Books : Personal Protective Equipment : Respiratory Protection

Regulations concerning the control of those occupational diseases caused by breathing air contaminated with harmful dusts, fogs, fumes, mists, gases, smokes, sprays, vapors, or in oxygen deficient environments can be found in title 29 CFR Part 1910.134. Selection of a respirator should be made according to the guidelines in the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Respirator Decision Logic, HHS/PHS/CDC DHHS (NIOSH), Publication No, 87-108, May 1987.