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Occupational diseases can be caused by contaminated air and must be controlled using accepted engineering controls, which include enclosure or confinement of the operation, general and local ventilation, and substitution of less toxic materials. Where controls are not in place or are not feasible, respirators must be used by employees. Workplaces with respirators must establish a written respiratory protection program that includes employee training, medical evaluations, and fit-testing procedures.


 
 
 
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TypeTitleDateState
News'ROAR' Against Work-Related Asthma05/26/2003National
Interpretations01/02/1999 - Clarification of a PLHCP under the Respiratory protection standard. National
Interpretations01/04/1999 - Respiratory protection: editing the medical questionnaire; medical questionnaire not always required. National
Interpretations01/04/1999 - The grimace step in respiratory protection fit-testing procedures. National
Interpretations01/10/1994 - 1910.1028 - Respirator selection requirements prescribed in the OSHA standard on benzene exposure. National
Interpretations01/15/1999 - When to use quantitative and qualitative fit testing. National
Interpretations01/24/2003 - Enforcement Policy for Respiratory Hazards Not Covered by OSHA Permissible Exposure Limits.[1910.1000; 1910.5(f)] National
Interpretations01/26/1993 - Hierarchy of air contaminant controls; respirators for emergencies.[1910.134(a)(1); 1910.134(d); 1910.38(a); 1910.120(q)(1); 1926.65(q)(1)] National
Interpretations01/29/1992 - 1910.1047(g) - Respiratory Protection Under OSHA's Ethylene Oxide (EtO) Standard National
Interpretations01/29/1999 - Using combinations of respiratory protection not approved by NIOSH. National
Interpretations02/05/1996 - The OSHA interpretation of respiratory protection requirements with regards to tuberculosis (TB) exposure. National
Interpretations02/05/2004 - Fit testing requirements for employees who wear respirators to protect against M. Tuberculosis, SARS, Smallpox, and Monkeypox.[1910.134; 1910.134(f)]  National
Interpretations02/06/1992 - 1910.1200 - Acid gas cartridges containing hexavalent chromium. National
Interpretations02/06/2006 - Facial hair and voluntary use of filtering facepiece respirators. [1910.134; 1910.134(a); 1910.134(c)(2)(ii)] National
Interpretations02/22/2006 - Tuberculosis and Respiratory Protection: prohibition on enforcement of annual fit testing requirements during fiscal year 2006. [1910.134; 1910.134(f)(2); 1910.134(f)(3)] National
Interpretations02/24/1997 - Placement of the noise dosimeter microphone for measuring the noise exposure of an employee using an airline respirator equipped with a shroud. National
Interpretations03/01/1993 - 1910.1047 - Ethylene oxide tank changing operations. National
Interpretations03/04/1994 - NIOSH Respirator User Notice. National
Interpretations03/04/1996 - Fit testing and fit factors for the N - 95 respirators recently certified by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health. National
Interpretations03/05/1999 - Medical evaluations must be performed prior to fit testing. National
Interpretations03/07/2003 - Beards may not interfere with face seal;alternative respirators for bearded employees.[1910.134; 1910.134(d)(1)(i); 1910.134(g)(1)(i)] National
Interpretations03/08/1999 - Medical evaluation not required for the use of escape only respirators. National
Interpretations03/08/2001 - Use of multi-station electric pump nebulizer and the squeeze bulb Bitrex for QLFT. National
Interpretations03/12/1999 - Complying with the "two-in, two-out" policy for interior structural firefighting. National
Interpretations03/15/1995 - 1910.20 - Regulations pertaining to respirator use. National
Interpretations03/15/1995 - 1926.502 - Compliance from OSHA for an inflatable fall arrest device. National
Interpretations03/18/1996 - The relationship between OSHA standards and the usage of particualte respirators. National
Interpretations03/19/2007 - Performance of user seal checks and whether positive and/or negative seal checks are required when donning a respirator. [1910.134; 1910.134 App B-1] National
Interpretations03/24/2008 - Tuberculosis and Respiratory Protection Enforcement03/24/2008National
Interpretations03/29/2004- Fit testing is not required for employees not exposed to a hazardous atmosphere and not required to wear a respirator.[1910.134; 1910.134(f)] National
Interpretations03/31/1997 - Additional Enforcement Policy Change for Respiratory Protection Required for Abrasive Blasting. National
Interpretations04/02/2007 - Clarification of OSHA's requirement for breathing air to have at least 19.5 percent oxygen content. [1910.134; 1910.134(d)(2)(i)(A); 1910.134(d)(2)(i)(B); 1910.134(d)(2)(iii)] National
Interpretations04/04/2007 - Performance of user seal checks and whether positive and/or negative seal checks are required when donning a respirator. [1910.134; 1910.134 App B-1] National
Interpretations04/08/1999 - Preemption of respiratory protection standard by DOT's Office of Pipeline Safety regulations. National
Interpretations04/08/2002 - Respirator requirements for employees wearing facial hair for religious reasons.[1926.103; 1926.134] National
Interpretations04/12/1999 - Frequency of fit-testing for respirators to protect against M. tuberculosis exposure. National
Interpretations04/14/1993 - 1910.134 - Respiratory protection as it relates to oil fields. National
Interpretations04/14/1993 - 1910.212 - Interlock requirements for centrifuges. National
Interpretations04/15/1999 - NIOSH-approved abrasive-blasting respirators include other than "continuous flow air - line respirators." National
Interpretations04/16/1996 - Job requiring respiratory protection. National
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