Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. § 1910.134(f) employees are required to be fit tested prior to wearing tight-fitting respirators and the fit test administered must be using an OSHA-accepted fit test protocol.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on Sept. 25 issued a final rule approving two additional quantitative fit testing protocols for inclusion in its Respiratory Protection ...
Proper respirator fit is the foundation of effective respiratory protection. Even the highest-quality respirator cannot protect a worker from hazardous contaminants if it does not seal correctly to ...