| Directives |
07/14/2000 - Respiratory Protection Program Guidelines
| 07/22/2003 | National |
| Directives |
07/27/2007 - [CPL 03-00-005] - National Emphasis Program ? Microwave Popcorn Processing Plants
| 07/27/2007 | National |
| Directives |
10/27/1980 - CPL 2-2.29 - 29 CFR 1910.134(e)(5)- Respirator Fit-Testing
| 07/16/2003 | National |
| Interpretations |
Acceptable use of an electronic medical questionnaire system to comply with 1910.134(e).[1910.134(e); 1910.134App.C]
| 08/16/2002 | National |
| Interpretations |
Additional Enforcement Policy Change for Respiratory Protection Required for Abrasive Blasting.
| 03/31/1997 | National |
| Interpretations |
Appendix A requirements and techniques for fit testing respirators.
| 08/27/1999 | National |
| Guidance Documents |
Assigned Protection Factors
| | National |
| Interpretations |
Beards may not interfere with face seal;alternative respirators for bearded employees.[1910.134; 1910.134(d)(1)(i); 1910.134(g)(1)(i)]
| 03/07/2003 | National |
| Interpretations |
Belt mounted filtration unit used with any NIOSH approved supplied-air respirator.[1910.134]
| 09/04/1996 | National |
| Interpretations |
Breathing air: testing and carbon monoxide alarm.[1910.134(i)]
| 04/25/1994 | National |
| Interpretations |
Clarification of a PLHCP under the Respiratory protection standard.
| 01/02/1999 | National |
| Interpretations |
Clarification of OSHA denial of FirePASS's variance request and respiratory protection requirements in oxygen-deficient atmospheres.
| 05/01/2008 | National |
| Interpretations |
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)]
| 04/02/2007 | National |
| Interpretations |
Clarification of respirator costs, annual training, and "effective" seal checks.
| 12/23/1998 | National |
| Interpretations |
Clarification of the medical evaluation provisions of the revised respiratory protection standard.
| 11/16/1998 | National |
| Interpretations |
Clarification of the respiratory protection medical evaluation.
| 12/22/1998 | National |
| Interpretations |
Clarification on equivalent test nebulizer for qualitative fit tests.[1910.134]
| 11/13/2009 | National |
| Interpretations |
Clarification on whether to use quantitative or qualitative fit-testing for full-facepiece PAPRs.
| 07/23/2007 | National |
| Interpretations |
Classification of fires; respiratory protection to extinguish fires. [1910.134(b); 1910.134(g)(4); 1910.155(c)(26); 1910.156(a)(2)]
| 07/08/2002 | National |
| Interpretations |
Compliance from OSHA for an inflatable fall arrest device. [1926.502]
| 03/15/1995 | National |
| Interpretations |
Complying with the "two-in, two-out" policy for interior structural firefighting.
| 03/12/1999 | National |
| Interpretations |
Conduct of respiratory protection medical evaluations by medical technicians.
| 10/16/1998 | National |
| Interpretations |
Decontamination of SCBA second stage regulators.
| 11/02/1998 | National |
| Interpretations |
Discrepancy between the Joint Commission and OSHA posting requirements for isolation rooms.[1910.145]
| 11/05/1996 | National |
| Interpretations |
does not apply to portable breathing air compressors. [1910.134(i)]
| 08/13/1999 | National |
| Interpretations |
Employee declination of medical evaluation; religious exemptions for respirator use.
| 12/02/1998 | National |
| Interpretations |
Employee's Rights Upon Termination to Access to Physician's Written Opinion and Respirator Fit Test Results.[1926.1101(m)(4); 1910.134(m); 1910.134(m)(2); 1910.134(m)(4)]
| 10/20/2005 | National |
| Interpretations |
Enforcement policy for abrasive-blasting respiratory protection under the Lead in Construction Interim Final Rule.
| 12/08/1998 | National |
| Interpretations |
Enforcement Policy for Respiratory Hazards Not Covered by OSHA Permissible Exposure Limits.[1910.1000; 1910.5(f)]
| 01/24/2003 | National |
| Interpretations |
Facial hair and respirator fit
| 05/09/2016 | National |
| Interpretations |
Facial hair and voluntary use of filtering facepiece respirators. [1910.134; 1910.134(a); 1910.134(c)(2)(ii)]
| 02/06/2006 | National |
| Interpretations |
Fit testing and fit factors for the N - 95 respirators recently certified by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health.
| 03/04/1996 | National |
| Interpretations |
Fit testing and medical monitoring requirements for wearers of filtering facepiece respirators.[1910.134(f)(2); 1910.134(e)(1); 1910.134(g)(1)(iii)]
| 06/12/2002 | National |
| Interpretations |
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)]
| 03/29/2004 | National |
| Interpretations |
Fit testing requirements for employees who wear respirators to protect against M. Tuberculosis, SARS, Smallpox, and Monkeypox.[1910.134; 1910.134(f)]
| 02/05/2004 | National |
| Interpretations |
Health care professional's discretion regarding medical evaluations and exams.
| 10/16/1998 | National |
| Guidance Documents |
How to Properly Put On and Take Off a Disposable Respirator
| | National |
| Interpretations |
Inquiry on beards, respirator use, and fit testing of repirators.[1910.134]
| 10/03/1996 | National |
| Directives |
Inspection procedures for the respiratory protection standard
| 07/09/2014 | National |
| Interpretations |
Interim interpertation concerning Type-CE respirators used in abrasive blasting that are manufactured by the E.D. Bullard Company, Models 77 and 88. [1926.62]
| 08/30/1995 | National |