Filtering out confusion : frequently asked questions about respiratory protection - user seal check

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  "Over 3 million United States employees in approximately 1.3 million workplaces are required to wear respiratory protection. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) (29 CFR 1910.134) requires an annual fit test to confirm the fit of any respirator that forms a tight seal on the wearer’s face before it is used in the workplace. Once a fit test has been done to determine the best respirator model and size for a particular user, a user seal check should be done every time the respirator is to be worn to ensure an adequate seal is achieved." - NIOSHTIC-2
  
  NIOSHTIC no. 20051255
  
  Suggested citation: NIOSH [2018]. Filtering out Confusion: Frequently Asked Questions about Respiratory Protection, User Seal Check. By Krah J., Shamblin M., and Shaffer R. Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication 2018–130, https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2018130
  
  
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Safety
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2018130
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  2 unnumbered pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051255
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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