Section 296-842-22020. Follow procedures established for seal checking respirators.

Make sure employees perform a user seal check as outlined in Table 21 each time the respirator is worn, to make sure the seal is adequate.

IMPORTANT:

• User seal checks are NOT a substitute for fit tests. See WAC 296-842-22010 for fit test procedures.

• You may use a seal check procedure recommended by the respirator manufacturer INSTEAD of the procedure outlined in Table 21 if you can demonstrate the procedure is based on a scientific study that, for example, demonstrates the procedure effectively identifies respirators that fit poorly when put on or adjusted.

Table 21

[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.050 and 29 C.F.R. Subpart Z. WSR 09-19-119, § 296-842-22020, filed 9/22/09, effective 12/1/09. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. WSR 07-05-072, § 296-842-22020, filed 2/20/07, effective 4/1/07; WSR 03-20-114, § 296-842-22020, filed 10/1/03, effective 1/1/04.]

RCW 49.17.050 and 29 C.F.R. Subpart Z. WSR 09-19-119, § 296-842-22020, filed 9/22/09, effective 12/1/09. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. WSR 07-05-072, § 296-842-22020, filed 2/20/07, effective 4/1/07; WSR 03-20-114, § 296-842-22020, filed 10/1/03, effective 1/1/04.

Rules

296-842-22010,