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RIN: 1218-AC39
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Publication ID: Spring 2008
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Title: ¤Abbreviated Portacount Quantitative Fit-Testing Protocol
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Abstract: Appendix A of OSHA's Respiratory Protection Standard (29 CFR 1910.134) specifies the procedure for adding new test protocols to this standard. OSHA is proposing to include two additional protocols for the PortaCount® quantitative fit testing methodology in its Respiratory Protection Standard; the proposed protocols would apply to employers in general industry, shipyard employment, and the construction industry. The revised PortaCount® quantitative fit testing protocols are referred to as the Revised PortaCount® Quantitative Fit Test Protocol 1 and Protocol 2. The only difference between the proposed revised PortaCount® Protocol 1 and the approved PortaCount® protocol is that the revised Protocol 1 requires that the seven test exercises be performed for 30 seconds instead of the 60 seconds per test currently required. The revised Protocol 2 would reduce exercise time to 40 seconds instead of the currently required 60 seconds, eliminate two of the eight fit testing exercises, and would raise the pass/fail criterion from 100 to 200 for half-masks and 500 to 1,000 for full facepieces.
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Agency: Department of Labor(DOL)
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Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
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RIN Status:
First time published in the Unified Agenda
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Agenda Stage of Rulemaking:
Proposed Rule Stage
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Major:
Undetermined
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Unfunded Mandates:
Undetermined
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CFR Citation:
29 CFR 1910.134
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Legal Authority:
29 USC 655(b); 29 USC 657
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Legal Deadline:
None
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Timetable:
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09/00/2008 |
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required:
No
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Government Levels Affected:
Undetermined
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Federalism:
Undetermined
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Included in the Regulatory Plan:
No
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RIN Data Printed in the FR:
No
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Agency Contact:
Dorothy Dougherty
Director, Directorate of Standards and Guidance
Department of Labor
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
200 Constitution Avenue NW., FP Building, Room N3718,
Washington, DC 20210
Phone:202 693-1950
Fax:202 693-1678
Email: dougherty.dorothy@dol.gov
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