1910.1048(g)(3)(iii) Employers must provide employees who have difficulty using negative pressure respirators with powered air-purifying respirators permitted for use under paragraph (g)(3)(i)(A) of this standard and that affords adequate protection against formaldehyde exposures. Employers shall comply with the provisions of 29 CFR 1910.132 and 29 CFR 1910.133. When protective equipment or clothing is provided under these provisions, the employer shall provide these protective devices at no cost to the employee and assure that the employee wears them. 1910.1048(h)(1) Selection. The employer shall select protective clothing and equipment based upon the form of formaldehyde to be encountered, the conditions of use, and the hazard to be prevented. 1910.1048(h)(1)(i) All contact of the eyes and skin with liquids 1910.1048(h) Protective equipment and clothing— containing 1 percent or more formaldehyde shall be prevented by the use of chemical protective clothing made of material impervious to formaldehyde and the use of other personal protective equipment, such as goggles and face shields, as appropriate to the operation. 1910.1048(h)(1)(ii) Contact with irritating or sensitizing materials shall be prevented to the extent necessary to eliminate the hazard. 1910.1048(h)(1)(iii) Where a face shield is worn, chemical safety goggles are also required if there is a danger of formaldehyde reaching the area of the eye. 1910.1048(h)(1)(iv) Full body protection shall be worn for entry into areas where concentrations exceed 100 ppm and for emergency reentry into areas of unknown concentration. 1910.1048(h)(2) Maintenance of protective equipment and clothing. 1910.1048(h)(2)(i) The employer shall assure that protective equipment and clothing that has become contaminated with formaldehyde is cleaned or laundered before its reuse. 1910.1048(h)(2)(ii) When formaldehyde-contaminated clothing and equipment is ventilated, the employer shall establish storage areas so that employee exposure is minimized. 1910.1048(h)(2)(ii)(A) Signs. Storage areas for contaminated clothing and equipment shall have signs bearing the following legend: DANGER
1910.1048(g) Respiratory protection— 1910.1048(g)(1)
General. For employees who use respirators required by this section, the employer must provide respirators that comply with the requirements of this paragraph. Respirators must be used during: 1910.1048(g)(1)(i) Periods necessary to install or implement feasible engineering and work-practice controls. 1910.1048(g)(1)(ii) Work operations, such as maintenance and repair activities or vessel cleaning, for which the employer establishes that engineering and work-practice controls are not feasible. 1910.1048(g)(1)(iii) Work operations for which feasible engineering and work- practice controls are not yet sufficient to reduce employee exposure to or below the PELs. 1910.1048(g)(1)(iv) Emergencies. 1910.1048(g)(2) Respirator program. 1910.1048(g)(2)(i) The employer must implement a respiratory protection program in accordance with § 1910.134(b) through (d) (except (d)(1)(iii), (d)(3)(iii)(b)(1), and (2)), and (f) through (m), which covers each employee required by this section to use a respirator. 1910.1048(g)(2)(ii) When employees use air-purifying respirators with chemical cartridges or canisters that do not contain end-of-service-life indicators approved by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, employers must replace these cartridges or canisters as specified by paragraphs (d)(3)(iii)(B)(1) and (B)(2) of 29 CFR 1910.134, or at the end of the workshift, whichever condition occurs first. 1910.1048(g)(3) Respirator selection. 1910.1048(g)(3)(i)(A) Select, and provide to employees, the appropriate respirators specified in paragraph (d) (3)(i)(A) of 29 CFR 1910.134. 1910.1048(g)(3)(i)(B) Equip each air-purifying, full facepiece respirator with a canister or cartridge approved for protection against formaldehyde. 1910.1048(g)(3)(i)(C) For escape, provide employees with one of the following respirator options: A self-contained breathing apparatus operated in the demand or pressure-demand mode; or a full facepiece respirator having a chin-style, or a front-or back- mounted industrial-size, canister or cartridge approved for protection against formaldehyde. 1910.1048(g)(3)(ii) 1910.1048(g)(3)(i) Employers must: Employers may substitute an air-purifying, half mask respirator for an air-purifying, full facepiece respirator when they equip the half mask respirator with a cartridge approved for protection against formaldehyde and provide the affected employee with effective gas-proof goggles.
FORMALDEHYDE-CONTAMINATED [CLOTHING] EQUIPMENT MAY CAUSE CANCER CAUSES SKIN, EYE AND RESPIRATORY IRRITATION DO NOT BREATHE VAPOR DO NOT GET ON SKIN
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