RESPIRATOR REFERENCES
• 29 CFR 1910.134
• ANSI Z88.2-1992
29 CFR 1910
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
• In controlling those occupational diseases
caused by breathing contaminated air, the
primary objective shall be to prevent
atmospheric contamination.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
• HAZARDS:
- DUSTS
- FOGS
- FUMES
- MISTS
- GASES
- SMOKE
- SPRAYS
- VAPORS
Respiratory Protection
SOP’s, Signs
Enclosure’s, confinement,
general/ local ventilation,
substitution
Respirators and
Clothing
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
Many occupational activities expose personnel
to air contaminants which can be dangerous, if
inhaled.
The best means of protecting personnel from
exposure to potentially hazardous materials is
to eliminate the air contaminant at its source.
When elimination of the air contaminant is not
possible, the preferred protection method is
engineering controls. Activity work center
personnel shall use respirators where neither
elimination of the air contaminant nor use of
engineering controls is wholly effective.
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
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
MCO 5100.8F Para 13008
Whenever respiratory protection is
required, activities shall establish and
maintain a respiratory protection
program per this chapter and 29 CFR
1910.134. The Commanding Officer or
Officer-In-Charge shall appoint a
respiratory protection program manager
(RPPM) who shall implement program
requirements of Section 13008.
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
FOOT PROTECTION CON’T
• IF WORKING AROUND ELECTRICAL WIRES,
BOOTS/SHOES MUST BE METAL FREE AND NONCONDUCTIVE
• 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
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.
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
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)
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 selfcontained 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
Respiratory Protection
Respiratory Protection
• Medical evaluation
– Employer’s 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
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
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
MISCELLANEOUS PPE
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LIFE PRESERVERS (PFD)
WRIST RESTS
SUN, WIND AND DUST GOGGLES
CRANIALS
SEAT BELTS
SAFETY HARNESS
RUBBER APRON
CONCLUSION
• CONDUCT A HAZARD ASSESSMENT
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SELECT THE CORRECT PPE
CORRECTLY USED
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE
MAINTENANCE OF PPE
TRAINING
ENFORCEMENT
PPE IS DESIGNATED FOR YOUR SAFETY
AND WELL BEING