Abstract: The breathing protection equipment includes a mask having an inflatable harness and a demand regulator with three operating modes which are manually selectable. The operating mode is indicated to the wearer of the mask by a repeater. The repeater has a mode sensor carried by the mask and a mode indicator located in the field of view of the wearer and driven by the mode sensor. The mode sensor may detect the position of the switch actuated by the user for changing the mode. The mode indicator may be a display on a mask storage box or on the mask.

Abstract: A respiratory protection apparatus has a breathing mask with a regulator and a fast donning harness having at least a pair of extensible strap whose ends are connected to the mask. Each strap has an element which is inflatable by the pressurized breathable gas for extending the strap until it has a sufficient size for enabling the user to quickly don the harness over the head and deflatable to permit the strap to tighten, to urge the mask against the face and to maintain the mask on the face. An ear piece is connected to the harness or mask and is applied against the ear when the harness straps are deflated.