OSHA Respirator Program Requirements: How Does Your Program Measure Up?

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• Personal Author:
  Bang KM ; Day, Brian ; Doney B ; Greskevich, Mark F. ; Groce D
• Description:
  The findings of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)/ Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Survery of Respirator Use and Practices (1) raise sobering questions regarding respirator usage practices within U.S. industry as compared to Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) regulations (2) and NIOSH recommendations. (3) This article focuses on information from the survery for companies in Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) 17, Construction - Special Trade Contractors, (4) which includes many members of the Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC). The report also describes findings from focus groups (conducted by NIOSH and the SSPC) regarding respiratory protection. (5) From this information you will gain an understanding of (a) respiratory usage practices in companies such as yours, and how the practices compare to OSHA regulations and NIOSH recommendations, and (b) where your company stands with regard to respiratory protection. If after reviewing the OSHA regulations, NIOSH recommendations, and findings in this article, you find your respiratory protection program lacking in certain respects, you may wish to make contact with the parties listed below in the "Recommendations." [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Respiratory System Safety
• Keywords:
  Personal-protective-equipment Respiration Respirators Respiratory-protection Respiratory-protective-equipment Surveillance
• ISSN:
  8755-1985
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; 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:
  66-72
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20028888
• Citation:
  J Prot Coat Linings 2005 Jun; (6):66-72
• Contact Point Address:
  Brent Doney, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV 26505
• Email:
  bdoney@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Protective Coatings and Linings
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/189984/cdc_189984_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 4.77 MB ]