Safety Management Respiratory Protection: Is Your Program Effective

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• Personal Author:
  Bang KM ; Doney B ; Greskevich, Mark F. ; Groce D ; Mazurek JM ; Syamlal G
• Description:
  This article examines key factors that can be used to assess the quality of a company's respiratory protection program. Based on results of a survey of respirator-using firms, the authors provide suggestions for improving these programs. Respirators protect workers against various airborne contaminants that may cause adverse health effects. In circumstances where ventilation or substitution of a less-toxic chemical is not possible, respiratory protection may be the only protection available to workers. However, to effectively protect respirator users, an adequate written respiratory protection program must be established. Respirator-related issues continue to be among those most frequently cited by OSHA inspectors. From September 2006 to October 2007, of all standards cited within general industry, federal OSHA citations for respirator-related issues were the third highest in number (OSHA, 2008). In 2001, NIOSH and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) surveyed 40,002 randomly selected U.S. private industry establishments (BLS, 2003). U.S. private industry establishments employed 110 million workers in 2001 (BLS, 2001). [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Acids Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Asbestos Dust Inorganic Chemicals Lead Occupational Health Paint Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Safety Silicon Dioxide Solvents Surveys And Questionnaires Toluene Welding

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• Keywords:
  Acid-gases Air-contamination Air-purifying-respirators Asbestos-dust Asbestos-fibers Dusts Fumes Gases Lead-compounds Paints Questionnaires Regulations Respirators Respiratory-protection Respiratory-protective-equipment Silica-dusts Standards Surveillance Toluenes Vapors Work-practices

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• ISSN:
  0099-0027
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  32-35
• Volume:
  54
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20035404
• Citation:
  Prof Saf 2009 May; 54(5):32-35
• Contact Point Address:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV 26505
• CAS Registry Number:
  Asbestos (CAS RN 1332-21-4) ; Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1) ; Quartz (SiO2) (CAS RN 14808-60-7) ; Silica (CAS RN 7631-86-9) ; Toluene (CAS RN 108-88-3)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Professional Safety
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7f9e5c71d74759c0ef07d2bc08ffac4edfd117b2c5257f1d10395f5986773ebdab032f22ea193a9614c7b27c217d28f6812c8694991b438b854a1341823300fb
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/187271/cdc_187271_DS1.pdf
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