Safety Management
PPE Programs
Respirator Safety

OSHA guidance on determining cartridge service life

Make sure breathing air and oxygen meet established specifications

Table of APFs for various types of Respirators

Powered air-purifying respirators (PAPRs) and more

A list of approved respirators

Chemical - Biological - Radiological - Nuclear Personal Protective Equipment Selection Matrix for emergency responders

NIOSH standards for CBRN approved respirators

How To Determine If Your SCBA Respirator Is Certified By NIOSH For CBRN Environments

NIOSH support services to respirator manufacturers

Determining Organic Vapor Cartridge Service Life for NIOSH Approved Respirators

An expert offers insights

Understanding the OSHA requirements and establishing a change schedule

Respirator cartridge efficiency tests

Outlines the general steps for fit testing respirators on employees

Things you should be aware of when wearing a cartridge-type respirator

A step-by-step guide for protecting medical service workers from airborne infectious diseases

A database of all certified respirators and coal mine dust personal sampler units

1987 NIOSH publication on the criteria for selecting respirators

Respirator information includes full text of the code

NIOSH alerts about safety problems with specific brands & models of respirators

Equipment certification databases, respirator users notices, guides to selection, OSHA codes, etc.

According to the NRC, the amendments to 10 CFR 20 make these regulations

Qualitative Fit Test (QLFT) Protocols

Discusses test criteria for particulate filter respirators

Guidance on how to prevent SCBA failure

How to establish a respirator cartridge change schedule

There are three options available under the OSHA standard

Valid ways for you to estimate a cartridge's service life

Flow Chart for Selecting Part 84 Particulate Filters

What you should know in deciding whether to buy escape hoods, gas masks or other respirators for terrorism preparedness

Occupational safety and health standards for the US Navy related to respiratory safety

Fact sheet gives guidelines on respirator fit testing procedures

Brief overview of the process

Fact sheet describes how to properly select the correct respirator for the hazard

Consists of 10 sections plus cleaning and selection criteria materials

CDC guidance on 42 CFR Part 84 Respiratory Protective Devices

Example of a safety policy for the operation and recharging of the Air 42 cascade system

Guidance from NIOSH on the selection and use of particulate respirators

Procedures to be used are based on how respirators are being used

Technical information for the safe use of respiratory protection devices & administering respiratory protection programs

Guidance regarding facial hair and respirator fit

Provides breakthrough times for 120 chemicals at various concentrations

Discuss two categories of respirators - Air-Purifying Respirators (APRs) and Supplied Air Respirators (SARs)

Provides information on the different types of respirators and their approved use

US federal research on respirators and other personal protective technologies for workers

Example of a program in use at a major university