Design & Safety
Industrial Hygiene
Respirators

OSHA guidance on determining cartridge service life

Make sure breathing air and oxygen meet established specifications

Table of APFs for various types of Respirators

Introductory information on respirator use

Powered air-purifying respirators (PAPRs) and more

A list of approved respirators

Chemical - Biological - Radiological - Nuclear Personal Protective Equipment Selection Matrix for emergency responders

NIOSH standards for CBRN approved respirators

How To Determine If Your SCBA Respirator Is Certified By NIOSH For CBRN Environments

NIOSH support services to respirator manufacturers

Audit form to assist with program compliance

Determining Organic Vapor Cartridge Service Life for NIOSH Approved Respirators

An expert offers insights

Online tutorial on respiratory protection programs for employees

Understanding the OSHA requirements and establishing a change schedule

Respirator cartridge efficiency tests

Outlines the general steps for fit testing respirators on employees

Download the full text of a workplace respiratory protection guide, include sample program

Excerpted from OSHA CFR 1910.134 and OSHA Directive CPL 2-0.120

Full text of a university's Respirator Program for their employees

Things you should be aware of when wearing a cartridge-type respirator

To assist fire departments in complying with the Respiratory Protection Standard requirement

Full text of a sample respiratory protection program

A step-by-step guide for protecting medical service workers from airborne infectious diseases

A database of all certified respirators and coal mine dust personal sampler units

1987 NIOSH publication on the criteria for selecting respirators

Respirator information includes full text of the code

NIOSH alerts about safety problems with specific brands & models of respirators

Equipment certification databases, respirator users notices, guides to selection, OSHA codes, etc.

According to the NRC, the amendments to 10 CFR 20 make these regulations

Evaluate potential respiratory hazards and appropriate controls

Advice is provided in establishing a program

OSHA directive to its field staff on respiratory protection program standard requirements

OSHA requires the employee to fill out a medical questionnaire - sample template provided

Qualitative Fit Test (QLFT) Protocols

Discusses test criteria for particulate filter respirators

Guidance on how to prevent SCBA failure

Designed to help public employers and employees comply with the Respiratory Protection Standard

How to establish a respirator cartridge change schedule

There are three options available under the OSHA standard

Valid ways for you to estimate a cartridge's service life

Flow Chart for Selecting Part 84 Particulate Filters

Occupational safety and health standards for the US Navy related to respiratory safety

Fact sheet gives guidelines on respirator fit testing procedures

Brief overview of the process

Fact sheet describes how to properly select the correct respirator for the hazard

A Technical Data Bulletin

Technical guidelines for OSHA field staff on respiratory protection

A series of articles to assist with workplace respiratory protection programs

General technical information

Sample respiratory protection program and checklist, respirator medical evaluation questionnaire

A Practical Guide for Small-Business Employers (pdf)

Includes sample forms & safety SOP's

Full text of a sample program in use at a major university includes program review audit

Consists of 10 sections plus cleaning and selection criteria materials

A sample respirator protection program

Manual provides guidance and a sample respiratory protection program

A 20 page sample program

Materials on compliance with OSHA's respiratory protection standard

CDC guidance on 42 CFR Part 84 Respiratory Protective Devices

Full text of a fill-in-the-blanks construction respirator program

Fill in the blank sample safety program

One for those required to wear a respirator and one for those who voluntarily choose to do so

Example of a safety policy for the operation and recharging of the Air 42 cascade system

Guidance from NIOSH on the selection and use of particulate respirators

Outlines eleven steps to take to establish an effective respiratory program

Procedures to be used are based on how respirators are being used

Technical information for the safe use of respiratory protection devices & administering respiratory protection programs

Guidance regarding facial hair and respirator fit

Provides breakthrough times for 120 chemicals at various concentrations

Discuss two categories of respirators - Air-Purifying Respirators (APRs) and Supplied Air Respirators (SARs)

Provides information on the different types of respirators and their approved use

Explains State of Washington requirements

Three different respiratory protection program options

Succinct description of OSHA employer requirements for respirator programs