PPE - Emergency Response & Recovery Workers (Resources for Selecting Respiratory Protection)

The following resources will assist in selection of emergency response respiratory PPE:

• Table 1 of the Respiratory Protection standard (29 CFR 1910.134), a table of assigned protection factors, will help employers select appropriate respirators for particular operations
• OSHA's Safety and Health Information Bulletin on CBRN Escape Respirators (SHIB 03-08-29 (A))
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) fact sheet, "What's special about Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) air-purifying respirators (APR)?"
• OSHA's Respiratory Protection eTool and Respiratory Protection Safety and Health Topics webpage, which helps select and use many types of air-purifying respirators and other respiratory protection equipment
• OSHA training videos, which cover fit testing, maintenance and care, and other important aspects of respiratory protection program management

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