Site Map of OSHA's Respiratory Protection Advisor

• Scope and Application (Who Has to Use Respirators)

• Respiratory Protection Standard and Additional Documents
  • Entire Text of the OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard (29 CFR 1910.134), including all appendices
  • Preamble to the OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard
  • Inspection Procedures for the Respiratory Protection Standard (OSHA Directive, CPL 2-0.120)
  • Major Requirements of OSHA's Respiratory Protection Standard 29 CFR 1910.134.  This document is from the OSHA Office of Training and Education.
  • Entire Text of the OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard for M. Tuberculosis (29 CFR 1910.139)
  • NIOSH Guide to Industrial Respiratory Protection
  • NIOSH Guide to the Selection and Use of Particulate Respirators Certified Under 42 CFR 84
  • NIOSH Service Time Recommendations for P-Series Particulate Respirators

• Glossary of Respiratory Protection Terms
  (The terms included are from both NIOSH and OSHA)

• Respirator Change Schedules
  • Standard Requirements for Change Schedules (the new standard)
    • OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard, 1910.134(d)(3)(iii)(B)(2)
    • Preamble to the OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard
  • Factors that can Reduce Cartridge Service Life
  • Using the Manufacturer's Recommendation
    • List of Manufacturers
  • Rule of Thumb
  • Using a Math Model
    • Gerry O. Wood Mathematical Model
    • Comparing Predicted Calculation with Experimental Data
    • Advisor Genius: Calculating the Wood Equation
    • Wood Math Model Table
    • Yoon-Nelson Mathematical Model
    • Comparing Descriptive Calculation with Experimenatl Data
  • Conducting Experimental Tests

• Respirator Selection
  • Advisor Genius: Selecting an Appropriate Respirator
  • Exposure Assessment
  • Factors that can Influence Respirator Selection
  • Assigned Protection Factors
  • Air-Purifying vs. Atmosphere-Supplying Respirators
    • Three Kinds of Air-Purifying Respirators.
    • Particulate Filters
    • OSHA Requirements for Particulate Respirator Selection, 1910.134(d)(3)(iv)
    • NIOSH Guide to the Selection and Use of Particulate Respirators Certified Under 42 CFR 84
    • NIOSH Service Time Recommendations for P-Series Particulate Respirators
    • Three Kinds of Atmosphere-Supplying Respirators

• Respirator Users

• Medical Requirements

• Maintenance and Care of Respirators

• Fit Testing

• Written Program

• Employee Voluntary Use of Respirators

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