Premium choice to help protect your workforce from certain airborne contaminants

Built comfortable, yet durable 

This reusable respirator has a resilient silicone faceseal, offering extended facepiece life. The adjustable head cradle and straps work together to offer an optimal fit, and the facepiece features our proprietary quick latch design, which offers an easy, one-hand touch drop-down mechanism for putting the facepiece on and taking it off while moving in and out of contaminated areas. 

A versatile choice 

The 3M™ 6500QL Series is compatible with a wide variety of 3M respirator cartridges and filters to make a NIOSH-approved respirator and help protect your workforce from certain particulates, gases and vapors. When used with 3M™ respirator filters and cartridges, this respirator may help provide respiratory protection at concentrations up to ten times the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL). This half face respirator is also compatible with the 3M™ Versaflo™ TR-600 and TR-800 powered air purifying systems (not approved with Dual Airline supplied air systems). 

Be proactive 

The 3M Respirator Selection Guide (3M.com/respiratorselector) may be used to help you select the proper respirators, cartridges, and filters for your work environment. Change your employee's 3M particulate filters anytime they are dirty, damaged, or difficult to breathe through. For gas/vapor cartridges, use the 3M Service Life software (3M.com/sls) to develop a cartridge changeout schedule. 

Specifications
Accessories
No
Assigned Protection Factor
10
Brand
3M™
Case Quantity
10/case
Clip-on Welding Shield
No
Color Family
Gray
Compatible With
Line Compressed Air System SA Series
Compatible with 3M™ PAPR Systems
No
Compatible with 3M™ Supplied Air System
No
Compatible with Welding Shield
Yes
Connection Type
Bayonet
Cool Flow™ Exhalation Valve
Yes
Drop-down Feature
Yes
Enhanced Comfort
Yes
Enhanced Durability
Yes
Exhalation Valve
Yes
Eye Protection
No
Facepiece Material
Silicone
Facepiece Type
Half Facepiece Reusable
Features
3M™ Cool Flow™ Valve
Gas & Vapor Protection Type
Hydrogen Fluoride, Mercury Vapor or Chlorine, Organic Vapor/Acid Gas/Ammonia/Methylamine/Formaldehyde
Harness type
4 point Quick Latch
Hazard Type
Mold, Silica
Maintenance Free
No
Mask Size
Medium
Primary Material
Silicone/Nylon
Product Color
Gray, Teal
Product Series
Rugged Comfort 6500
Product Type
Half Facepiece Respirator
Range
Best
Recommended Application
Assembly, Cleaning, Composite Finishing, Demolition, Facility Maintenance, Final Finish, Grinding, Machine Operation, Paint Preparation, Painting, Sanding, Welding
Recommended Industry
Agriculture, Construction, Design & Construction, Facility Sanitation, Food & Beverage Manufacturing, Food Processing, Food Safety, General Manufacturing, Heavy Industrial, Industrial Maintenance, Manufacturing, Marine, Metal Production & Fabrication, Military Maintenance, Repair & Operation (MRO), Mining, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceutical, Transportation
Replaceable Cartridge Included
No
Silicone Faceseal
Yes
Six-point Head Harness
No
Spare Parts
Yes
Speaking Diaphragm
No
TDS Required
Yes
Weight (Imperial)
0.37 lb.
Welding
Yes