If you have purchased this respiratory protection device for personal use outside an of occupational setting, you need to be acutely aware of what guidelines OSHA requires an employer to follow when providing respirators to protect the health of an employee.

OSHA Regulations (Standards – 29 CFR)

Respiratory Protection  - 1910.134

This section requires the employer to provide effective training to employees who are required to use respirators. The training must be comprehensive, understandable, and recur annually, and more often than necessary.

(k) (1)

*The employer shall ensure that each employee can demonstrate knowledge of at least the following:

..1910.134(k)(1)(i)

(k)(l)(i)

*Why the respirator is necessary and how improper fit, usage, or maintenance can compromise the protective effect of the respirator;

(k)(1)(ii)

*What limitations and capabilities of the respirator are;

(k)(l)(iii)

*How to use the respirator effectively in emergency situations, including situations, in which the respirator malfunctions;

(k)(l)(iv)

*How to inspect, put on and remove, use, and check the seals of the respirator;

(k)(l)(v)

*What the procedures are for maintenance and storage of the respirator;

(k)(1)(vi)

*How to recognize medical signs and symptoms that may limit or prevent the effective use of respirators; and

(k)(2)

*The training shall be conducted in a manner that is understandable to the employee.

(k)(3)

*The employer shall provide the training prior to requiring the employee to use a respirator in the workplace.

(k)(5)

*Retraining shall be administered annually, and when the following situations occur;

(k)(5)(i)

*Changes in the workplace or the type of respirator render previous training obsolete;

(k)(5)(ii)

*Inadequacies in the employee’s knowledge or use of the respirator indicate that the employee has not retained the requisite understanding or skill; or

(k)(5)(iii)

*Any other situation arises in which retraining appears necessary to ensure safe respirator use.

 29 CFR 1910.134 (f)

“This paragraph requires that, before an employee may be required to use any respirator with a negative or positive pressure tight-fitting face-piece, the employee must be fit-tested with the same make, model, style and size of respirator that will be used.”

See Appendix A to 1910.134: Fit testing procedure mandatory.

29 CFR 1910.134 (e)

“The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee’s ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit-tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee’s medical evaluations when the  employee is no longer required to use a respirator.”

FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING OSHA REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES, VISIT THEIR WEBSITE AT:  www.osha.gov

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