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Related Safety and Health Topics Pages
Training
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Respiratory Protection. OSHA. Offers training and
reference materials including slides, presentation information, and frequently
asked questions.
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Respirators:
your TB Defense. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) Publication No. 2002-114d, (2002). Provides downloadable videos that take you step-by-step through developing
a respiratory protection program, with emphasis on tuberculosis in health care facilities.
- Suggested
Respirator Cleaning and Sanitation Procedures. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH), (2001, September). Provides guidance for selecting cleaning equipment, supplies, and procedures
for respirator maintenance.
- Proper
Use of a Respirator: Script. National Ag Safety Database (NASD), (2002, April). Offers training script with associated figures and an interactive
slide show about how to select a proper respirator for a given exposure.
Other Resources
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OSHA Issues Final Rule on Respiratory Protection. OSHA Trade News Release,
(2004, August 4). Announces an addition to the approved fit-testing protocol in its
respiratory
protection standard.
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OSHA to Extend Deadlines for Post-Hearing Comments and Briefs on Assigned
Protection Factors. OSHA Trade News Release, (2004, March 29). OSHA extended for 30 days the deadlines for post-hearing public
comments and briefs on the agency's proposed "Assigned Protection Factors" rule.
- OSHA
Withdraws Proposal on Occupational Exposure to Tuberculosis. OSHA Trade News
Release, (2003, December 30). OSHA extended the same
high level of respiratory protection to workers exposed to tuberculosis that
is provided to workers throughout the general industry.
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NIOSH Respirator User Notice. National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH), (2002, July 3). Informs respirator users that the NIOSH certificates of approval for the Wen Mask Industrial Company model KR-795 N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirator
(TC-84A-2531) and the KR-808 N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirator (TC-84A-2532)
have been revoked.
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NIOSH Issues First Approval Under Program for Certifying Emergency Responder Respirators.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), (2002, June 3).
Signifies NIOSH's approval that the products will protect fire fighters and
other responders in the line of duty.
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Use of Respiratory Protection Among Responders at the World Trade Center Site -- New York City, September 2001.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
51(Special Issue);6-8, (2002, September 11). Addresses the immediate respirator hazards and
the challenges of New York City firefighters
and rescue workers in responding to the disaster.
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