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Respiratory Protection and Ventilation
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General Best Shop Practices: Safe Work Practices that Reduce Worker Exposures to Hazardous Chemicals
http://www.epa.gov/dfe/pubs/auto/bestpractices/bestpr.htm
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Information on safe work practices to reduce worker exposures during painting, sanding and shop activities provided by the Environmental Protection Agency’s Design for the Environment.
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Breathe Right: OR-OSHA's Guide to Developing a Respiratory Protection Program for Small Business Owners and Managers (PDF)
http://www.cbs.state.or.us/external/osha/pdf/pubs/3330.pdf
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In this OR-OSHA document, Part One summarizes respiratory hazards, how to evaluate the hazards, and how to control them. Parts Two and Three describe what you should know before your employees use respirators.
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NIOSH Safety and Health Topic: Respirators
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/topics/respirators/default.html
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Respirator selection, certification program, standards and rulemaking, etc.
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Safety and Health Topics: Ventilation
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/ventilation/index.html
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Ventilation is one of the most common engineering controls used to control emissions, exposures, and chemical hazards in the workplace. Other workplace environmental factors, including temperature, humidity, and odors are also controlled with non-industrial Ventilation systems commonly known as heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems.
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OSHA Respiratory Protection Advisor
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/respiratory/index.html
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The purpose of this Advisor is to help you comply with the new OSHA respirator standard. This Advisor will instruct you on the proper selection of respiratory protection and the development of change schedules for gas/vapor cartridges.
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OSHA Safety and Health Topic: Respiratory Protection
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/respiratoryprotection/index.html
(OSHA)
Also see Personal Protective Equipment > Respirators
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