(c)(1)(viii)
* Training of employees in the proper use of respirators, including putting on and removing them,
any limitations on their use, and their maintenance; and
(c)(1)(ix)
* Procedures for regularly evaluating the effectiveness of this program.
(c)(2)
* Where respirator use is not required:
(c)(1)(i)
* An employer may provide respirators at the request of employees or permit employees to use
their own respirators, if the employer determines that such respirator use will not in itself create a
hazard. If the employer determines that any voluntary respirator use is permissible, the employer
shall provide the respirator users with the information contained in Appendix D to this section
("Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard"); and
(c)(2)(ii)
* In addition, the employer must establish and implement those elements of a written respiratory
protection program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily is
medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator is cleaned, stored, and maintained so
that its use does not present a health hazard to the user. Exception: Employers are not required
to include in a written respiratory protection program those employees whose only use of
respirators involves the voluntary use of filtering face pieces (dust masks).
(c)(3)
* The employer shall designate a program administrator who is qualified by appropriate training
or experience that is commensurate with the complexity of the program to administer or oversee
the respiratory protection program and conduct the required evaluations of program
effectiveness.
(c)(4)
* The employer shall provide respirators, training, and medical evaluations at no cost to the
employee.
(d)
*
Selection of respirators.
This paragraph requires the employer to evaluate respiratory
hazard(s) in the workplace, identify relevant workplace and user factors, and base respirator
selection on these factors. The paragraph also specifies appropriately protective respirators for
use in IDLH atmospheres, and limits the selection and use of air-purifying respirators.
(d)(1)
*
General requirements.
(d)(1)(i)
*
(i)
The employer shall select and provide an appropriate respirator based on the respiratory
hazard(s) to which the worker is exposed and workplace and user factors that affect respirator
performance and reliability.
(d)(1)(ii)
* The employer shall select a NIOSH-certified respirator. The respirator shall be used in
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