Respirator Regulations

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Respirator Regulations

• NIOSH 42 CFR Part 84
• OSHA 29 CFR 1910.134

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NIOSH 42 CFR Part 84

• What is NIOSH 42 CFR Part 84?
• Current certification criteria for all
  non-powered particulate air-purifying filters.
• Classifies filters based on efficiency and
  resistance to the effects of oil aerosols
• Replaces MSHA 30 CFR Part 11 which classified
  respirators by the contaminant type

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NIOSH 42 CFR Part 84

• Classification under
• 30 CFR 11
• Single-use dust/mist
• Dust/mist
• Dust/mist/fume
• Radon daughter
• Pesticide pre-filters
• Paint spray pre-filters

• Classification under
• 42 CFR 84
• Filter efficiencies
• 95
• 99
• 99.97 (100)
• Filter degradation
• N (Not resistant to oil)
• R (Resistant to oil)
• P (Oil Proof)

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NIOSH 42 CFR Part 84

• Filters can be selected without regard to
  particle size
• Selected filter efficiency depends solely on how
  much filter leakage is acceptable
• Selection of N, R, or P series filters depends on
  the presence or absence of oil particulate and
  length of use

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NIOSH 42 CFR Part 84

• What Do I Need to Do?
• Reassess selection elements of respirator program
• identify contaminants with respect to oil content
• evaluate workplace applications
• Educate employees
• Revise written program

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OSHA RESPIRATORY PROTECTION STANDARD

• 29 CFR 1910.134

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OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard

• Published January 8, 1998
• Applies to General Industry, Shipyards, Marine
  Terminals, Longshoring, and Construction
• Does not apply to agriculture or TB

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OSHA Respiratory Protection StandardParagraph
Titles

• (a) Permissible Practice
• (b) Definitions
• (c ) Respiratory Protection Program
• (d) Selection of Respirators
• (e) Medical Evaluation
• (f) Fit Testing
• (g) Use of Respirators
• (h) Maintenance and Care of Respirators
• (i) Breathing Air Quality and Use
• (j) Identification of Filters, Cartridges, and
  Canisters
• (k) Training and information
• (l) Program Evaluation
• (m) Recordkeeping
• (n) Dates

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OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard

• (a) Permissible Practice
• Engineering Controls
• Respirators required when necessary to protect
  the health of the employee
• Needs Assessment
• Is there a need for respirators?
• Do I need a program?

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OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard

• (b) Definitions
• (c) Respiratory Protection Program
• Written program w/ worksite specific procedures
  for required use
• Must designate a qualified program administrator

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OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard

• (c) Respiratory Protection Program
• Program must include (as applicable)
• Selection procedures
• Medical Evaluations
• Fit testing procedures for tight-fitting resp.
• Proper use procedures - routine emergency
  (paragraph g)
• Procedures and schedules for resp. maintenance
• Hazards Training - routine emergency
• Respirator Training
• Program evaluation procedures

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OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard

• ( c ) Respiratory Protection Program (cont)
• Major Changes
• Required use v Voluntary
• Voluntary Use
• Medical clearance
• Inspection / cleaning / storage
• Appendix D
• Exception for filtering facepiece (dust mask)

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OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard

• (d) Selection
• NIOSH certified
• respiratory hazards, relevant workplace and user
  factors
• reasonable estimate of exposure and chemical
  state, physical form
• IDLH
• Non-IDLH
• Gas Vapor Protection
• Atm.-supplying or ESLI or change schedule (major
  change)
• Particulates

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OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard

• (e) Medical Evaluation
• Required before fit-testing
• Physician or Licensed health care professional
• Medical questionnaire

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OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard

• Subsequent examinations
• Employee input / request
• PLHCP, supervisor, or program administrator
• Fit testing and program evaluation
• Workplace changes that may increase burden
• Do not have to be annual

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OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard

• (f) Fit-Testing
• Required v Voluntary Use
• Qualitative or Quantitative
• Negative and Positive Pressure Resp.
• Annually (or more often)

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OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard

• (g) Use of Respirators
• Face-to-facepiece seal
• User seal check
• Continuing respirator effectiveness
• IDLH areas
• Interior structural firefighting

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OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard

• (h) Maintenance and care of respirators
• Cleaning and Disinfecting
• Appendix B-2 or mfg. recommendations
• Frequency
• Individual use
• Shared respirators
• Emergency use
• Fit testing

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OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard

• (h) Maintenance and care of respirators
• Storage
• Protect from damage, contamination, dust
  sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive
  moisture, and damaging chemicals
• Prevent deformation of the facepiece and
  exhalation valve
• Emergency respirators

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OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard

• (h) Maintenance and care of respirators
• Inspection
• Routine use - before use and during cleaning
• Emergency use - at least monthly according to
  mfg. recommendations, and before and after each
  use (certified and tagged)
• Emergency escape-only - before being carried into
  work area

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OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard

• (h) Maintenance and care of respirators
• Repairs
• Bad respirators removed from service and
  discarded or repaired
• Performed by appropriately trained persons
• According to mfg. recommendations
• Reducing and admission valves, regulators, and
  alarms repaired by mfg. or mfg. trained technician

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OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard

• (i) Breathing air quality
• Oxygen - U.S.P.
• Compressed air (Grade D)
• Cylinder requirements
• Compressor requirements
• Air line couplings must be incompatible with
  outlets for non-respirable air or other gas
  systems

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OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard

• (j) Identification of filters, cartridges, and
  canisters
• Labeled and color coded with NIOSH approval label

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OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard

• (k) Training and Information
• Annually or more often if necessary
• What
• Why respirator is necessary and effects of poor
  fit, usage, or maintenance
• Limitations and capabilities of respirator
• Emergency use and malfunction situations
• How to inspect, put on and take off, use, and
  check seals
• Recognition of medical signs and symptoms that
  may limit or prevent use
• General requirements of OSHA standard

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OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard

• (l) Program evaluation
• Workplace evaluations as necessary
• Consult employees on program effectiveness
• Respirator fit
• Appropriate selection
• Proper use
• Proper maintenance

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OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard

• (m) Recordkeeping
• Medical evaluations - 29 CFR 1910.1020
• Fit testing
• Written program

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OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard

• (n) Dates

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OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard

• (o) Appendices
• Mandatory Appendices
• Appendix A - Fit test procedures
• Appendix B-1 - User seal check procedures
• Appendix B-2 - Cleaning Procedures
• Appendix C - Medical Questionnaire
• Non-Mandatory Appendix
• Appendix D - Information for voluntary use

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Respiratory Protection Program

• DO I NEED A PROGRAM?
• Locate helpful information
• past exposure assessment records
• PPE assessments
• conduct walk-through looking for respirators
• note the operations where used
• what type(s) are being used
• reference existing programs
• confined spaces, substance specific, etc..

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Respiratory Protection Program

• DO I NEED A PROGRAM?
• Perform exposure assessments
• above PEL, TLV, or other limits
• irritants, sensitizers, etc..
• Are engineering controls possible?
• Will other controls reduce exposures?

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Respiratory Protection Program

• PUTTING A PROGRAM TOGETHER
• If respirators needed, determine
• who will be responsible for administration
• who will issue respirators
• who will provide training
• who will perform fit testing
• who will inspect emergency respirators
• who will perform repairs
• who will perform medical evaluations (LHCP)

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Respiratory Protection Program

• PUTTING A PROGRAM TOGETHER
• Establish applicable work-site specific
  procedures for
• Selection
• medical evaluations
• fit-testing
• proper use (routine and emergency use)
• inspection, cleaning, storage, and maintenance
• breathing air quality and quantity for
  air-supplied
• training
• program evaluation