Respiratory Protection (1910.134)
Employers must provide respirators, training, and medical evaluations at this cost to the employee.
What is no cost (free)?
This standard's nickname emphasizes workers' legal right to know about hazardous chemicals.
What is “Right to Know”?
This term means treating ALL blood and body fluids as potentially infectious.
What are universal precautions?
This type of testing confirms a respirator actually seals against a specific person's face.
What is fit testing?
This international system standardizes how chemical hazards are classified and labeled.
What is GHS (Globally Harmonized System)?
This bloodborne pathogen has a vaccine that must be offered to at-risk employees at no cost.
What is Hepatitis B?
This acronym describes an atmosphere requiring SCBA use during interior structural firefighting.
What is IDLH (Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health)?
This required label element is either “Danger” or “Warning.”
What is the signal word?
This type of control, like sharps containers, is considered the PRIMARY defense against bloodborne pathogen exposure.
What are engineering controls?
Beyond fit testing, this type of evaluation is required before someone can be assigned to use a respirator.
What is a medical evaluation?
This document, kept on file by the employer, gives detailed safety information for a specific hazardous chemical.
What is a Safety Data Sheet (SDS)?
This written plan, required by the standard, outlines how to prevent and respond to occupational exposure.
What is an Exposure Control Plan?
This role is designated by the employer to oversee the entire respiratory protection program.
What is a (qualified) program administrator?
Name all 4 required label elements.
What are product identifier, signal word, pictogram, and hazard/precautionary statements?
Name the three bloodborne pathogens most commonly discussed under this standard.
What are Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and HIV?