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OSHA Unified Agenda - [Final Rule Stage] |
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RIN: 1218-AC39 |
Publication ID: Fall 2009 |
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Title: Abbreviated PortacountŪ Quantitative Fit-Testing Protocol |
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Abstract: Appendix A of OSHA's Respiratory Protection Standard (29 CFR 1910.134) specifies the procedure for adding new test protocols to this standard. OSHA proposes to include two additional protocols for the PortaCountŪ quantitative fit testing methodology in its Respiratory Protection Standard; the proposed protocols would apply to employers in general industry, shipyard employment, and the construction industry. The revised PortaCountŪ quantitative fit testing protocols are referred to as the Revised PortaCountŪ Quantitative Fit Test Protocol 1 and Protocol 2. The only difference between the proposed revised PortaCountŪ Protocol 1 and the approved PortaCountŪ protocol is that the revised Protocol 1 requires that the seven test exercises be performed for 30 seconds instead of the 60 seconds per test currently required. The revised Protocol 2 would reduce exercise time to 40 seconds instead of the currently required 60 seconds, eliminate two of the eight fit testing exercises, and would raise the pass/fail criterion from 100 to 200 for half-masks and 500 to 1,000 for full facepieces. |
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Agency: Department of Labor(DOL) |
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
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RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda |
Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage |
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Major: No |
Unfunded Mandates: No |
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CFR Citation: 29 CFR 1910.134 |
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Legal Authority: 29 USC 655(b); 29 USC 657 |
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Legal Deadline:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No |
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined |
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Federalism: No |
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Included in the Regulatory Plan: No |
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RIN Data Printed in the FR: No |
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