RESPIRATOR REFERENCES

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RESPIRATOR REFERENCES

• 29 CFR 1910.134
• ANSI Z88.2-1992

29 CFR 1910
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RESPIRATORY PROTECTION

• In controlling those occupational diseases caused
  by breathing contaminated air, the primary
  objective shall be to prevent atmospheric
  contamination.

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RESPIRATORY PROTECTION

• HAZARDS
• - DUSTS
• - FOGS
• - FUMES
• - MISTS
• - GASES
• - SMOKE
• - SPRAYS
• - VAPORS

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Respiratory Protection
Enclosures, confinement, general/ local
ventilation, substitution
SOPs, Signs
Engineering
Respirators and Clothing
Administrative
PPE
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Respiratory Protection

• 29 CFR 1910.134 states that when effective
  engineering controls are not feasible (or while
  they are being instituted or evaluated),
  appropriate respirators shall be used

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Respiratory Protection

• The employer shall include in the written program
  the following provisions of the standard, as
  applicable
• Standard operating procedures governing the
  procedures for selecting respirators for use in
  the workplace
• Medical evaluations of employees required to use
  respirators
• Fit testing procedures for tight-fitting
  respirators
• Procedures for proper use of respirators in
  routine and reasonably foreseeable emergency
  situations
• Procedures and schedules for cleaning,
  disinfecting, storing, inspecting, repairing,
  discarding, and otherwise maintaining respirators

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Respiratory Protection

• Procedures to ensure adequate air quality,
  quantity and flow of breathing air for
  atmosphere-supplying respirators
• Training of employees in the respiratory hazards
  to which they are potentially exposed during
  routine and emergency situations

• Training of employees in the proper use of
  respirators, including putting on and removing
  them, any limitations on their use, and their
  maintenance
• Procedures for regularly evaluating the
  effectiveness of the program

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Types of Respirators

• Air-Purifying Respirators
• Gas and Vapor-Removing Respirators
• Particulate Respirators
• Powered Air-Purifying Respirator
• Supplied Air Respirators
• Air-line Respirators (Types C and CE)
• Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
• Closed Circuit
• Open Circuit
• Demand Pressure Flow
• Demand Continuous Flow
• Escape-Only SCBAs

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FOOT PROTECTION CONT

• IF WORKING AROUND ELECTRICAL WIRES, BOOTS/SHOES
  MUST BE METAL FREE AND NON-CONDUCTIVE
• STATIC FREE ENVIRONMENTS REQUIRE CONDUCTIVE SHOES
• RUBBER OR SYNTHETIC FOOTWEAR MAY BE REQUIRED
  AROUND CHEMICALS
• AVOID LEATHER SHOES/BOOTS AROUND CORROSIVES
• FOOT GUARDS AND HEEL AND ANKLE SHIELDS MAY BE
  REQUIRED FOR PARTICULAR WORK

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Respiratory Protection

• For protection against gases and vapors
• An atmosphere-supplying respirator, or
• An air-purifying respirator, provided that the
  respirator is equipped with an end-of-service-life
  indicator (ESLI) certified by NIOSH for the
  contaminant or
• If there is no ESLI appropriate for conditions,
  the employer implements a change schedule for
  canisters and cartridges based on objective
  information or data that will ensure that
  canisters and cartridges are changed before the
  end of their service life.

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Respiratory Protection

• For protection against particulates, the employer
  shall provide
• An atmosphere-supplying respirator or
• An air-purifying respirator equipped with a
  filter certified by NIOSH under 30 CFR part 11 as
  a HEPA filter or an air-purifying respirator
  equipped with a filter certified for particulates
  by NIOSH under 42 CFR part 84

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Respiratory Protection

• Particulate Filtering (42 CFR 84)
• Filter Series N
• Non-specific service time
• Filter Series R
• One work shift (8 hours) service time
• Filter Series P
• Non-specific service time for use against both
  oil and non-oil particulate aerosol(s)

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Respiratory Protection

• Respirators for IDLH atmospheres.
• A full facepiece pressure demand SCBA certified
  by NIOSH for a minimum service life of thirty
  minutes
• A combination full facepiece pressure demand
  supplied-air respirator (SAR) with auxiliary
  self-contained air supply
• Respirators provided only for escape from IDLH
  atmospheres shall be NIOSH-certified for escape
  from the atmosphere in which they will be used
• All oxygen-deficient atmospheres shall be
  considered IDLH

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Respiratory Protection
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Respiratory Protection

• Medical evaluation
• Employers must provide a medical evaluation to
  determine an employee's ability to use a specific
  respirator, before the employee is fit tested or
  required to use that respirator in the workplace
• The medical evaluation shall obtain the
  information requested by the questionnaire in
  Sections 1 and 2, Part A of Appendix C of 29 CFR
  1910.134

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Respiratory Protection

• Fit Testing
• Paragraph F of the standard, requires that,
  before an employee may be required to use any
  respirator with a negative or positive pressure
  tight-fitting facepiece, the employee must be fit
  tested initially and annually, thereafter
• Qualitative fit test
• Quantitative fit test

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MAINTENANCE

• INSPECTION OF EQUIPMENT BEFORE AND AFTER USE
• REPAIR DAMAGE OR REPLACE IT
• CLEAN AND SANITIZE EQUIPMENT
• PROPER STORAGE AND HANDLING OF ALL PPE
• TRAINING

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MISCELLANEOUS PPE

• LIFE PRESERVERS (PFD)
• WRIST RESTS
• SUN, WIND AND DUST GOGGLES
• CRANIALS
• SEAT BELTS
• SAFETY HARNESS
• RUBBER APRON

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CONCLUSION

• CONDUCT A HAZARD ASSESSMENT
• SELECT THE CORRECT PPE
• CORRECTLY USED
• MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE
• MAINTENANCE OF PPE
• TRAINING
• ENFORCEMENT
• PPE IS DESIGNATED FOR YOUR SAFETY
• AND WELL BEING