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07/16/2024 Applicability of OSHA's definition of oxygen-deficient atmosphere to Air Force facilities
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07/16/2024
Applicability of OSHA's definition of oxygen-deficient atmosphere to Air Force facilities
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05/31/2023 Clarifications for breathing air quality and use
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05/31/2023 Clarifications for breathing air quality and use
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05/31/2023 Clarifications for breathing air quality and use
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05/31/2023 Clarifications for breathing air quality and use
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05/31/2023 Clarifications for breathing air quality and use
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05/31/2023
Clarifications for breathing air quality and use
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12/16/2021 Respiratory protection against COVID-19 for employees with religiously mandated facial hair
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12/16/2021
Respiratory protection against COVID-19 for employees with religiously mandated facial hair
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07/07/2021
Updated Interim Enforcement Response Plan for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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04/15/2021 Use of powered-air purifying respirators (PAPR) for welding operations and assigned protection factor
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09/18/2019 Retention of Spirometry Records
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09/04/2019 Escape-only respirators
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09/04/2019 Escape-only respirators
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09/04/2019
Escape-only respirators
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04/26/2018 Voluntary use respirators
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04/26/2018 Voluntary use respirators
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04/26/2018 Voluntary use respirators
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04/26/2018 Voluntary use respirators
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04/26/2018
Voluntary use respirators
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04/24/2018 Filtering facepiece respirators and medical evaluations
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04/24/2018 Filtering facepiece respirators and medical evaluations
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12/20/2017
Voluntary use of surgical masks
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07/18/2017 Hooded versus tight-fitting respirators when complying with the Asbestos Standard
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07/18/2017 Hooded versus tight-fitting respirators when complying with the Asbestos Standard
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06/12/2017 Mandatory annual blood work requirements in OSHA's Respiratory Protection and Ethylene Oxide standards
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06/12/2017 Mandatory annual blood work requirements in OSHA's Respiratory Protection and Ethylene Oxide standards
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06/12/2017 Mandatory annual blood work requirements in OSHA's Respiratory Protection and Ethylene Oxide standards
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05/23/2017 Qualitative and quantitative fit tests versus assigned protection factors
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05/23/2017 Qualitative and quantitative fit tests versus assigned protection factors
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01/17/2017 OSHA requirements for respirator fit testing with and without facepiece accessories
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01/17/2017 OSHA requirements for respirator fit testing with and without facepiece accessories
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10/07/2016
OSHA requirements for smoke plume generated from laser and electrosurgical instruments in dental offices and hospital operating rooms
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05/09/2016 Facial hair and respirator fit
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05/09/2016 Facial hair and respirator fit
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02/08/2016 Respirator fit test requirements
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02/08/2016 Respirator fit test requirements
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02/08/2016 Respirator fit test requirements
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03/18/2015
QLFT fit testing procedures
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12/04/2014 Recordkeeping and maintenance of respirator medical evaluations
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09/02/2014 Clarification on whether a Registered Nurse can act as a licensed health care professional for purposes of conducting a respiratory protection medical evaluation
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07/17/2014 Permit-Required Confined Space Entry Requirements For IDLH and Non-IDLH Spaces
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07/17/2014
Permit-Required Confined Space Entry Requirements For IDLH and Non-IDLH Spaces
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11/04/2013 APF for the combination pressure-demand, full-facepiece SAR with auxiliary SCBA
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11/04/2013
APF for the combination pressure-demand, full-facepiece SAR with auxiliary SCBA
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09/14/2012
Facial Hair Under Seal of Tight-fitting Respirator
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05/14/2012 Whether the Respiratory Protection standard requires personal air monitoring to identify and evaluate the respiratory hazards in the workplace.
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05/14/2012
Whether the Respiratory Protection standard requires personal air monitoring to identify and evaluate the respiratory hazards in the workplace.
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02/29/2012
Additional duties of two standby personnel for structural firefighting
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12/27/2011 Fit testing requirements for respirators used for CBRN protection.
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12/27/2011 Fit testing requirements for respirators used for CBRN protection.
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12/27/2011
Fit testing requirements for respirators used for CBRN protection.
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11/22/2011 Numerous questions on filtering facepiece/dusk mask respirators.
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11/22/2011 Numerous questions on filtering facepiece/dusk mask respirators.
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11/22/2011 Numerous questions on filtering facepiece/dusk mask respirators.
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11/22/2011
Numerous questions on filtering facepiece/dusk mask respirators.
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10/26/2011 Fit testing for CBRN respirators.
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10/26/2011
Fit testing for CBRN respirators.
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08/05/2011 OSHA's decision not to provide a religious exemption from the respirator standard.
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08/05/2011 OSHA's decision not to provide a religious exemption from the respirator standard.
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08/05/2011
OSHA's decision not to provide a religious exemption from the respirator standard.
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04/26/2011
Clarification on the use of smoke escape hoods/masks by area monitors during a building evacuation.
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04/01/2011 Clarification on firefighters with facial hair who enter IDLH atmospheres and use a self-contained breathing apparatus.
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04/01/2011
Clarification on firefighters with facial hair who enter IDLH atmospheres and use a self-contained breathing apparatus.
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08/11/2010 Use of smoke escape hoods meeting the ANSI-ISEA standard
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08/11/2010 Use of smoke escape hoods meeting the ANSI-ISEA standard
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08/11/2010 Use of smoke escape hoods meeting the ANSI-ISEA standard
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08/11/2010
Use of smoke escape hoods meeting the ANSI-ISEA standard
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04/28/2010 OSHA Training Standards Policy Statements
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02/03/2010
Clarification of OSHA's position on preemption precluding state court findings with regard to defective NIOSH-certified respirators.
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01/29/2010
Definition of a single use and negative pressure respirator
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11/13/2009
Clarification on equivalent test nebulizer for qualitative fit tests.
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07/14/2009
Difference between voluntary and non-voluntary use of a respirator.
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06/02/2009 Maintenance of medical evaluation and fit test records as required by the Respiratory Protection Standard.
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06/02/2009
Maintenance of medical evaluation and fit test records as required by the Respiratory Protection Standard.
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05/01/2008 Clarification of OSHA denial of FirePASS's variance request and respiratory protection requirements in oxygen-deficient atmospheres.
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05/01/2008
Clarification of OSHA denial of FirePASS's variance request and respiratory protection requirements in oxygen-deficient atmospheres.
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07/23/2007 Clarification on whether to use quantitative or qualitative fit-testing for full-facepiece PAPRs.
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07/23/2007
Clarification on whether to use quantitative or qualitative fit-testing for full-facepiece PAPRs.
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07/03/2007 Requirement for employer to assess potential hazards of handling trailer debris to provide necessary PPE and hazard communication information to affected employees.
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05/10/2007
Clarification of OSHA's asbestos standards for general industry and construction and the respiratory protection standard as applied to medical surveillance of employees.
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04/04/2007
Performance of user seal checks and whether positive and/or negative seal checks are required when donning a respirator.
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04/02/2007 Clarification of OSHA's requirement for breathing air to have at least 19.5 percent oxygen content.
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04/02/2007 Clarification of OSHA's requirement for breathing air to have at least 19.5 percent oxygen content.
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04/02/2007 Clarification of OSHA's requirement for breathing air to have at least 19.5 percent oxygen content.
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10/16/1998
Questions and answers regarding the respiratory protection standard
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04/02/2007
Clarification of OSHA's requirement for breathing air to have at least 19.5 percent oxygen content.
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07/12/2006
PSM compliance for ammonia refrigeration systems.
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02/06/2006 Facial hair and voluntary use of filtering facepiece respirators.
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02/06/2006 Facial hair and voluntary use of filtering facepiece respirators.
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02/06/2006
Facial hair and voluntary use of filtering facepiece respirators.
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10/20/2005 Employee's rights upon termination to access to physician's written opinion and respirator fit test results.
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10/20/2005 Employee's rights upon termination to access to physician's written opinion and respirator fit test results.
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10/20/2005 Employee's rights upon termination to access to physician's written opinion and respirator fit test results.
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08/19/2005 Respirator breathing air cylinders must be maintained in a fully chargd state, regardless of cylinder size, and recharged when pressure falls below 90% of full charge.
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10/28/2004 Requirements for providing medical evaluations prior to wearing respiratory protection for training exercises.
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10/28/2004
Requirements for providing medical evaluations prior to wearing respiratory protection for training exercises.
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10/21/2004 Respiratory protection medical evaluations: additional evaluations; use of employee's physician; testing; medical removal; and confidentiality.
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10/21/2004 Respiratory protection medical evaluations: additional evaluations; use of employee's physician; testing; medical removal; and confidentiality.
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10/21/2004
Respiratory protection medical evaluations: additional evaluations; use of employee's physician; testing; medical removal; and confidentiality.
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10/18/2004 Requirements for fit testing employees before fire brigade training exercises.
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10/18/2004
Requirements for fit testing employees before fire brigade training exercises.
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07/23/2004
Respiratory protection program requirements for M. tuberculosis based on risk assessments; applicability of the respirator standard to long-term healthcare facilities.
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03/29/2004 Fit testing is not required for employees not exposed to a hazardous atmosphere and not required to wear a respirator.
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03/29/2004
Fit testing is not required for employees not exposed to a hazardous atmosphere and not required to wear a respirator.
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02/05/2004 Fit testing requirements for employees who wear respirators to protect against M. Tuberculosis, SARS, Smallpox, and Monkeypox.
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02/05/2004
Fit testing requirements for employees who wear respirators to protect against M. Tuberculosis, SARS, Smallpox, and Monkeypox.
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03/07/2003 Beards may not interfere with face seal;alternative respirators for bearded employees.
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03/07/2003 Beards may not interfere with face seal;alternative respirators for bearded employees.
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03/07/2003
Beards may not interfere with face seal;alternative respirators for bearded employees.
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01/13/2003 Respiratory protection and emergency escape requirements for IDLH atmospheres.
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01/13/2003
Respiratory protection and emergency escape requirements for IDLH atmospheres.
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12/02/2002 Training and PPE requirements for hospital staff that decontaminate victims/patients.
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12/02/2002
Training and PPE requirements for hospital staff that decontaminate victims/patients.
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09/24/2002 Respiratory protection, medical surveillance, and training requirements under HAZWOPER
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09/24/2002 Respiratory protection, medical surveillance, and training requirements under HAZWOPER
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09/24/2002
Respiratory protection, medical surveillance, and training requirements under HAZWOPER
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09/05/2002 Respiratory protection requirements for hospital staff decontaminating chemically contaminated patients.
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09/05/2002
Respiratory protection requirements for hospital staff decontaminating chemically contaminated patients.
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08/16/2002 Acceptable use of an electronic medical questionnaire system to comply with 1910.134(e).
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07/08/2002 Classification of fires; respiratory protection to extinguish fires.
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07/08/2002 Classification of fires; respiratory protection to extinguish fires.
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06/12/2002 Fit testing and medical monitoring requirements for wearers of filtering facepiece respirators.
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06/12/2002 Fit testing and medical monitoring requirements for wearers of filtering facepiece respirators.
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06/12/2002 Fit testing and medical monitoring requirements for wearers of filtering facepiece respirators.
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05/30/2002 Protection factors for respirators used in pharmaceutical industry: policy change.
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05/30/2002
Protection factors for respirators used in pharmaceutical industry: policy change.
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05/03/2001
Application of 1926.800 to lone employees working underground in a tunnel or shaft connected to a tunnel.
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03/08/2001 Use of multi-station electric pump nebulizer and the squeeze bulb Bitrex for QLFT.
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07/18/2000 Selection of air purifying respirators for gases and vapors with poor warning properties (diisocyanates)
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07/18/2000 Selection of air purifying respirators for gases and vapors with poor warning properties (diisocyanates)
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10/01/1999 Respirators for voluntary use and cleaning respirators during fit testing.
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10/01/1999 Respirators for voluntary use and cleaning respirators during fit testing.
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10/01/1999 Respirators for voluntary use and cleaning respirators during fit testing.
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10/01/1999 Respirators for voluntary use and cleaning respirators during fit testing.
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08/27/1999 Appendix A requirements and techniques for fit testing respirators.
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08/13/1999 1910.134(i) does not apply to portable breathing air compressors.
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05/12/1999 Respirators for silica dust must be selected based on exposure levels.
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05/12/1999 Respirators for silica dust must be selected based on exposure levels.
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04/08/1999
Preemption of respiratory protection standard by DOT's Office of Pipeline Safety regulations.
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03/12/1999 Complying with the "two-in, two-out" policy for interior structural firefighting.
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03/08/1999 Medical evaluation not required for the use of escape only respirators.
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03/05/1999 Medical evaluations must be performed prior to fit testing.
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02/05/1999 Using a "generic type" certificate of analysis for Grade D breathing air.
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01/29/1999 Using combinations of respiratory protection not approved by NIOSH.
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01/15/1999 When to use quantitative and qualitative fit testing.
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01/15/1999 Comparing medical evaluation requirements in the HAZWOPER, Respiratory protection, and Fire brigades standards.
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01/04/1999 The grimace step in respiratory protection fit-testing procedures.
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01/04/1999 Respiratory protection: editing the medical questionnaire; medical questionnaire not always required.
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01/02/1999 Clarification of a PLHCP under the Respiratory protection standard.
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12/23/1998 Clarification of respirator costs, annual training, and "effective" seal checks.
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12/23/1998 Clarification of respirator costs, annual training, and "effective" seal checks.
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12/23/1998 Clarification of respirator costs, annual training, and "effective" seal checks.
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12/23/1998 Clarification of respirator costs, annual training, and "effective" seal checks.
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12/15/1998 Respiratory protecton standard two-in/two-out policy.
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12/08/1998
Enforcement policy for abrasive-blasting respiratory protection under the Lead in Construction Interim Final Rule.
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12/07/1998
Respiratory protection for anhydrous ammonia storage installations.
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12/02/1998
Employee declination of medical evaluation; religious exemptions for respirator use.
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11/16/1998 When to use qualitative or quantitative fit testing; storing SCBAs on fire trucks.
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11/16/1998 When to use qualitative or quantitative fit testing; storing SCBAs on fire trucks.
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11/16/1998 Clarification of the medical evaluation provisions of the revised respiratory protection standard.
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11/13/1998 Two-in/two-out rule for interior structural fire fighting.
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11/11/1998 Assessing hazards to select eye and respiratory protection.
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11/02/1998 Decontamination of SCBA second stage regulators.
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10/16/1998 Conduct of respiratory protection medical evaluations by medical technicians.
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10/16/1998 Health care professional's discretion regarding medical evaluations and exams.
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10/16/1998
Conduct of respiratory protection medical evaluations by medical technicians.
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10/05/1998 Medical evaluation requirements under the respiratory protection standard
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10/05/1998 Medical evaluation requirements under the respiratory protection standard
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04/29/1998 Two-in/two-out procedure in firefighting/IDLH environments.
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10/22/1997
Conditions where OSHA might accept a product that is not approved by NIOSH.
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07/01/1997 NIOSH approved respirator during the period of an employee's escape from a chemical release of phosgene.
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06/20/1997 SCBA cylinder interchangeability.
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05/15/1997
Permissible Exposure Limits for Nuisance dust.
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05/05/1997 The use of particulate filters and respirators.
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03/31/1997
Additional Enforcement Policy Change for Respiratory Protection Required for Abrasive Blasting.
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10/03/1996
Inquiry on beards, respirator use, and fit testing of repirators.
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09/11/1996
Voluntary safety and health audits under the Occupational Safety and Health Act
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09/04/1996
Belt mounted filtration unit used with any NIOSH approved supplied-air respirator.
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09/03/1996
Particulate Respirators Certified under 42 CFR Part 84.
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07/18/1996
Incipient stage fire brigades.
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05/15/1996
Variance exposure level for silver metal.
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04/22/1996
Tuberculosis: respiratory protection and complaint inspection.
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04/18/1996
The Use of the Bullard "Free Air" Pump.
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04/16/1996
Job requiring respiratory protection.
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03/18/1996 The relationship between OSHA standards and the usage of particulate respirators.
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03/04/1996
Fit testing and fit factors for the N-95 respirators for protection against TB exposure.
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02/05/1996 The OSHA interpretation of respiratory protection requirements with regards to tuberculosis (TB) exposure.
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02/05/1996 The OSHA interpretation of respiratory protection requirements with regards to tuberculosis (TB) exposure.
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02/05/1996
The OSHA interpretation of respiratory protection requirements with regards to tuberculosis (TB) exposure.
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11/01/1995 The interpretation of the OSHA standards 1910.134 and 1910.156 which address the requirements for workers who are actively conducting operations in atmospheres that are immediately dangerous to life and health.
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11/01/1995 The interpretation of the OSHA standards 1910.134 and 1910.156 which address the requirements for workers who are actively conducting operations in atmospheres that are immediately dangerous to life and health.
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10/11/1995 Clarification on OSHA's policy regarding Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health since NIOSH has lowered several IDLH levels.
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10/11/1995 Clarification on OSHA's policy regarding Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health since NIOSH has lowered several IDLH levels.
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09/20/1995 Appropriateness of using Mag-1 Eyewear eyeglass holders with full facepiece respirators and self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA).
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09/20/1995 Appropriateness of using Mag-1 Eyewear eyeglass holders with full facepiece respirators and self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA).
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09/20/1995 Appropriateness of using Mag-1 Eyewear eyeglass holders with full facepiece respirators and self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA).
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09/20/1995 Appropriateness of using Mag-1 Eyewear eyeglass holders with full facepiece respirators and self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA).
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09/20/1995
Appropriateness of using Mag-1 Eyewear eyeglass holders with full facepiece respirators and self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA).
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07/03/1995
Interpretation of the Personal Protective Equipment standard
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05/01/1995 Response to IDLH or Potential IDLH atmospheres.
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04/06/1995
OSHA tuberculosis (TB) enforcement.
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03/09/1995
Employees in a cotton yarn manufacturing plant who voluntarily wear cloth over their mouths and noses to prevent lint from sticking to their skin.
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07/05/1994 Carbon Monoxide or High Temperature Alarm Requirement for Portable Breathing Air Compressors.
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05/25/1994
Respirator Exhalation Valve Leakage.
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04/25/1994 Breathing air: testing and carbon monoxide alarm.
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02/23/1994
Storage of flammable and/or combustible liquids.
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07/27/1993 Use of the Racal "Breath-Easy 6" powered air purifying respirator with beards.
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06/17/1993 Pulmonary function testing training requirements and spirometer transmission of disease.
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06/17/1993 Pulmonary function testing training requirements and spirometer transmission of disease.
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06/17/1993
Pulmonary function testing training requirements and spirometer transmission of disease.
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04/14/1993
Respiratory protection as it relates to oil fields
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09/01/1992
South Carolina's regulatory procedures for single-use respirators.
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07/28/1992
Spray painting relating to vehicle maintenance operations.
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12/02/1991
Hazwoper training in hospitals.
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08/20/1991
Training requirements of Hazwoper for various functions.
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06/04/1991
Training required for emergency response at industrial facilities
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01/29/1991
The intervals between physical examinations for employees performing interior structural firefighting.
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01/24/1991 Use of non-approved respirators and improper use of approved respirators
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06/13/1990
Ventilation for an anhydrous ammonia refrigeration system.
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06/11/1990
Respirator rules as applied to open hatch gauging of sour crude oil storage tanks.
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01/10/1990 Use of Air-Purifying Respirators In Dangerous Concentrations of Gases Or Vapors
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01/10/1990 Use of Air-Purifying Respirators In Dangerous Concentrations of Gases Or Vapors
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01/10/1990 Use of Air-Purifying Respirators In Dangerous Concentrations of Gases Or Vapors
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01/10/1990 Use of Air-Purifying Respirators In Dangerous Concentrations of Gases Or Vapors
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01/10/1990 Use of Air-Purifying Respirators In Dangerous Concentrations of Gases Or Vapors
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01/10/1990
Use of Air-Purifying Respirators In Dangerous Concentrations of Gases Or Vapors
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06/27/1989
Sampling Procedures for Employees Using Air-Supplied Respirators
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04/25/1989
Respiratory protection requirements for sour crude oil tank operations.
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03/01/1989
Respiratory Protection for Mercury and Chlorine
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09/15/1987
Respiratory protection compliance responsibility for contract workers and visitors.
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04/07/1987
Use of eyeglass inserts or spectacle kits inside respirator full facepieces.
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03/24/1987
Acceptance of closed-circuit self-contained breathing apparatus for firefighting.
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03/20/1987 Protection provided by powered air-purifying respirators.
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03/20/1987 Protection provided by powered air-purifying respirators.
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03/20/1987 Protection provided by powered air-purifying respirators.
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08/18/1986 Hair where the mask edges meet the skin is not permitted for wearers of 30 minute positive pressure SCBA respirators.
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08/18/1986 Hair where the mask edges meet the skin is not permitted for wearers of 30 minute positive pressure SCBA respirators.
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08/18/1986 Hair where the mask edges meet the skin is not permitted for wearers of 30 minute positive pressure SCBA respirators.
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04/24/1986 Couplings used in supplied air respirator systems.
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04/21/1986
The M-17 gas mask may not be used by workers other than enlisted military personnel.
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01/17/1986
Standard for exposure to tetrahydrofuran; Respirators may be worn only if engineering and administrative controls are not feasible.
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11/26/1985 Facial hair in the face sealing area is unacceptable.
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11/26/1985 Facial hair in the face sealing area is unacceptable.
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11/26/1985 Facial hair in the face sealing area is unacceptable.
247
11/19/1985
Application of the Hazard Communication standard to gray and ductile iron castings.
248
11/15/1985 Use of Chemical Cartridge Respirators for Protection Against Mercury Vapor
249
11/15/1985
Use of Bureau of Mines Approved Gas Mask Canisters
250
03/29/1985
Facial hair and respirator wearing.
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02/21/1985
Facial hair and the wearing of respirators.
252
11/13/1984
Acceptable respirators for exposure to ethylene oxide; Acceptable respirators for exposure to ethylene oxide.
253
10/11/1984 Facial hair in the face sealing area is unacceptable.
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10/11/1984 Facial hair in the face sealing area is unacceptable.
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10/11/1984 Facial hair in the face sealing area is unacceptable.
256
05/14/1984 Medical Interpretation concerning exposure to H2S and respiratory protection with a perforated ear drum.
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01/18/1984 Workers cannot sign a release so they can wear a respirator with a beard.
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12/22/1983 Paragraph (a)(2) applies to respirators provided for emergency use.
259
06/15/1983 Biopacks are acceptable for fire brigade use; Biopacks are acceptable as SCBA's and may be used in IDLH atmospheres.
260
02/25/1982 Use of skin diving hood under respirator for bearded employee unacceptable.
261
10/15/1981 Del-Monox air purifiers are unacceptable for testing carbon monoxide concentration for compressor breathing air.
262
07/14/1981 Cool-view welding helmets must meet Grade D breathing air requirements; Requirements for standard welding helmets.
263
01/24/1980
Carbon Monoxide Alarm/Monitoring at Abrasive Blasting Operations.
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03/06/1979 Respirator air quality standards do not apply where the NRC has jurisdiction
