OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard Checklist

Have you designated a respiratory protection Program Administrator who is trained and able to manage respirator use at the site?

Have you developed a written respiratory protection program that addresses the requirements of the OSHA standard and is specific to your workplace?

Have you conducted air sampling or developed some other type of evidence that can be used to verify you have you selected the appropriate respirator for the type of exposure?

Is an appropriate medical questionnaire or another method used to evaluate whether all employees are physically able to wear the protection prior to being allowed to wear a respirator or an approved dust mask?

Has a fit test following the protocol in the OSHA standard been completed and documented for all respiratory protection prior to allowing a worker to use the respirator?

Do employees follow the procedures and schedules for cleaning, disinfecting, storing, inspecting, maintaining, and repairing respirators?

Are employees trained on all aspects of respiratory protection use?

Are specific procedures developed and followed to ensure that workers who voluntarily wear a filtering face piece/dust mask are only wearing the respirator for nuisance dust levels that would not reach a significant level and the users have been trained on Appendix D of the OSHA respiratory protection standard?

Are all aspects of the respiratory protection program implemented at no cost to the employee?