Altered Respirators - The Importance of NIOSH Certification.webm
 |OSHA video on modified and counterfeit respirators
 |alt3=Video by OSHA
}}