Worker Safety and Health Policy coordinates the DOE field responses to national and regulatory issues in respiratory protection and protective clothing. Key topics addressed in the documents included on this website address: Federal regulations and related documents, lessons learned, frequently asked questions, respiratory protection program administrators for each field site, and related links.
This page is supported by the Respiratory Protection Program Administrators Group. The Respiratory Protection Program Administrators Group is a volunteer organization co-sponsored by the DOE Office of Worker Safety and Health Policy and the Energy Facility Contractors Group (EFCOG) to provide a forum for DOE and DOE contractor personnel to identify respiratory protection issues of concern to the DOE and pursue solutions to issues identified.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA):
- Respiratory Protection Standard. 29 CFR 1910.134.
- Major Requirements of OSHA's Respiratory Protection Standard (29 CFR 1910.134). Revised December 2006.
- Assigned Protection Factors (APFs): Final Rule. August 24, 2006.
- Safety and Health Topics. Respiratory protection.
- Inspection procedures for the Respiratory Protection Standard (29 CFR 1910.134). CPL 02-00-158. June 26, 2014.
- OSHA. Respiratory Protection Program Guidelines. CPL 02-02-054 [CPL 2-254A]. July 14, 2000.
- Respiratory Protection. Training videos.
- Respiratory Protection e-Tool.
- Small Entity Compliance Guide for Respiratory Protection Standard (CFR 1910.134). OSHA Publication 3384-09. 2011.
- Standard Interpretations. 1910.134.
- Respirator Medical Evaluation Questionnaire Info sheet. OSHA Publication 3789. May 2015.
- OSHA Alert: Loss of Start-Up Oxygen in CSE SR-100 Self-Contained Self-Rescuers. (April 2012). Alerts employers and workers using the CSE Corporation's SR-100 Self-Contained Self-Rescuer (SCSR) to potential failure problems with these respirators.
- OSHA. Respiratory Protection. Preambles to Final Rules:
- Respiratory Protection (1998).
- Controlled Negative Pressure REDON Fit Testing Protocol. Final Rules 69:46986-46994 (August 4, 2004).
- Assigned Protection Factors; Final Rule. Final Rules 71:50121-50192, (August 24, 2006).
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH):
- The National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL). Respirator Information.
- NIOSH Guide to the Selection and Use of Particulate Respirators. Publication Number 96-101. January 1996.
- NIOSH Respiratory Protective Device Information Notice "Self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) user information regarding compressed breathing gas containers (cylinders), NIOSH approval holder user instructions, and Department of Transportation (DOT) permit and marking." February 2019.
- Respirator User Notices.
- 42 CFR Part 84 Approval of Respiratory Protective Devices. 2004.