Michigan Technological University has determined that certain employees are required to perform tasks involving actual or potential disturbance of asbestos containing materials that could result in ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Respiratory Protection Standard 1910.134 states to prevent occupational diseases caused by breathing air contaminated with harmful dusts, fogs, ...

Respiratory protective equipment has become one of the fastest-growing areas in industrial and healthcare safety. In 2024, estimates place the global market between USD 2.02 billion and USD 15.34 ...

OSHA recently produced a training video for health care employers and employees that explains proper respirator use and procedures to assure that workers are protected from airborne hazards in ...

OSHA will publish its final respiratory standard on APFs in the Aug. 24 Federal Register. This APF final rule completes the revision of the reserve sections of OSHA's respiratory protection standard ...

An estimated 5 million U.S. workers wear respirators. Employers are required to provide National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)-certified respirators using a written respiratory ...

If an employee exhibits/experiences difficulty in breathing (that is unrelated to respirator function) during testing or use, he/she shall be referred to a physician to determine fitness to use such ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has produced a free, downloadable training video for healthcare employers and workers that explains the proper use of respirators and the procedures ...

N95 respirators and air purifying respirators (the respirator type most commonly used at UNR) are not designed to be used in an atmosphere: 5.2.a. That is immediately dangerous to life or health (IDLH ...

MONROE, N.C. (March 13, 2017) — The AVIVA half mask is the latest innovation from Scott Safety, a world leader in the design and manufacture of respiratory protection equipment. AVIVA ensures workers’ ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires the University to provide respiratory protection to employees when their risk of exposure to hazardous materials cannot be control by ...

The purpose of Western Michigan University’s Respiratory Protection Safety Program is to enhance the protection of employee health by ensuring proper training, selecting and fitting of respirators, in ...