EXHIBIT 32

CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. (S) 1350, the undersigned officers of MSA Safety Incorporated (the “Company”), hereby certify, to the best of their knowledge, that the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13 (a) or 15 (d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

February 20, 2020	/s/ NISHAN J. VARTANIAN
	Nishan J. Vartanian
	President and Chief Executive Officer
	/s/    KENNETH D. KRAUSE
	Kenneth D. Krause
	Sr. Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer