TABLE I.-- Assigned Protection
Factors [Reserved]
TABLE II
...1910.134(e)
(e)
* Medical evaluation. Using a respirator may place a physiological burden on employees that
varies with the type of respirator worn, the job and workplace conditions in which the respirator is
used, and the medical status of the employee. Accordingly, this paragraph specifies the
minimum requirements for medical evaluation that employers must implement to determine the
employee's ability to use a respirator.
(e)(1)
* General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability
to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the
workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the
employee is no longer required to use a respirator.
(e)(2)
* Medical
evaluation procedures.
(e)(2)(i)
* The employer shall identify a physician or other licensed health care professional (PLHCP) to
perform medical evaluations using a medical questionnaire or an initial medical examination that
obtains the same information as the medical questionnaire.
(e)(2)(ii)
* The medical evaluation shall obtain the information requested by the questionnaire in Sections
1 and 2, Part A of Appendix C of this section.
(e)(3)
*
Follow-up medical examination.
Oxygen defident
Atmospheres
(%0) for
Altitude ( ft.)
which the
employer
may rely oil
atmosphere
supplying
respirators
Less than 3,001.................
16.0 - 19.5
3,001 - 4,000......................
16.4 - 19.5
4,001 - 5,000......................
17.1 - 19.5
5,001 - 6,000......................
17.8 - 19.5
6,001 - 7,000......................
18.5 - 19.5
7,001 - 8,000*......................
19.3 - 19.5
* A bove 8,000 f eet the exception does not
supply. Oxygen enriched breathing air must be
supplied above 14,000 f eet.
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