1910 - Occupational Safety and Health Standards

• Acceptable respirators for exposure to ethylene oxide; Acceptable respirators for exposure to ethylene oxide. [11/13/1984]
• Acceptance of closed-circuit self-contained breathing apparatus for firefighting. [03/24/1987]
• Additional Enforcement Policy Change for Respiratory Protection Required for Abrasive Blasting. [03/31/1997]
• Application of 1926.800 to lone employees working underground in a tunnel or shaft connected to a tunnel. [05/03/2001]
• Application of the Hazard Communication standard to gray and ductile iron castings. [11/19/1985]
• Appropriateness of using Mag-1 Eyewear eyeglass holders with full facepiece respirators and self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA). [09/20/1995]
• Available OSHA data regarding firearms range-related injuries at police academy firearms training facilities. [03/19/2007]
• Beards may not interfere with face seal;alternative respirators for bearded employees. [03/07/2003]
• Belt mounted filtration unit used with any NIOSH approved supplied-air respirator. [09/04/1996]
• Carbon Monoxide Alarm/Monitoring at Abrasive Blasting Operations. [01/24/1980]
• Clarification of OSHA denial of FirePASS's variance request and respiratory protection requirements in oxygen-deficient atmospheres. [05/01/2008]
• Clarification of OSHA's asbestos standards for general industry and construction and the respiratory protection standard as applied to medical surveillance of employees. [05/10/2007]
• Clarification of OSHA's position on preemption precluding state court findings with regard to defective NIOSH-certified respirators. [02/03/2010]
• Clarification of OSHA's requirement for breathing air to have at least 19.5 percent oxygen content. [04/02/2007]
• Clarification on equivalent test nebulizer for qualitative fit tests. [11/13/2009]
• Clarification on firefighters with facial hair who enter IDLH atmospheres and use a self-contained breathing apparatus. [04/01/2011]
• Clarification on the use of smoke escape hoods/masks by area monitors during a building evacuation. [04/26/2011]
• Clarification on whether to use quantitative or qualitative fit-testing for full-facepiece PAPRs. [07/23/2007]
• Conditions where OSHA might accept a product that is not approved by NIOSH. [10/22/1997]
• Conduct of respiratory protection medical evaluations by medical technicians. [10/16/1998]
• Employee declination of medical evaluation; religious exemptions for respirator use. [12/02/1998]
• Employees in a cotton yarn manufacturing plant who voluntarily wear cloth over their mouths and noses to prevent lint from sticking to their skin. [03/09/1995]
• Enforcement policy for abrasive-blasting respiratory protection under the Lead in Construction Interim Final Rule. [12/08/1998]
• Entry into a confined space when the lower flammable limit is greater than ten percent. [09/04/1996]
• Facial hair and respirator wearing. [03/29/1985]
• Facial hair and the wearing of respirators. [02/21/1985]
• Facial hair and voluntary use of filtering facepiece respirators. [02/06/2006]
• Fit testing and fit factors for the N-95 respirators for protection against TB exposure. [03/04/1996]
• Fit testing for CBRN respirators. [10/26/2011]
• Fit testing is not required for employees not exposed to a hazardous atmosphere and not required to wear a respirator. [03/29/2004]
• Fit testing requirements for employees who wear respirators to protect against M. Tuberculosis, SARS, Smallpox, and Monkeypox. [02/05/2004]
• Fit testing requirements for respirators used for CBRN protection. [12/27/2011]
• Hazwoper training in hospitals. [12/02/1991]
• Incipient stage fire brigades. [07/18/1996]
• Inquiry on beards, respirator use, and fit testing of repirators. [10/03/1996]
• Interpretation of the Personal Protective Equipment standard. [07/03/1995]
• Job requiring respiratory protection. [04/16/1996]
• Maintenance of medical evaluation and fit test records as required by the Respiratory Protection Standard. [06/02/2009]
• Numerous questions on filtering facepiece/dusk mask respirators. [11/22/2011]
• OSHA tuberculosis (TB) enforcement. [04/06/1995]
• OSHA's decision not to provide a religious exemption from the respirator standard. [08/05/2011]
• PSM compliance for ammonia refrigeration systems. [07/12/2006]
• Particulate Respirators Certified under 42 CFR Part 84. [09/03/1996]
• Performance of user seal checks and whether positive and/or negative seal checks are required when donning a respirator. [04/04/2007]
• Permissible Exposure Limits for Nuisance dust. [05/15/1997]
• Preemption of respiratory protection standard by DOT's Office of Pipeline Safety regulations. [04/08/1999]
• Protection factors for respirators used in pharmaceutical industry: policy change. [05/30/2002]
• Pulmonary function testing training requirements and spirometer transmission of disease. [06/17/1993]
• Questions and answers regarding the respiratory protection standard. [10/16/1998]
• Requirements for fit testing employees before fire brigade training exercises. [10/18/2004]
• Requirements for providing medical evaluations prior to wearing respiratory protection for training exercises. [10/28/2004]
• Respirator Exhalation Valve Leakage. [05/25/1994]
• Respirator rules as applied to open hatch gauging of sour crude oil storage tanks. [06/11/1990]
• Respiratory Protection for Mercury and Chlorine [03/01/1989]
• Respiratory protection and emergency escape requirements for IDLH atmospheres. [01/13/2003]
• Respiratory protection as it relates to oil fields. [04/14/1993]
• Respiratory protection compliance responsibility for contract workers and visitors. [09/15/1987]
• Respiratory protection for anhydrous ammonia storage installations. [12/07/1998]
• Respiratory protection medical evaluations: additional evaluations; use of employee's physician; testing; medical removal; and confidentiality. [10/21/2004]
• Respiratory protection program requirements for M. tuberculosis based on risk assessments; applicability of the respirator standard to long-term healthcare facilities. [07/23/2004]
• Respiratory protection requirements for hospital staff decontaminating chemically contaminated patients. [09/05/2002]
• Respiratory protection requirements for sour crude oil tank operations. [04/25/1989]
• Respiratory protection, medical surveillance, and training requirements under HAZWOPER. [09/24/2002]
• Sampling Procedures for Employees Using Air-Supplied Respirators [06/27/1989]
• South Carolina's regulatory procedures for single-use respirators. [09/01/1992]
• Spray painting relating to vehicle maintenance operations. [07/28/1992]
• Standard for exposure to tetrahydrofuran; Respirators may be worn only if engineering and administrative controls are not feasible. [01/17/1986]
• Storage of flammable and/or combustible liquids. [02/23/1994]
• The M-17 gas mask may not be used by workers other than enlisted military personnel. [04/21/1986]
• The OSHA interpretation of respiratory protection requirements with regards to tuberculosis (TB) exposure. [02/05/1996]
• The Use of the Bullard [04/18/1996]
• The intervals between physical examinations for employees performing interior structural firefighting. [01/29/1991]
• Training and PPE requirements for hospital staff that decontaminate victims/patients. [12/02/2002]
• Training required for emergency response at industrial facilities [06/04/1991]
• Training requirements of Hazwoper for various functions. [08/20/1991]
• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Protection Enforcement [03/24/2008]
• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Protection. [07/30/2004]
• Tuberculosis testing procedures for the home health care industry. [06/03/2002]
• Tuberculosis: respiratory protection and complaint inspection. [04/22/1996]
• Update: OSHA Enforcement Policy for Occupational Exposure to Tuberculosis. [09/06/1995]
• Use of Air-Purifying Respirators In Dangerous Concentrations of Gases Or Vapors [01/10/1990]
• Use of Bureau of Mines Approved Gas Mask Canisters [11/15/1985]
• Use of eyeglass inserts or spectacle kits inside respirator full facepieces. [04/07/1987]
• Variance exposure level for silver metal. [05/15/1996]
• Ventilation for an anhydrous ammonia refrigeration system. [06/13/1990]
• Voluntary safety and health audits under the Occupational Safety and Health Act. [09/11/1996]
• Whether the Respiratory Protection standard requires personal air monitoring to identify and evaluate the respiratory hazards in the workplace. [05/14/2012]
• Available OSHA data regarding firearms range-related injuries at police academy firearms training facilities. [03/19/2007]
• Performance of user seal checks and whether positive and/or negative seal checks are required when donning a respirator. [04/04/2007]
• Facial hair and voluntary use of filtering facepiece respirators. [02/06/2006]
• Respirators for silica dust must be selected based on exposure levels. [05/12/1999]
• Paragraph (a)(2) applies to respirators provided for emergency use. [12/22/1983]
• Requirement for employer to assess potential hazards of handling trailer debris to provide necessary PPE and hazard communication information to affected employees. [07/03/2007]
• Respirators for silica dust must be selected based on exposure levels. [05/12/1999]
• Classification of fires; respiratory protection to extinguish fires. [07/08/2002]
• Numerous questions on filtering facepiece/dusk mask respirators. [11/22/2011]
• OSHA's decision not to provide a religious exemption from the respirator standard. [08/05/2011]
• Biopacks are acceptable for fire brigade use; Biopacks are acceptable as SCBA's and may be used in IDLH atmospheres. [06/15/1983]
• Medical evaluation requirements under the respiratory protection standard. [10/05/1998]
• Respiratory protection medical evaluations: additional evaluations; use of employee's physician; testing; medical removal; and confidentiality. [10/21/2004]
• Respiratory protection requirements for hospital staff decontaminating chemically contaminated patients. [09/05/2002]
• Training and PPE requirements for hospital staff that decontaminate victims/patients. [12/02/2002]
• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Protection. [07/30/2004]
• Use of Air-Purifying Respirators In Dangerous Concentrations of Gases Or Vapors [01/10/1990]
• Pulmonary function testing training requirements and spirometer transmission of disease. [06/17/1993]
• Numerous questions on filtering facepiece/dusk mask respirators. [11/22/2011]
• Respirators for voluntary use and cleaning respirators during fit testing. [10/01/1999]
• Facial hair and voluntary use of filtering facepiece respirators. [02/06/2006]
• Clarification of respirator costs, annual training, and [12/23/1998]
• Assessing hazards to select eye and respiratory protection. [11/11/1998]
• Clarification on OSHA's policy regarding Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health since NIOSH has lowered several IDLH levels. [10/11/1995]
• The OSHA interpretation of respiratory protection requirements with regards to tuberculosis (TB) exposure. [02/05/1996]
• The relationship between OSHA standards and the usage of particulate respirators. [03/18/1996]
• OSHA's decision not to provide a religious exemption from the respirator standard. [08/05/2011]
• Beards may not interfere with face seal;alternative respirators for bearded employees. [03/07/2003]
• Selection of air purifying respirators for gases and vapors with poor warning properties (diisocyanates). [07/18/2000]
• NIOSH approved respirator during the period of an employee's escape from a chemical release of phosgene. [07/01/1997]
• Respirators for voluntary use and cleaning respirators during fit testing. [10/01/1999]
• SCBA cylinder interchangeability. [06/20/1997]
• Use of non-approved respirators and improper use of approved respirators [01/24/1991]
• Using combinations of respiratory protection not approved by NIOSH. [01/29/1999]
• Whether the Respiratory Protection standard requires personal air monitoring to identify and evaluate the respiratory hazards in the workplace. [05/14/2012]
• Clarification on OSHA's policy regarding Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health since NIOSH has lowered several IDLH levels. [10/11/1995]
• Clarification of OSHA's requirement for breathing air to have at least 19.5 percent oxygen content. [04/02/2007]
• Clarification of OSHA's requirement for breathing air to have at least 19.5 percent oxygen content. [04/02/2007]
• Clarification of OSHA denial of FirePASS's variance request and respiratory protection requirements in oxygen-deficient atmospheres. [05/01/2008]
• Clarification of OSHA's requirement for breathing air to have at least 19.5 percent oxygen content. [04/02/2007]
• Protection factors for respirators used in pharmaceutical industry: policy change. [05/30/2002]
• Selection of air purifying respirators for gases and vapors with poor warning properties (diisocyanates). [07/18/2000]
• Use of Chemical Cartridge Respirators for Protection Against Mercury Vapor [11/15/1985]
• The use of particulate filters and respirators. [05/05/1997]
• Acceptable use of an electronic medical questionnaire system to comply with 1910.134(e). [08/16/2002]
• Clarification of a PLHCP under the Respiratory protection standard. [01/02/1999]
• Clarification of the medical evaluation provisions of the revised respiratory protection standard. [11/16/1998]
• Comparing medical evaluation requirements in the HAZWOPER, Respiratory protection, and Fire brigades standards. [01/15/1999]
• Health care professional's discretion regarding medical evaluations and exams. [10/16/1998]
• Medical Interpretation concerning exposure to H2S and respiratory protection with a perforated ear drum. [05/14/1984]
• Medical evaluation not required for the use of escape only respirators. [03/08/1999]
• Medical evaluation requirements under the respiratory protection standard. [10/05/1998]
• Medical evaluations must be performed prior to fit testing. [03/05/1999]
• Pulmonary function testing training requirements and spirometer transmission of disease. [06/17/1993]
• Requirements for providing medical evaluations prior to wearing respiratory protection for training exercises. [10/28/2004]
• Respiratory protection, medical surveillance, and training requirements under HAZWOPER. [09/24/2002]
• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Protection. [07/30/2004]
• Fit testing and medical monitoring requirements for wearers of filtering facepiece respirators. [06/12/2002]
• Respiratory protection: editing the medical questionnaire; medical questionnaire not always required. [01/04/1999]
• Conduct of respiratory protection medical evaluations by medical technicians. [10/16/1998]
• Respiratory protection medical evaluations: additional evaluations; use of employee's physician; testing; medical removal; and confidentiality. [10/21/2004]
• Use of skin diving hood under respirator for bearded employee unacceptable. [02/25/1982]
• Appendix A requirements and techniques for fit testing respirators. [08/27/1999]
• Fit testing is not required for employees not exposed to a hazardous atmosphere and not required to wear a respirator. [03/29/2004]
• Fit testing requirements for employees who wear respirators to protect against M. Tuberculosis, SARS, Smallpox, and Monkeypox. [02/05/2004]
• Requirements for fit testing employees before fire brigade training exercises. [10/18/2004]
• Respiratory protection, medical surveillance, and training requirements under HAZWOPER. [09/24/2002]
• The OSHA interpretation of respiratory protection requirements with regards to tuberculosis (TB) exposure. [02/05/1996]
• The grimace step in respiratory protection fit-testing procedures. [01/04/1999]
• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Protection. [07/30/2004]
• Use of multi-station electric pump nebulizer and the squeeze bulb Bitrex for QLFT. [03/08/2001]
• When to use qualitative or quantitative fit testing; storing SCBAs on fire trucks. [11/16/1998]
• When to use quantitative and qualitative fit testing. [01/15/1999]
• Clarification of respirator costs, annual training, and [12/23/1998]
• Fit testing and medical monitoring requirements for wearers of filtering facepiece respirators. [06/12/2002]
• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Protection Enforcement [03/24/2008]
• Respirators for voluntary use and cleaning respirators during fit testing. [10/01/1999]
• Fit testing for CBRN respirators. [10/26/2011]
• Fit testing requirements for respirators used for CBRN protection. [12/27/2011]
• Clarification on whether to use quantitative or qualitative fit-testing for full-facepiece PAPRs. [07/23/2007]
• Fit testing requirements for respirators used for CBRN protection. [12/27/2011]
• Response to IDLH or Potential IDLH atmospheres. [05/01/1995]
• Use of Air-Purifying Respirators In Dangerous Concentrations of Gases Or Vapors [01/10/1990]
• Appropriateness of using Mag-1 Eyewear eyeglass holders with full facepiece respirators and self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA). [09/20/1995]
• Appropriateness of using Mag-1 Eyewear eyeglass holders with full facepiece respirators and self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA). [09/20/1995]
• Beards may not interfere with face seal;alternative respirators for bearded employees. [03/07/2003]
• Facial hair in the face sealing area is unacceptable. [10/11/1984]
• Facial hair in the face sealing area is unacceptable. [11/26/1985]
• Hair where the mask edges meet the skin is not permitted for wearers of 30 minute positive pressure SCBA respirators. [08/18/1986]
• Protection provided by powered air-purifying respirators. [03/20/1987]
• Use of the Racal [07/27/1993]
• Workers cannot sign a release so they can wear a respirator with a beard. [01/18/1984]
• Appropriateness of using Mag-1 Eyewear eyeglass holders with full facepiece respirators and self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA). [09/20/1995]
• Clarification on firefighters with facial hair who enter IDLH atmospheres and use a self-contained breathing apparatus. [04/01/2011]
• Appropriateness of using Mag-1 Eyewear eyeglass holders with full facepiece respirators and self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA). [09/20/1995]
• Facial hair in the face sealing area is unacceptable. [11/26/1985]
• Facial hair in the face sealing area is unacceptable. [10/11/1984]
• Hair where the mask edges meet the skin is not permitted for wearers of 30 minute positive pressure SCBA respirators. [08/18/1986]
• Protection provided by powered air-purifying respirators. [03/20/1987]
• Clarification of respirator costs, annual training, and [12/23/1998]
• Facial hair in the face sealing area is unacceptable. [11/26/1985]
• Facial hair in the face sealing area is unacceptable. [10/11/1984]
• Fit testing and medical monitoring requirements for wearers of filtering facepiece respirators. [06/12/2002]
• Hair where the mask edges meet the skin is not permitted for wearers of 30 minute positive pressure SCBA respirators. [08/18/1986]
• Protection provided by powered air-purifying respirators. [03/20/1987]
• Respiratory protection and emergency escape requirements for IDLH atmospheres. [01/13/2003]
• The interpretation of the OSHA standards 1910.134 and 1910.156 which address the requirements for workers who are actively conducting operations in atmospheres that are immediately dangerous to life and health. [11/01/1995]
• Classification of fires; respiratory protection to extinguish fires. [07/08/2002]
• Complying with the [03/12/1999]
• Respiratory protecton standard two-in/two-out policy. [12/15/1998]
• The interpretation of the OSHA standards 1910.134 and 1910.156 which address the requirements for workers who are actively conducting operations in atmospheres that are immediately dangerous to life and health. [11/01/1995]
• Two-in/two-out procedure in firefighting/IDLH environments. [04/29/1998]
• Two-in/two-out rule for interior structural fire fighting. [11/13/1998]
• Numerous questions on filtering facepiece/dusk mask respirators. [11/22/2011]
• Use of Air-Purifying Respirators In Dangerous Concentrations of Gases Or Vapors [01/10/1990]
• Respirators for voluntary use and cleaning respirators during fit testing. [10/01/1999]
• Decontamination of SCBA second stage regulators. [11/02/1998]
• When to use qualitative or quantitative fit testing; storing SCBAs on fire trucks. [11/16/1998]
• Respirator breathing air cylinders must be maintained in a fully chargd state, regardless of cylinder size, and recharged when pressure falls below 90% of full charge. [08/19/2005]
• 1910.134(i) does not apply to portable breathing air compressors. [08/13/1999]
• Breathing air: testing and carbon monoxide alarm. [04/25/1994]
• Respirator air quality standards do not apply where the NRC has jurisdiction. [03/06/1979]
• Cool-view welding helmets must meet Grade D breathing air requirements; Requirements for standard welding helmets. [07/14/1981]
• Using a [02/05/1999]
• Carbon Monoxide or High Temperature Alarm Requirement for Portable Breathing Air Compressors. [07/05/1994]
• Del-Monox air purifiers are unacceptable for testing carbon monoxide concentration for compressor breathing air. [10/15/1981]
• Couplings used in supplied air respirator systems. [04/24/1986]
• Clarification of respirator costs, annual training, and [12/23/1998]
• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Protection. [07/30/2004]
• Use of Air-Purifying Respirators In Dangerous Concentrations of Gases Or Vapors [01/10/1990]
• OSHA training Standards Policy Statement. [04/17/2007]
• Employee's rights upon termination to access to physician's written opinion and respirator fit test results. [10/20/2005]
• Maintenance of medical evaluation and fit test records as required by the Respiratory Protection Standard. [06/02/2009]
• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Protection. [07/30/2004]
• Employee's rights upon termination to access to physician's written opinion and respirator fit test results. [10/20/2005]
• Employee's rights upon termination to access to physician's written opinion and respirator fit test results. [10/20/2005]