CBRN and Non-CBRN Respirators2

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Respiratory Protection Program (RPP) Discussions
in the Deep South Terrence K. Cloonan,
Physical Scientist
The Deep South Center for Occupational Health
Safety NIOSH Education and Research Center
Respiratory Protection Program Respirator Fit
Testing Workshops Gulfport, Mississippi April 5
- 7, 2010
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Overview

• Training objectives
• Assessment discussions
• Federal precedence
• Deep South RPP Analysis
• Permissible practice
• OSHA RPP Scope
• RPP definitions responsibilities
• Tips on How to Write a RPP
• Sample RPP
• Assistance sources
• Recognizing compliant respirators

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Training Objectives/Take-Away

• Discuss/assess example workplace respiratory
  hazards
• Review Federal RPP precedence sources
• Facilitate a NIOSH ERC Deep South RPP analysis
• Interpret Southern state and local information
• Provide a NPPTL perspective on who, when, and
  what as it relates to implementing OSHA
  Respiratory Protection Program scope,
  definitions, paragraphs, appendices
• Provide tips on how to write a RPP
• Assist users in determining compliancy of
  respirators
• Gain feedback on field use of NIOSH-approved
  respirators

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Hazard Assessment Discussion

• Production of polymers bulk toxic industrial
  chemicals
• Production of small engines toxic waste
  byproducts
• Production of paint concrete products dust
  particulate
• Production of bone void fillers/biologics
  bio-particulates
• Processing of healthcare patients universal
  precautions
• Conduct of OSHA Respirator Med Exam H1N1
  potential
• Academic chemistry labs worker and student PPE
  use
• NASA rocket launches bulk toxic fuel
  containment
• US Naval aviation operations disaster
  preparedness

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Training Assessment Discussion

• Are there injury trends?
• Are there worker concerns?
• Near misses or fatalities? OSHA Log entries?
• Workmens comp claims?
• How is respirator use evaluated?
• Is there a partial or full RPP?
• When are respirators really worn?
• How are respirators really worn?
• When are user seal checks done?
• Are NIOSH cautions and limitations for each
  respirator common user knowledge?

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Federal Training Precedence

• OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 - HAZWOPER
• OSHA 29 CFR 1910.134 - Respiratory Protection
• OSHA 29 CFR 1910.146 - Permit Confined Space
• OSHA 29 CFR 1910.156 - Fire Brigade
• OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1025 - Lead ( other substance
  specific stds.)
• EPA 40 CFR 311 Worker Protection
• CDC NIOSH 42 CFR 84 Respiratory Protective
  Devices
• U.S. Army, AR 11-34 The Army RPP
• U.S. Navy Marine Corps PH Center Generic RPP
  SOP
• U.S. NRC 10 CFR 20.1703 - Use of Individual
  Respiratory Protection Equipment

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Federal OSHA or OSHA State Plan?

• Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and Louisiana
  workplaces are diverse farming and industry
• Federal OSHA requirements
• Private workers
  
• Public workers
• NIOSH ERC Deep South University of Alabama at
  Birmingham
• University OHS Programs
• State Public Health Programs
• School District Safety Program

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Deep South RPP Analysis

• AL, GA, LA, MS non-plan States per OSHA
• APPLICABLE Federal OSHA for private business
  workplaces
• EXCLUSIONS Currently state and local government
  employees are excluded from federal OSHA coverage
  under the OSH Act of 1970. See the link
  http//www.osha.gov/dcsp/osp/public_sector.html
• EMPLOYEE TYPE If you have to write a RPP,
  knowing the type of employee is vital. Two Types
  of Employees Public and Private. Federal, state,
  county, city, borough, township, village Public
  sector worker (state or local government
  employee career, temporary, volunteer
  (paid/nonpaid)) Private sector worker any
  employed private citizen (full time, half time,
  part time) Private or state academic institution
  worker private or public sector worker?
• OSHA State Plans 27 total 22 state level
  governments operate OSHA-approved state plans
  covering both public and private sector
  employees. 5 operate public sector employee-only
  plans (state and local government).
  http//www.osha.gov/dcsp/osp/index.html
• EPA 40 CFR 311 Non-plan state? Hazardous waste
  disposal work should default to worker coverage
  under EPA 40 CFR 311.
• Public Workers/Responder Use RPP authority is at
  the state or lowest local municipal government
  level. Respirator use is voluntary. Appendix D of
  29 CFR Part 1910.134 should be provided.

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Search Results for Sample RPP

• INVISTA polymers, resins, fibers 37 products
  and brands http//www.invista.com/page_product_ind
  ex_en.shtml
• Briggs Stratton engines, generators, air
  compressors http//www.briggsandstratton.com/corp/
  safety_use/air_compressor.aspx
• Methodist Healthcare respirator medical
  clearance exam http//www.methodisthealth.org/meth
  odist/HealthcareServices/MedicalServices/WorkIn
  juryCare/WorkInjuryPhysicalExaminations
• University of South Alabama Dept of Safety and
  Env. Compliance http//www.southalabama.edu/enviro
  nmental/department.html
• Community Health Network OSHA State Plan,
  Indiana DOL OSHA 3079 http//www.in.gov/dol/2603.h
  tm
• Wright Medical Technology Code of Business
  Conduct EHS http//www.wmt.com/Corporate/Code_o
  f_Business_Conduct_072009.pdfsearch"Occupational
  Safety
• Benjamin Moore Co paint concrete repair kit
  MSDS http//www.benjaminmoore.com/bmpsweb/Download
  Binary?fileNameMSDS_M72C_en_US.pdfnodeIdBEA
  Repository/16403propertyIdBEA
  Repository/16403/data_sheet_file_en_US
• Jacobs Technology NASA Contract GSA schedule
  899 information http//jacobstechnology.com/gsa/en
  v_sch899.html
• Yuma Proving Ground Kofa region EA. PETN,
  DNT,TNT, RDX MSDS http//www.yuma.army.mil/docs
  /IAExpansion_EA_Draft_FONSI_25Mar10.pdf
• Naval Hospital-Pensacola/NASP OPN Prepare - H1N1
  Prevention https//www.cnic.navy.mil/CNIC_HQ_Site/
  OperationPrepare/FluInformation/H1N1FluPreventionI
  ncludingVaccination/index.htm

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State, Regional, and Local Interpretations

• Alabama Department of Labor, Safe Employment Law,
  Title 25, Industrial Relations and Labor
  http//www.alalabor.state.al.us/FAQ.htm
• Georgia Code, Title 34 Labor and Industrial
  Relations, Department of Labor, Safe Employment
  and Title 25 Fire Protection and Safety
  http//www.lexis-nexis.com/hottopics/gacode/de
  fault.asp
• Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Homeland
  Security, CBRN SCBA on DHS AEL http//www.homeland
  security.ms.gov/docs/FY07AuthorizedEquipmentList.p
  df
• Louisiana Workforce Commission, Classes and
  Components of Safety Plan http//www.laworks.net/
  Downloads/OWC/safetyrequirements.pdf
• Respiratory protection program training is in
  academic universities and private loss-control
  companies http//www.hascats.com/hascatsinc2_012.
  htm

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OSHA Permissible Practice
Workplace Hierarchy of Controls
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Program Scope

• Federal respiratory protection program actions
• Identify hazards worksite specific procedures
• Specify required use address voluntary use
• Address exclusion considerations
• Write publish ten provisions/appendices,
  w/effective date
• Develop implement a full written program
• Administer it by a suitably trained administrator
• Update as necessary to reflect changes
• Non-OSHA Plan State? Exclusions in effect.
  Identify type of employee, inspect
  respirator, provide a written copy of OSHA 29
  CFR 1910.134 Appendix D

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RPP Definitions and Responsibilities

• OSHA 1910.134 Defines 35 technical terms used in
  writing a RPP
• Deep South RPP University programs. Others?
• OSHA 1910.134 identifies responsibilities for
  eight types of RPP users
• the employer, the RPP administrator, the
  physician/licensed health care professional
  (P/LHCP), the fit test subject, the individual
  using a tight-fitting respirator during a user
  seal check, every employee that has been selected
  to use any type of respirator, and employees who
  voluntarily use an employers respirator, or
  provide and use their own respirator.
• Sample state RPP can identify responsibilities
  for for eight types of State level RPP
  users
• the departmental safety coordinator,
  manager/supervisor, bureau director, P/LHCP,
  general services employee, private or contingent
  employee, contractors.

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WHO is Required to have a RPP?

• Any private business that requires respirators to
  be used by its employees
• Private business
• Hospitals, private ambulance companies
• General industry, construction industry
• River shipyards, ocean terminals, etc.
• Federally regulated workplaces
• Nuclear reactor facilities and industry
  http//www.hss.energy.gov/CSA/CSP/hepa/lessons.cfm
  
• http//www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/reg-
  guides/occupational-health/active/8-15/
• http//www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/nuclear/page/at_a_gla
  nce/states/statesal.html
• Private contractors e.g. Exelon Nuclear at TMI,
  Browns Ferry of TVA, J.M. Farley of Alabama
  Power
• ?Voluntary use of a Filtering Facepiece
  Respirator (FFR) does not require the use of a
  written RPP

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WHO Should have a RPP ?

• Fire service
• Law enforcement
• EMS, ambulance crews
• Public works
• Public health
• HAZMAT response and decon strike teams
• Transportation agencies railroad, aviation,
  water

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WHEN is a Respiratory Protection Program Needed?

• Before the incident or training occurs
• Before a new employee is hired
• Before new respirators are purchased
• Evaluate while in use
• Update the RPP routinely

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WHAT Respirator Use Needs to be Covered?

• 29 CFR 1910. Subpart I. section.134 Section is
  applicable to five private workplace sectors
• General Industry (Part 1910), Shipyards (Part
  1915), Marine Terminals (Part 1917), Longshoring
  (Part 1918), and Construction (Part 1926).
• OSHA-approved State Plans may update
  applicability to address public and private
  sectors or just state public sector employees
• Any use of filtering facepiece respirators (N95
  FFR)
• Any use of ½ masks, APR, PAPR, HOODS, SCBA,
  CC-SCBA, SAR, CBRN Respirators and fit testing
  instruments
• Any use of breathing air cylinders, couplings,
  and compressors
• Mandatory, not required, self-provided, and
  voluntary situations

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Where has a Partial or Full RPP been Used?

• What type of business in Deep South?
• National response framework, ESF 8 activated
  Hurricane Katrina response
• Human Resources safety policies
• Nuclear reactor facility RPP
• State public safety academy standards
• State fire academy- flashover simulator
• Local VFD/PD Asbestos structural fires, meth
  raids, hazardous material spill
• Use of respirators/masks by EMS

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Examples of Existing Partial Programs

• Can you have a written policy that addresses only
  an aspect of an OSHA compliant RPP?
• Published letterhead policies, by safety topic
• Hairline and facial hair policy for safe use of
  SCBA respirators
• PPE Checklists for turn-out gear address SCBA
  requirements
• Does a published standard operating procedure
  (SOP) or guideline (SOG) exist for respirator use
  in
• Active fire incidents and live fire training
  evolutions
• Active medical incidents
• Active traffic incidents
• Universal precautions

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How do I write a RPP?

• ANALYZE Know workplace regulatory requirements
  and standards
• PLAN Recognize the respiratory and dermal
  hazards
• Quantify the concentrations of the hazard(s)
• Assume worst case if quantification is unknown
• IMPLEMENT Assess protection qualities of
  equipment
• Available personal protective equipment (PPE)
  that includes respirators, ensembles/suits,
  gloves, boots, tools, and other technologies - a
  PPE systems approach using current technical
  standards defining PPE use expectations.
• Locate the conformity assessment labels on
  respirators and PPE
• Recognize and determine the authenticity of the
  compliance labels
• Read and re-read the PPE user instructions and
  train
• NIOSH issues systems approvals not subcomponent
  approvals
• EVALUATE PROGRESS Write and vet a draft RPP
  tailored to the type of PPE
  available, proficiency, and workplace needs
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the draft RPP
• RE-EVALUATE Publish a RPP. Use the RPP at the
  worksite and update it

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WHO is Your Responsible Individual?

• Plant Manager
• Industrial Hygienist
• Business Owner
• City Mayor
• City Director of Public Safety
• County Department of Health Director
• Director of Emergency Management Agency
• What are the workplace hierarchy of safety
  control measures?
• Responsible individual or Line officer enforces
  the use of them?

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OSHA RPP Foundation Standard 19 Topics

• 29 CFR 1910.134 Respiratory Protection Standard,
  with 2009 Update
• Permissible practice
• Definitions
• Respiratory Protection Program scope and
  provisions
• EVALUATION of Hazards, Initial Training,
  Selection, Assigned Protection Factors (APF)
  Maximum Use Concentration (MUC), and Oxygen
  Deficient Atmospheres
• MEDICAL evaluation, clearance, periodicity,
  disqualifiers, and claims of users
• FIT TESTING and evaluation of tight fitting
  respirators
• ESTABLISHMENT of worksite control procedures for
  proper use by wearers
• MAINTENANCE and care of respirators used by
  employees
• BREATHING AIR quality, its use in SCBA and SAR
  and SCBA for escape
• FILTRATION - Identification of filters,
  cartridges, and canisters for air-purifying
  respirators
• USE - Training on mandatory/voluntary use,
  evaluation of use, and where use is not required
• ARCHIVE OF RECORDS Recordkeeping, activation of
  RPP, and termination of RPP
• AUDITS - Systematic program evaluation of users
  and administrators
• Appendices A, B-1, B-2, C, and D (all five are
  mandatory)
• Effective date of the program

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Elimination of Hazard/Evaluation of Hazards

• OSHA respiratory permissible practice applied in
  a states homeland security spectrum of
  operations
• Crisis situation
• Responders rarely have engineering controls to
  eliminate the hazard they must evaluate and use
  certified PPE
• DHS grants for PPE Responder protection
  purchase and use of NIOSH-approved CBRN
  respirators and NFPA certified C/B ensembles

Image source Pennsylvania Emergency Management
Agency, February 1, 2010.
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Initial Training and Selection

• Deep South AL, GA, MS, LA, FL, Texas
  Multiple counties with
  multiple municipalities and multiple school
  districts need for common RPP
• Can a state or EMA statewide RPP be
  implemented for each county?
• Is initial training of workers
  conducted using NIOSH-approved respirators
  as part of a state safe employment law?
• RPP use enforces the proper selection
  of a model of respirator.
  Multiple facepiece sizes need to be
  available for users, since no
  one single model can seal
  to 100 of all types of faces

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Selection of Respirators

• Keep it as simple as possible, since it is a
  difficult task
• Use a national rule or standard as a reference
• Evaluate the Hazards OSHA 29 CFR 1910.134
  (d)(1)(iii) The employer shall identify and
  evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the
  workplace
• Reasonable estimate of the employee exposures and
  an identification of the contaminants chemical
  state and physical form.
• Where the employer cannot identify or reasonably
  estimate the exposure, the employer shall
  consider the atmosphere to be IDLH.
• Use a NIOSH-certified Respirator OSHA 29 CFR
  1910.134 (d)(1)(ii) The employer shall select a
  NIOSH-certified respirator. The respirator shall
  be used in compliance with the conditions of its
  certification.
• Offer Multiple Sizes and Makes OSHA 29CFR
  1910.134 (d)(1) (iv) The employer shall select
  (offer) respirators from a sufficient number of
  respirator models and sizes so that the
  respirator (selected) is acceptable to
  correctly fits the user.
• Use the 2004 NIOSH Respirator Selection Logic
  http//www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2005-100/

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Common Types of Respirator Facepieces

• ¼ Mask
• ½ Mask FFR
• ½ Mask Elastomeric
• Full Facepiece Elastomeric
• Hoods

Drawing Source OSHA 3352-02, 2009, pg 5,
Attiliis Associates
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RPP Provisions Remaining Key Topics

• Medical Physical fitness, claustrophobia, color
  blindness
• Fit Testing Fit factors, conversion of SCBA
  facepiece, drink tubes as sampling port, fit test
  adapters, and sizes
• Use Oxygen deficient, IDLH, fires, CBRN, DECON
• Maintenance User instructions, levels,
  warranties
• Breathing Air Escape SCBA, NIOSH, DOT, NFPA
• Filtration Identification OSHA, NIOSH, FDA, ANSI
• Training Demonstration of use knowledge, NIOSH
  CL
• Evaluation Fit, seal, selection, use,
  maintenance, medical
• Records Funding, oversight, audits, retention,
  periodicity

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Mandatory Non-Mandatory Appendices

• Appendix A Fit Testing Procedures applies and
  defines all OSHA-accepted fit test methods, both
  QLFT and QNFT
• Appendix B-1 User Seal Checks Procedures
  applies to individuals who use a tight-fitting
  respirator and perform user-specific functions
  checks each time the respirator is put on. Not a
  substitute for a QLFT or QNFT.
• Appendix B-2 Respirator Cleaning Procedures
  applies to the employer to ensure the respirator
  in use is cleaned and disinfected in a manner
  that prevents damage and does not cause harm to
  the user.
• Appendix C Respirator Medical Evaluation
  Questionnaire
• Appendix D Use of Respirators when not Required

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Standards to Help Write a RPP

• OSHA 29 CFR 1910.134 http//www.osha.gov/SLTC/resp
  iratoryprotection/index.html
• Washington State Department of Labor and
  Industries, Respiratory Protection Standards
  http//www.lni.wa.gov/Safety/Topics/AtoZ/RespProte
  ction/RespA.asp
• Michigan State Department of Labor and Economic
  Growth, Part 451, Respiratory Protection
  http//www.michigan.gov/documents/CIS_WSH_part451_
  54075_7.pdf
• ANSI Z88.2-1992, American National Standards
  Institute
• ANSI Z88.2-200x, Standard for Respiratory
  Protection http//www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/resource
  s/pressrel/announcements/113004wkshp/pdfs/Presenta
  tion2018_James20Johnson.pdf
• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
  http//www.nfpa.org/catalog/product.asp?pid140406
  order5FsrcB484
• International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA)
  http//www.safetyequipment.org/c/resp.cfm
• ISO TC 94/SC15 Respiratory Protection
  http//ustagrespirators.com/docs/USTAGAPPLICATIONT
  C94SC15.doc
• ASTM E54.4-PPE
  http//www.astm.org/COMMIT/SUBCOMMIT/E54
  04.htm

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How do Users Determine OSHA/NIOSH Compliancy?

• NOT REQUIRED Lowest level of trained user does
  not assess compliancy. It is not a requirement to
  perform work. User is told to train, don, use,
  survive, maintain.
• REACTIVE Question current compliancy only after
  a loss time injury or line-of-duty death (LODD)
• FREE MARKET Rely on specifications
  of a competitive bid - marketing
  process
• GRANTS Compliancy is pre-determined by local
  jurisdiction or grant funded purchase criteria
  (CBRN)
• RPP State written respiratory protection program
  
• LOCAL Best practices, SOP, SOG, Insurance policy

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NIOSH Non-CBRN and CBRN Respirators

• Both are NIOSH-approved
• Non-CBRN respirators traditional industrial
  standards current protection levels (FFR, ½
  masks etc.)
• CBRN SCBA traditional industrial standards, NFPA
  specific standards, special chemical
  warfare agent gas, vapor, and LRPL tests
• CBRN APR, PAPR, APER traditional industrial
  standards, new human factor standards, special
  chemical warfare agent gas, vapor, and LRPL tests
• Distinction knowledge of UI labels

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Recognizing a NIOSH CBRN Respirator

• Locate Labels
• Verify labels
• Know UI, CL
• GB HD STP
• LRPL STP
• In-Use Life
• Upgrades
• Interoperability
• Does the use of NIOSH-approved
  CBRN respirators in an
  industrial
  workplace preclude
  the need to rewrite the RPP?

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Pathways to NIOSH Compliance

• Certified Equipment List (CEL) Confirms approval
  http//www2a.cdc.gov/drds/cel/cel_form_code.asp
• Is it a 2007 edition CBRN SCBA?
  http//www2a.cdc.gov/drds/cel/cel_cbrn_results.asp
  ?startrecord1maxrecords50SearchQScbrncbrn_s
  cba
• Is it a replica SCBA cylinder/valve assembly?
  http//www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/topics/respirators/
  firescbacylinder.html
• What Gas Masks are CBRN Approved?
  http//www2a.cdc.gov/drds/cel/cel_cbrn_results.asp
  ?startrecord1maxrecords50SearchQScbrncbrn_a
  pr
• Need a Respirator User Notice?
  http//www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/usernotices/default
  .html
• Want NIOSH Guidance Documents?
  http//www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/guidancedocs/
• Need OSHA HAZWOPER Training?
  http//www.oshahazwopertraining.com/

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Working Examples of RPP in Use

• Health Care Worker State of Vermont
  http//www.healthvermont.gov/hc/ems/documents/Mode
  lN95respprotectprogram090619.doc
• Private sector Washington State (WISHA)
  http//www.lni.wa.gov/safety/basics/Programs/Accid
  ent/Samples/RespProtectguide2.doc
• Insurance Fund State of California
  http//www.scif.com/safety/losscontrol/Article.asp
  ?ArticleID541
• Private sector EPA http//www.epa.gov/d
  fe/pubs/auto/respirator/rpp.pdf
• Law Enforcement - State of Illinois
  http//www.ileas.org/respirators/labor_issues/matr
  ix.pdf
• Fire Service State of Michigan
  http//www.michigan.gov/documents/cis_wsh_cet5731_
  90303_7.doc

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Deep South Sources for Assistance

• OSHA Region 4
  http//iforms.osha-slc.gov/oshdir/r04.html
• OSHA Area Offices
• OSHA Consultation Projects http//www.osha.gov/os
  hdir/ga.html
• OSHA RPP Inspection Procedures
  http//www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_docum
  ent?p_tableDIRECTIVESp_id2275
• NIOSH ERC Deep South http//www.soph.uab.edu/dsc/
  academicprogram
• NIOSH http//www.cdc.gov/niosh/contact/
• NPPTL Pittsburgh http//www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/d
  efault.html
• NIOSH Respirator Trusted Source page
  http//www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/topics/respirators/
  disp_part/RespSource.html

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Indicators of NIOSH Compliancy SCBA

• Example 1
  NIOSH-CBRN SCBA to NFPA 1981 1997 ed.
• Example 2
  NIOSH-CBRN SCBA to NFPA 1981 2002 ed.
• Example 3
  NIOSH-CBRN SCBA/APR/PAPR
  SCBA only is compliant to
  NFPA 1981/1982 2007
  edition (ed.)
• Example 4
  NIOSH-CBRN SCBA to NFPA 1981 2002 ed

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Example 1 1997 EDITION CBRN SCBA

• 2 sets of SCBA Hardware Same make and NFPA
  edition
• One functional. One non-functional. Both
  non-compliant.
• Both models are NIOSH-approved, NFPA certified,
  but not NFPA or DOT compliant
• Recognition in the field is decal label
  dependent

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Example 2 2002 Edition CBRN SCBA

• Functional SCBA has all subcomponents
• All NFPA-NIOSH quality assurance adhesive labels
  are present.
• CDC/NIOSH logoed CBRN Agent Approved label
  visible
• HHS/NIOSH logoed13F backframe/harness label is
  visible.
• Cylinder missing DOT requalification stamp

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Example 3 2007 EDITION MODE-of-USE CBRN SCBA
with NIOSH CBRN PAPR or APR

• Three sets of respirators and 3 UI
• One make of facepiece with integrated but
  distinct pressure-demand negative air-pressure
  boundaries
• Carries independent NIOSH-approvals for each
  class of CBRN respirator technology

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Example 4 2002 EDITION CBRN SCBA w/ AIRHATCH
REGULATOR

• Significant amount of 2002 edition CBRN SCBA in
  the field
• Common edition for applying CBRN SCBA upgrade kit
• NIOSH-approved with CBRN Protections
  (SC/PD/CBRN), NFPA certified and compliant and
  DOT compliant

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Indicators of NIOSH Compliancy APR

• Canister is correctly labeled, colored and stored
  in required packaging
• Canister connects correctly into the facepiece.
  Use is per the UI
• User instructions (UI) contain the NIOSH approval
  label and CL
• Facepiece has all authorized components and is
  marked with a size and part number
• CBRN canister is marked with NIOSH TC-approval
  number
• Canister abbreviated label is present

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Respirators Brought to Workshop Assessment Logic

• NIOSH Approval Label present?
• Manufacturer User Instructions (UI) present?
• Manufacturer adhesive labels applied?
• All subcomponents present?
• All subcomponents present approved to be
  connected per NIOSH approval label?
• All third party quality assurance labels and
  certifications present?
• Other observations

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• DISCLAIMER The findings and conclusions in this
  presentation have not been formally disseminated
  by the National Institute for Occupational Safety
  and Health (NIOSH) and should not be construed to
  represent any agency determination or policy.
  Mention of any respirator or personal protective
  equipment company, product, policy or the
  inclusion of any stakeholder reference does not
  constitute endorsement by NIOSH. The presentation
  is provided only as a guide to assist workers in
  complying with OSHA 29 CFR 1910.134. It is not
  intended to supersede the requirements detailed
  in the regulation. Users should review the
  current OSHA standard and other federal, state or
  local requirements which are applicable.
  
  

National Personal Protective Technology
Laboratory (NPPTL) of NIOSH P.O Box 18070,
Pittsburgh, PA 15236 [phone] www.cdc/gov/ni
osh/npptl
Authhor Terrence K. Cloonan tcloonan_at_cdc.gov (412
) 386-6701