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Respirators protect workers against oxygen-deficient environments, harmful dusts, fogs, smokes, fumes, mists, gases, vapors, and airborne transmissable diseases. These hazards may cause cancer, lung impairment, diseases, or death.
OSHA’s respiratory protection standard applies to General Industry employers who have employees exposed to hazards for which respiratory protection is required or used voluntarily (there are limited employer requirements for certain voluntary use).
Employers are required to: