Interpretations

• 10/31/08 Definition of Administer as applies to Respiratory Protection
• 02/11/08 Tuberculosis and Enforcement of Respiratory Protection Standard
• 03/26/03 Fire Code Interpretations, Personal Protective Equipment requirements of the 2 in 2 out rule
• 11/29/01 Arsenic
• 08/17/99 Respiratory Protection
• 03/16/99 Written respiratory program
• 11/20/98 Temporary Agency Employers - Requirements of Respiratory Protection 1910.134
• 02/06/98 Required alarms for respirators & oil-lubricated air compressors
• 06/14/96 Fire Fighters--Minimum number to respond to structural fire
• 11/14/94 Lead in Construction: Observer respirator requirements
• 10/11/91 Breathing Air Compressors and Cylinders

Program Directives

• Citations: Paperwork and Written Program Violations
• Enforcement Procedures for Occupational Exposure to Formaldehyde (A-159)
• Local Emphasis Program (LEP): Silicosis
• Methylene Chloride
• PPE: General Industry
• Respiratory Protection: Bureau of Mines Approved Gas Mask Canisters
• Respiratory Protection: General Guidelines
• Respiratory Protection: Possible Defects on Scott Air Pak Il/IIA and Presur-Pak Il/IIA Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)
• Tuberculosis

Fact Sheets/Hazard Alerts/Technical Notes

• 12/28/11 Fact Sheet: Isocyanates
• 04/17/09 Fact Sheet: Respiratory protection - agriculture
• 05/30/08 Fact Sheet: Personal protective equipment - who pays?
• 11/07/07 Fact Sheet: Respiratory protection - agriculture, Russian version
• 05/15/06 Fact Sheet: Wood dust
• 08/19/05 Fact Sheet: Personal protective equipment
• 08/19/05 Fact Sheet: Respiratory protection - voluntary
• 08/19/05 Fact Sheet: Respiratory protection
• 05/14/02 Federal OSHA Hazard Alert: Preventing adverse health effects from exposure to beryllium in dental laboratories (Federal OSHA)
• 10/24/01 Federal OSHA Hazard Alert: Potential hazards associated with the refurbishing of gas meters
• 11/12/99 NIOSH Hazard Alert: Respirable crystalline silica exposures during tuck pointing (NIOSH)

Publications

• Air You Breathe: Oregon OSHA's Respiratory Protection Guide for Agricultural Employers
• Asbestos - Rules of Abatement
• Breathe right! Oregon OSHA's guide to respiratory protection for small-business owners and managers
• It's not just dust! What you should know about silicosis and crystalline silica
• PPE hazard assessment for general industry quick guide
• Rules with Special Requirements guide
• Silica - An Oregon OSHA pocket reference

Education

• Online Courses / Current Workshops
• All Printable Class Materials

Forms and Sample Programs

Forms and sample programs

Related information

• Federal OSHA Respiratory Protection Videos
• Form and document samples
• Video: The Difference Between Respirators and Surgical Masks - from US Dept of Labor
• Video: Respirator Safety - from US Dept of Labor
• Video: La Diferencia entre Las Mascaras de Respiración y las Mascaras Quirúrgicas - from US Dept of Labor
• Video: Seguridad de Máscaras de Respiración - from US Dept of Labor

Video/DVD Library

Respiratory protection Video/DVD available on our Resource Center secure web site