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11 n ADMINISTRATIVE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION PROGRAM GENERAL 2 - The The OSHA General Industry standard for respiratory protection 29 CFR 1910.134 requires that a respiratory protection program be established by an employer. The 3. following procedures are based on the 11 commandments as established by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration. GUIDELINES. 1. The guidelines in this program are designed to help reduce employee exposures against occupational dusts, fumes, mists, radionuclides, gases and vapors. 2. The primary obiective is to prevent excessive exposure to these contaminants. 3. Where feasible, exposure to contaminants will be eliminated by engineering controls (example, general and local ventilation, enclosure or isolation, and substitution of a less hazardous process or material). 4. When effective engineering controls are not feasible, use of personal respiratory protective equipment may .be required to achieve this goal. RESPONSiBiL1TiES 1. Management It is management's responsibility to determine what specific applications require use of respiratory equipment. Management must also provide proper respiratory equipment to meet the needs of each specific application. Employees must be provided with adequate training and instructions on all equipment. 2. Management/Supervisory Superintendents, supervisors, foremen, or group leaders of each area are responsible for insuring that all personnel under their control are completely knowledgeable of the respiratory protection requirements for the areas in which they work. They are also responsible for insuring that their subordinates comply with all facets of this respiratory program, including respirator inspection and maintenance. 3. Employees it is the responsibility of the employee to have an awareness of the respiratory protection requirements for their work areas (as explained by management). Employees are also responsible for wearing the appropriate respiratory equipment according to proper instructions and for maintaining the equipment in a clean and operable condition. I / , ADMINISTRATION 1. Management, Safety Departm Personnel is responsible for overall prograffi administration. Em 5. i Name: ignature: industrial Hygiene, Insurance Carrier or Consultant is responsible for contaminant identification and measurement, including technical support, air sampling, and laboratory analysis. Name-S'14\IJILAL Signature: Physician, Occupational Health Nurse is responsible for monitoring the health of company employees via a comprehensive medical and health program, including physical examina 'ons. Name.• t Q�Signatu Engineering, Safety Departmen dustria Hygiene, Other is responsible for directing and coordinating engineering projects which are directly related to respiratory protection. Name • ` Vignatu ' Safety Department, Industrial Hygiene, 0 r is responsible for selection, issuance, training, d fit testing of all respirators used in this company, including recordkeeping of "Respirator Issuance and Training" card and "Job Description — Respirator Specification" form. RECOMMENDED RESPIRATORY PROTECTION F••O*A WORK AREA MONITORING Although it is not specifically discussed in the 11 commandments, to assure the adequacy of a respiratory protection program, monitoring should be conducted on a periodic basis to provide for a continuing healthful environment for employees. Personal sampling equipment may be used in accordance with accepted industrial hygiene standards to sample each work area. Results of these samples will pinpoint areas where respiratory protection is rbquired. A "Job Description — Respirator Specification" Form will also document what type of equipment should be worn for specific hazards present. EMPLOYEE MEDICAL MONITORING 1. Pre-employment physical examinations are conducted on all employees to assure that they are in adequate healthy condition (physically able to perform their work and can use respiratory equipment as required). 2. Periodic physical examinations will be given to regular employees in -order to assist them in ain eir health. (At optiod of employer/ ysician or where such exams are required by ocal, State, and/or Federal regulations.)