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<ownershipDocument> |
| <schemaVersion> X0306 </schemaVersion> |
| <documentType> 4 </documentType> |
| <periodOfReport> 2020-09-10 </periodOfReport> |
| <issuer> |
| | <issuerCik> 0000066570 </issuerCik> |
| | <issuerName> MSA Safety Inc </issuerName> |
| | <issuerTradingSymbol> MSA </issuerTradingSymbol> |
| | </issuer> |
| <reportingOwner> |
| | <reportingOwnerId> |
| | | <rptOwnerCik> 0001283417 </rptOwnerCik> |
| | | <rptOwnerName> PEARSE DIANE M </rptOwnerName> |
| | | </reportingOwnerId> |
| | <reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet1> 1000 CRANBERRY WOODS DRIVE </rptOwnerStreet1> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2> |
| | | <rptOwnerCity> CRANBERRY WOODS TOWNSHIP </rptOwnerCity> |
| | | <rptOwnerState> PA </rptOwnerState> |
| | | <rptOwnerZipCode> 16066 </rptOwnerZipCode> |
| | | <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription> |
| | | </reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | <reportingOwnerRelationship> |
| | | <isDirector> 1 </isDirector> |
| | | </reportingOwnerRelationship> |
| | </reportingOwner> |
| <nonDerivativeTable> |
| | <nonDerivativeTransaction> |
| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Common Stock, no par value </value> |
| </securityTitle> |
| | | <transactionDate> |
| <value> 2020-09-10 </value> |
| </transactionDate> |
| | | <transactionCoding> |
| <transactionFormType> 4 </transactionFormType> |
| <transactionCode> A </transactionCode> |
| <equitySwapInvolved> 0 </equitySwapInvolved> |
| </transactionCoding> |
| | | <transactionAmounts> |
| <transactionShares> |
| <value> 3.9460 </value> |
| <footnoteId id="F1"/> |
| </transactionShares> |
| <transactionPricePerShare> |
| <value> 0.0000 </value> |
| </transactionPricePerShare> |
| <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode> |
| <value> A </value> |
| </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode> |
| </transactionAmounts> |
| | | <postTransactionAmounts> |
| <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| <value> 30902.9841 </value> |
| </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| </postTransactionAmounts> |
| | | <ownershipNature> |
| <directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <value> D </value> |
| </directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| </ownershipNature> |
| | | </nonDerivativeTransaction> |
| | </nonDerivativeTable> |
| <derivativeTable></derivativeTable> |
| <footnotes> |
| | <footnote id="F1"> Securities acquired are derived from the dividend equivalent rights that are attached to restricted stock units and related phantom stock that were awarded to the reporting person upon the deferral of reporting person's annual director award. </footnote> |
| | </footnotes> |
| <ownerSignature> |
| | <signatureName> Stephanie L. Sciullo, Attorney in fact </signatureName> |
| | <signatureDate> 2020-09-11 </signatureDate> |
| | </ownerSignature> |
| </ownershipDocument> |