Respiratory Protection: An Employer’s Manual

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• Personal Author:
  Karches, Gerald J.
• Description:
  Information is presented to help the employer design and maintain a respiratory protection program. Hazard identification and evaluation are discussed, along with guidelines for the selection of appropriate protection equipment. Medical aspects of proper equipment usage are described, and fitting and testing information is included. Equipment maintenance is described. Suggestions are included for inspection schedules, record keeping, and inspection procedures. Special considerations and conditions for respiratory use are discussed. Information on program evaluation and employee education and training procedures is presented. Also included are OSHA and NIOSH respiratory protection standards. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Hazardous Substances Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Air-contamination NIOSH-Author Occupational-health Personal-protective-equipment Respiratory-protective-equipment Safety-practices Toxic-substances Work-environment
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Handbooks
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DTS - Division of Technical Services
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-98
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00092770
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB80-184401
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHEW (NIOSH) Publication No. 78-193A, 1978 Oct; :1-98
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1979
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/209360/cdc_209360_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.98 MB ]