It’s often said that the devil is in the details, and that could not be truer
than when it comes to the requirements of some of OSHA’s comprehensive health
and safety standards. In fact, there are several OSHA standards that actually require
affected employers to conduct annual program reviews, including the OSHA respiratory
protection standard (see requirement at 1910.134(l)(1) and (2). Therefore, I am going to start off this New Year by outlining the problems most
commonly identified when I assist employers with their annual respiratory
protection program reviews.
Facial
Hair – OSHA
standard 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A) states that employers “shall not permit
respirators with tight-fitting face-pieces to be worn by employees who have facial
hair that comes between the sealing surface of the face-piece and the face . .
.”. Unfortunately, this language is
very subjective, and employers often . . .
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