Search results
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires employers to train and fit-test employees who use respiratory protection on the job. This annual training gives you a chance to explain the importance of respiratory protection and give everyone a refresher course on properly using and caring for their equipment.
This instruction sets forth guidelines for establishing and implementing an OSHA respirator program. The purpose of the respirator program is to ensure that all OSHA employees are protected from exposure to respiratory hazards.
Respirators protect workers against insufficient oxygen environments, harmful dusts, fogs, smokes, mists, gases, vapors, and sprays. These hazards may cause cancer, lung impairment, diseases, or death.
Specific to this Template Respiratory Plan: Why am I required to have a Respiratory Protection Program? OSHA’s Respiratory Protection Standard 29 CFR 1910.134 states that: “in any workplace where respirators are necessary to protect the health of the employee or whenever respirators are required by the employer, the employer shall establish and implement a written respiratory protection ...
Protection Programs in Hospitals: A Guide for Respirator Program Administrators , May 2012, which was developed by the California Department of Public Health, Occupational Health Branch, and the Public
Employers must provide comprehensive training that covers general topics such as proper use, inspection, and maintenance of respirators, as well as task-specific training that addresses the specific respiratory hazards and procedures associated with each task that requires the use of a respirator.
The guide covers key requirements of the Cal/OSHA Respiratory Protection and Aerosol Transmissible Diseases standards, guidance on developing and evaluating a respiratory protection program, and information on the selection and use of respirators.
