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OSHA’s Respiratory Protection: Final Rule 29 CFR Part 1910.134 Issued January 8, 1998

OSHA’s Respiratory Protection: Final Rule 29 CFR Part 1910.134 Issued January 8, 1998. Permissible Practice (a). When effective engineering controls are not feasible OR are being instituted Respiratory Protection Program requirements must be met.

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OSHA’s Respiratory Protection: Final Rule 29 CFR Part 1910.134 Issued January 8, 1998

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  1. OSHA’sRespiratory Protection:Final Rule29 CFR Part 1910.134Issued January 8, 1998

  2. Permissible Practice (a) • When effective engineering controls • are not feasible • OR • are being instituted • Respiratory Protection Program requirements must be met. Respiratory Protection Program 1910.134

  3. Selected Definitions (b) • End of service life indicator (ESLI) • Physician or other licensed health care professional (PLHCP) • QLFT • QNFT • User seal check

  4. Respiratory Protection Program (c) • Written and implemented program • air contaminant overexposure • respirators required by employer • Suitably trained administrator • Respirators are necessary or required • Worksite specific procedures • Update as necessary

  5. Respiratory Protection Program (c) • Selection procedures • Medical evaluations • Fit testing • Proper use of respirators in emergencies

  6. Respiratory Protection Program (c) • Cleaning, disinfecting, storing, inspecting, repairing, discarding, and maintaining • Air quality, quantity, and flow of breathing air • Training on respiratory hazards

  7. Respiratory Protection Program (c) • Training on proper use, wearing, limitations, and maintenance • Procedures for regularly evaluating the effectiveness of the program

  8. If Respirator Use is not Required (c)(2) • Maybe provided at the request of the employee • Employees are permitted to use their own respirators

  9. If Respirator Use is not Required (c)(2) • Information for Employees (Appendix D) • Written program not required when when dust masks are worn voluntarily

  10. Other Employer Requirements • Designate a qualified program administrator • Provide respirators, training, and medical evaluations at no cost to employee

  11. Selection of Respirators (d) • Employer Responsibilities • evaluate respiratory hazards • identify relevant workplace and user factors • determine respiratory protection accordingly • Specifies respirators for IDLH • Limits selection and use of APRs

  12. Medical Evaluation (e) • To determine employee’s ability to use a respirator • Prior to fit testing • Prior to using a respirator in the workplace • May discontinue when respiratory protection is no longer required • Appendix C - Medical Questionnaire

  13. Fit Testing (f) • Before use of • negative pressure respirators • positive pressure tight-fitting face piece

  14. Fit Testing (f) • Frequency • Initially • Annually • Visual observations of change • Employee complains of unacceptable fit

  15. 1926.1101 Respiratory Requirements (h) • Class I • Class II • Class II and III • without wet methods • with no negative exposure assessment

  16. 1926.1101 Respiratory Requirements (h) • Employer must provide a non-disposable half-mask APR w/HEPA • Class II and III w/o negative exposure assessment • Class III where TSI, surfacing or PACM is disturbed

  17. 1926.1101 Respiratory Requirements (h) • Employer must provide a full-facepiece SAR in the pressure demand mode and equipped with auxiliary, positive pressure SCBA for Class I work

  18. Training and Information (k) • Annually • Prior to respirator use • Training within the past 12 months • Changes render previous training obsolete • Inadequacies in employee’s knowledge • When retraining appears necessary

  19. Program Evaluation (l) • As necessary • Assess • respirator fit • selection • use • maintenance

  20. Recordkeeping (m) • Medical evaluations • 1910.1020 • Fit testing • retain until next fit test • Respirator Program • written copy

  21. Effective Dates: • September 8, 1998 • October 5, 1998 This revised standard is fully effective!

  22. Appendices • A - Fit Testing Procedures (M) • B - Respiratory Cleaning Procedures (M) • C - Respiratory Medical Evaluation Questionnaire (M) • D - Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under this Standard (M)

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