OSHA’sOSHA’sRespiratoryProtectionStandardRespiratoryProtectionStandard29CFR1910.13429CFR1910.134ThisprogramisintendedtobearesourceforinstructorsofoccupationalsafetyandhealthandisnotasubstituteforanyoftheprovisionsoftheOccupationalSafetyandHealthActof1970orforanystandardsissuedbytheU.S.DepartmentofLabor’sOccupationalSafetyandHealthAdministration(OSHA).OSHA’sOfficeofTrainingandEducationwishestoacknowledge3MOccupationalHealthandSafetyDivision,MSA,NorthSafetyProductsandTSIforcontributingsomeofthegraphicsusedinthisprogram.AppearanceoftheirproductsdoesnotimplyendorsementbytheU.S.DepartmentofLabor.ScopeandDatesScopeandDates!ThisstandardappliestoGeneralIndustry(Part1910),Shipyards(Part1915),MarineTerminals(Part1917),Longshoring(Part1918),andConstruction(Part1926)!Theeffectivedateofthisstandardis4/8/98!Determinationthatrespiratoruseisrequired[paragraph(a)]mustbecompletednolaterthan9/8/98!Compliancewithallotherprovisionsofthisstandardmustbecompletednolaterthan10/5/98!Employersmayuseresultsoftraining,fittesting,programormedicalevaluationconductedwithin12monthspriorto4/8/98iftheymeetthisstandard’srequirementsRevisionstoSpecificOSHAStandardsRevisionstoSpecificOSHAStandards!Respirator-relatedprovisionsofOSHA’sexistingstandardsarerevisedtoconformtoeachotherandtorevised29CFR1910.134!Allprovisionsaddressingrespiratoruse,selection,andfittestingaredeletedfromOSHA’ssubstance-specificstandards!Entirepreviousrespiratorstandard,29CFR1910.134,isredesignatedas29CFR1910.139RespiratorprotectionforM.tuberculosis,andwillcontinuetoapplytorespiratoruseforprotectionagainstexposuretoTBuntiltheTBstandardisfinalized(proposedat62FR54160,Oct.17,1997)OrganizationofStandardOrganizationofStandard(a)Permissiblepractice(b)Definitions(c)Respiratorprogram(d)Selectionofrespirators(e)Medicalevaluation(f)Fittesting(g)Useofrespirators(h)Maintenanceandcare(i)Breathingairqualityanduse(j)Identificationoffilters,cartridges,andcanisters(k)Trainingandinformation(l)Programevaluation(m)Recordkeeping(n)Dates(o)Appendices(mandatory)A:FitTestingProceduresB-1:UserSealChecksB-2:CleaningProceduresC:MedicalQuestionnaireD:InformationforEmployeesWearingRespiratorsWhenNotRequiredUndertheStandardPermissiblePracticePermissiblePractice!Theprimarymeanstocontroloccupationaldiseasescausedbybreathingcontaminatedairisthroughtheuseoffeasibleengineeringcontrols,suchasenclosures,confinementofoperations,ventilation,orsubstitutionoflesstoxicmaterials!Wheneffectiveengineeringcontrolsarenotfeasible,orwhiletheyarebeinginstituted,appropriaterespiratorsshallbeusedpursuanttothisstandard!Employershallproviderespirators,whennecessary,whichareapplicableandsuitableforthepurposeintended!Employershallberesponsibleforestablishmentandmaintenanceofarespiratorprogramwhichincludestherequirementsofparagraph(c),RespiratoryprotectionprogramEmployeeExposureEmployeeExposureExposuretoaconcentrationofanairbornecontaminantthatwouldoccuriftheemployeewerenotusingrespiratoryprotection.RespiratoryInletCoveringRespiratoryInletCovering!Thatportionofarespiratorthatformstheprotectivebarrierbetweentheuser’srespiratorytractandanair-purifyingdeviceorbreathingairsource,orboth!Maybeafacepiece,helmet,hood,suit,oramouthpiecerespiratorwithnoseclampTightTight--FittingCoveringsFittingCoveringsQuarterMaskHalfMaskFullFacepieceMouthpiece/NoseClamp(nofittestrequired)LooseLoose--Fitting...