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CDIM Corporate Safety Program ChM HSP-2. Respiratory Protection °•° °°°..•° Rev. 1 08/23/2018 HSP-2. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION HEALTH AND SAFETY PROCEDURE 1 .0 PURPOSE The purpose of this health and safety procedure (HSP) is to describe procedures for the selection, fit testing and proper use and maintenance of respiratory protection equipment. This HSP is intended to comply with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations (1910.134), to conform with Cal/OSHA General Industry Safety Orders (Sec. 5144), and to provide proper respiratory equipment training to CDIM personnel for protection against inhalation of harmful contaminants when engineering controls are not in place. Use of respiratory protection during emergencies and when conditions are immediately dangerous to life or health (IDLH) are not within the scope of this procedure. CDIM personnel are not expected to respond to emergency or IDLH situations. These events will be addressed by emergency response agencies as identified in PHSPs. 2.0 APPLICABILITY This procedure applies to all CDIM personnel who may be potentially exposed to an inhalation hazard via harmful substances during their work. Contractors and visitors must also comply with the requirements of this procedure, but, with the approval of the HSPM, may do so by implementing their own equally stringent procedure. 3.0 RESPONSIBILITIES Role Responsibility Project Manager(PM) The PM is responsible for the safe and effective implementation of this procedure. Health and Safety Program The HSPM is the Respiratory Protection Program Coordinator and is Manager(HSPM) responsible for: • Technical assistance in determining the need for respirators and in the selection of appropriate respirator types; • Periodic evaluation of the respirator program; • Educational materials and programs to be used in worker training; and • Administering the overall program. Site Health and Safety The Site Health and Safety Officer(SHSO) assists the HSPM in Officer implementing the program in the field and acts under the technical direction of the HSPM. The SHSO's responsibilities include: • Surveillance of work area conditions; • Implementing training, instruction, and fit testing programs; • Provision of appropriate respirators; • Ensuring that workers wear respirators as required; and • Recordkee in . Employee (and Employees are responsible for: subcontractors) 0 Using the respirator supplied to him/her in accordance with instructions and training; • Cleaning, disinfecting, inspecting and storing his/her respirator after each use; and • Reporting a respirator malfunction to the SHSO. Page 1 of 13