Small-Facility Model Respirator Plan

The purpose of this respirator plan is to protect all employees from respiratory hazards through the effective use of respirators. The Respirator Plan Administrator (RPA) appointed at this location is The employer has expressly authorized the RPA to 

The RPA will develop written operating practices that detail specific instructions covering the basic elements in this plan. These local operating practices will be attached to the plan. These practices can only be amended by the RPA. 

Respirators will be selected on the basis of exposures. All selections will be made by the RPA and only NIOSH certified respirators will be selected and used. 

Respirator users will be instructed and trained in the proper use of respirators and their limitations. Both supervisors and workers will be trained by the RPA. The training should provide the employee an opportunity to handle the respirator, have it fitted properly, test its face piece-to-face seal, wear it in normal air during a familiarity period, and finally to wear it in a test atmosphere. Fit testing will be accomplished for all tight fitting respirators used at this location. 

Persons will not be assigned to tasks requiring use of respirators unless it has been determined that they are physically able to perform the work and use the respirator. The employer will designate a health care professional to determine and assess worker health and physical ability to wear a respirator. The respirator user s medical status will be reviewed annually. 

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Appendix O Small-Facility Model Respirator Plan... 

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