Western Regional Pesticide Conference

1. Western Regional Pesticide Conference Respiratory Protection and the Worker Protection Standard Stan Thomas/ Oregon OSHA Health Enforcement Manager Agriculture Health Program Manager Agency Liaison – Umatilla Chemical Weapons Depot

2. In the next 30 minutes!!! • How does the application of respiratory protection affect Agriculture? • How do I select the proper respirator? • What are the elements of a respirator program? • Where do I go for help?

4. In the next 2 minutes!!! • How does the application of respiratory protection affect Agriculture? • How do I select the proper respirator? Selection • What are the elements of a respirator program? • Where do I go for help?

5. OSHA’s 29 CFR 1910.134Respiratory Protection • Only applies if required by the label • Requirements are normally found in the Personal Protective Equipment section and • Crop specific information • Other states may have specific regulations • Respirators may be required for other tasks such as welding, grinding, painting • Respirator selection requires knowledge of the exposure characteristics

6. In the next 15 minutes!!! • How does the application of respirator protection affect Agriculture? • How do I select the proper respirator? Selection • What are the elements of a respirator program? • Where do I go for help?

7. Types of Respirators • Air Purifying Respirators • Air Supplying Respirators

8. NIOSH Certification • All respirators must conform to NIOSH certification • All Respirators must be maintained to the level of the NIOSH certification • Altering respirator voids NIOSH Certification

9. NIOSH Respirator Certifications • Approximately 300 NIOSH respirator certifications are issued each year • 90 manufacturers • 102 manufacturing sites • 18 countries

10. Respirator Selection • Follow the label • Type of application • Fumigation • Air blaster • Green house • Identify location • Inside vs outside • The respirator user • Beards • Size • Facial structure • Glasses Don’t forget government inspectors!!

11. Dusts/Mists vs. Gases/Vapors • Two primary types of filtering media • Dusts and Mists • Gases and vapors

12. Common cartridge colors used in Agricultures • Purple (Magenta) – any particulate including oil mist 99.97% efficient • Orange – Mercury Vapor/Chlorine gas • Black – Organic vapors (solvents and certain pesticides • Green - Ammonia • Yellow – Organic Vapor and Acid Gas

13. N95? P100? R99? N100? N99? • What do these numbers mean? • N ~ Not resistant to oil • R ~ Oil resistant • P ~ Oil Proof • 95, 99 or 100 (99.97) • Filter efficiency NOT EFFICIENT!!!!! NOT NIOSH APPROVED!!!!!!

14. QUIZ!!!!! Oil Proof (P)?Efficiency?Does it earn a rating from NIOSH of a P-100 respirator???

15. QUIZ!!!!! Oil Proof (P)EfficiencyDoes it earn a rating from NIOSH of a P-100 respirator??? NO!!!!!!!

16. Assigned Protection Factors (APF) Ref. 1910.134

17. Maximum Use Concentration (MUC) • Determined by multiplying the assigned protection fact by the OSHA permissible exposure level • Example: • Exposure to unregulated dusts (PNOR) • OSHA PEL = 10 mg/m3 • ½ face Air Purifying Respirator (APR) = Assigned Protection Factor (APF) = 10 • Maximum Use Concentration (MUC) of 100 mg/m3

18. In the next 10 minutes!!! • How does the application of respirator protection affect Agriculture? • How do I select the proper respirator? Selection • What are the elements of a respiratory protection program? • Where do I go for help?

19. Program Elements • Select a program administrator • Choose the correct respirators • Provide medical evaluations • Fit test employees to selected respirators • Training on how to use respirators properly • Cleaning and maintenance • Cartridge change out schedules • Periodic program review

20. Medical Evaluation & Fit Testing • Medical Evaluations • Questionnaire (confidential) • Reviewed by an Occupational Medical Practitioner • Possible follow up examinations • Fit Testing • Protocols described in Appendix A 29CFR1910.134 • Two Types of fit testing • Qualitative • Quantitative • User Fit Check

22. Cleaning and Storage • 1910.134 Appendix B-2 Cleaning Procedures • Sole user - cleaned as necessary • When Respirators are shared – after each use • Respirator inspection/replacement • Stored in a clean, sealed container • Stored with cartridges?

23. WPS change out schedules • Cartridges need to be change when an employee experiences • Breakthrough • Smell • Taste • According to manufacture guidelines • End of work shift • Time of spraying operations not end of day Only when respirators are required By the label

24. In the next 3minutes!!! • How does the application of respirator protection affect Agriculture? • How do I select the proper respirator? Selection • What are the elements of a respirator program? • Where do I go for help?

25. Additional Resouces • NIOSH/NASD – National Ag Safety Database • http://www.nasdonline.org/browse/235/respiratory-protection.html • CDMS – Crop Data Management System • http://www.cdms.net/LabelsMsds/LMDefault.aspx?t= • NPIC – National Pesticide Information Center • http://npic.orst.edu/ • Oregon OSHA Publications • http://www.orosha.org/standards/publications.html

26. Kim Faulkner, PhD, MPH NIOSH/NPPTL 888-654-2294 KFaulkner@cdc.gov

28. Fact Sheets in English, Spanish And Russian

29. Questions? • Stan Thomas Oregon OSHA Salem, Oregon 503-378-3274 stanton.e.thomas@state.or.us