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OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard - Training and Reference Materials

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Background

The start-up date of OSHA's revised Respiratory Protection Standard was October 5, 1998. 

OSHA's revised Respiratory Protection Standard replaced the respiratory protection standards adopted by OSHA in 1971 (29 CFR 1910.134 and 29 CFR 1926.103), and it applies to general industry, construction, shipyard, longshoring, and marine terminal workplaces.

The entire previous respirator standard, 29 CFR 1910.134, was redesignated as 29 CFR 1910.139 Respiratory protection for M. tuberculosis, and will continue to apply to respirator use for protection against exposure to TB until OSHA finalizes its TB standard.

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Training Materials
bulletRespirator Standard Presentation
bulletPower Point Presentation
bullet HTML Version
bullet PPT* - 6.8 MB
bullet Major Requirements of OSHA's Respiratory Protection Standard [PDF - 309 KB]
bullet Frequently Asked Questions [PDF - 820 KB]

Additional Resources
bullet Respiratory Protection. OSHA Safety and Health Topics page.


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Major Requirements of OSHA's Respiratory Protection Standard PDF File (140K)

This handout discusses the major requirements of OSHA's revised respiratory protection standard,
29 CFR 1910.134.

Respiratory Protection Frequently Asked Questions
PDF File

This handout contains frequently asked questions and answers concerning respirators.

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Regulatory Reference Materials

 Directives
bullet Respiratory Protection Program Guidelines. CPL 02-02-054 [CPL 2-254A], (2000, July 14). Sets forth guidelines for establishing and implementing an OSHA respirator program to ensure that all OSHA employees are protected from exposure to respiratory hazards.
bullet Inspection procedures for the Respiratory Protection Standard. CPL 02-00-120 [CPL 2-0.120], (1998, September 25). Establishes agency interpretations and enforcement policies, and provides instructions to ensure uniform enforcement of the Respiratory Protection Standard (29 CFR 1910.134).
bullet 29 CFR 1910.134(e)(5)-- Respirator Fit-Testing. CPL 02-02-29 [CPL 2-2.29], (1980, October 27). Provides guidance regarding enforcement policy for the respirator fit-testing requirement under 29 CFR 1910.134(e)(5).
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Standard Interpretations 
bullet Tuberculosis and Respiratory Protection. (2004, July 30). Defines the new enforcement policy for tuberculosis under 29 CFR 1910.134. Effective July 2, 2004, covered establishments must comply with 29 CFR 1910.134 when using respirators for protection from tuberculosis (TB). 
bullet Comparison of Respiratory Protection for TB Standard (29 CFR 1910.139) with 29 CFR 1910.134. Also available as a 132 KB PDF, 29 pages. Most of the requirements in 29 CFR 1910.134, and the former 29 CFR 1910.139 are basically the same, however five areas now have more detailed requirements.
bullet Respiratory protection requirements for hospital staff decontaminating chemically contaminated patients. (2002, September 5).
bullet Preemption of respiratory protection standard by DOT's Office of Pipeline Safety regulations. (1999, April 8).
bullet Clarification of the medical evaluation provisions of the revised respiratory protection standard. (1998, November 16).
bullet Questions and answers regarding the respiratory protection standard. (1998, October 16).
bullet Medical evaluation requirements under the respiratory protection standard. (1998, October 5).
bullet Conduct of respiratory protection medical evaluations by medical technicians. (1998, October 16).
bullet The OSHA interpretation of respiratory protection requirements with regards to tuberculosis (TB) exposure. (1996, February 5).
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Publications
bullet Small Entity Compliance Guide for the Respiratory Protection Standard (CFR 1910.134). OSHA Publication 9071, (1999). Also available as a 706 KB PDF, 149 pages. Helps small businesses comply with the new Respiratory Protection Standard. A sample respiratory protection program is included in Appendix IV.
bulletQuestions and Answers on the Respiratory Protection Standard. OSHA, (1998, August 17), 242 KB PDF, 82 pages. Provides questions and answers relating to each paragraph of the Respiratory Protection Standard. A Spanish translation of the Medical Questionnaire (Appendix C) is included at the end of the document.

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