Respiratory Protection

OSHA estimates that 5 million workers in 1.3 million workplaces throughout the United States wear respirators. Respirators protect against many workplace hazards, including (but not limited to) the following:

Oxygen deficient environments (which you learned about in a previous section)
Harmful dusts
Fogs
Smokes
Mists
Gases
Vapors
Sprays

As already mentioned in a previous unit, exposure could lead to serious illness or death. OSHA details the requirements for respirators in its standard 29 CFR 1910.134.

Respirators work in two ways: air purifying (which remove contaminants from the air) and atmosphere supplying (which provide clean air from another source). You will learn about each in detail.

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