At the outset of the pandemic, many employers were unsure of how OSHA would conduct inspections and issue citations regarding COVID-19 related issues. Early guidance from OSHA indicated that ...

According to the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), the secretariat for the standard, it has important bearing on the debate about regulatory steps recently announced by OSHA. OSHA ...

Millions of workers are required to wear respirators in various workplaces throughout the United States. Respirators protect workers against insufficient oxygen environments, harmful dusts, fogs, ...

Both federal and state OSHA regulators have been regularly citing employers for failure to comply with their respective respiratory protection standards in connection with COVID-19 inspections and ...

On Jan. 14, OSHA announced it would begin enforcement of the respiratory protection standard, 29 CFR 1910.134, on July 1 in workplaces that are required to provide respirators for protection from ...

OSHA announced on August 23, 2006 that new Assigned Protection Factors for respiratory protection programs are being incorporated into the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) ...