MSA Safety (MSA) 10-K 2016 FY Annual report

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, 2016 (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 28, 2017	/s/    WILLIAM M. LAMBERT
	William M. Lambert
	Chief Executive Officer
	/s/    KENNETH D. KRAUSE
	Kenneth D. Krause
	Chief Financial Officer