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Safety Tip of the Week – Respiratory Protective Equipment Cleaning Procedures (Mandatory)

Safety Tip of the Week – Respiratory Protective Equipment Cleaning Procedures (Mandatory)

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Standard 1910.134 Appendix B-2, respiratory cleaning procedures are indeed mandatory. Procedures for Cleaning Respirators Prepare your respirator for cleaning. Follow these steps: Remove filters, cartridges, or canisters, dissemble facepieces removing speaking diaphragms, demand and pressure-demand valves assemblies, hoses, or any components recommended by your respiratory protection...

Safety Tip of the Week – Respirator Care

Safety Tip of the Week – Respirator Care

Your respirator may be the most important tool of your job. It protects your most precious asset, your health. Yet more often than not, respirators find their way to the bottom of tool bags where they become damaged and/or very dirty inside and out. Both of these conditions compromise the...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Respirator Care

Weekly Safety Meeting – Respirator Care

OSHA requires employers to identify and protect against breathing hazards. Engineering controls are the preferred form of protection, e.g., ventilation, using less toxic measures, and enclosing operations that create air contaminants. When air measurements reveal that engineering controls haven’t brought air hazards to safe levels, employers must provide employees with...

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