405 - Respiratory Protection
- Procedures/instructions shall be used to determine the selection, use, and care of respirators. Ask your supervisor if respiratory protection is required for a specific task.
- A respirator shall be selected based on the hazard to which you are exposed. For example, SCBA for firefighting or respirator with organic vapor cartridges for work with solvents.
- You shall be instructed and trained in the proper use of respirators and their limitations prior to use of a respirator.
- You shall be medically evaluated prior to using respiratory protection equipment to determine if you are physically able to perform the work and use the equipment.
- Non-disposable respirators shall be cleaned and sanitized after each use and stored in a sanitary location.
- Only NIOSH-approved respirators shall be used.
- For workers who must wear respiratory devices as part of regular work activity or during emergency operations, hair, including facial hair, shall be worn in a manner that does not interfere with the seal of the respiratory protection devices.
- Controls, such as special connecting devices, shall be in place to prevent inadvertent supply of non-respirable gases for breathing air.