The purpose of (Company Name) respirator program is to ensure all employees who may be required to wear any type of respirator, as part of their job assignment, completely understand their proper use and selection. Respirators will be used to control occupational diseases caused by breathing air contaminated with harmful dust, fogs, fumes, mists, gases, smoke, sprays or vapors. Because the use of a respirator could be a life or death matter, it is important that employees follow our guidelines. Any changes or modification in this program must be approved by (Name or Title of person) .
(Name or Title of person) will be assigned to administrate and supervise the respiratory protective program. He/she may be contacted during normal working hours, to address any questions or problems that may arise. The guidelines in (Company Name) program will be based on OSHA's (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) 1910.134 standard.
Providing respiratory protection to our employees is an important part of our
operation. To ensure the best program possible (Company Name) will implement
a surveillance program to monitor conditions in the different work areas, and
determine the degree of employee exposure. We will also monitor the amount of
stress placed on employees when using respiratory equipment. We will provide
regular spot inspections to evaluate the continued effectiveness of the program.