COC CLS - Healthy Safety Environment - NIKE, Inc. - The Journey
COC CLS - Healthy Safety Environment - NIKE, Inc. - The Journey
COC CLS - Healthy Safety Environment - NIKE, Inc. - The Journey
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RESPIRATORY PROTECTION<br />
• Yoon-Nelson Mathematical Model is a descriptive model that uses experimental data to calculate<br />
parameters of breakthrough time and absorption capacity of respirator cartridges.<br />
REQUIREMENTS<br />
1. RISK ASSESSMENT—Each facility must have a documented annual risk assessment performed which<br />
includes as a minimum:<br />
a. Identification of tasks and their potential hazards that may require respiratory protection.<br />
b. Evaluation of the risk associated with hazards.<br />
c. Identification and implementation of control measures consider engineering controls first,<br />
administrative controls second, and use of respiratory protection last.<br />
2. POLICIES & PROCEDURES—Each facility that uses cartridge or supplied air respirators must have<br />
developed and implement procedures to reduce or eliminate the risk of respiratory conditions,<br />
which must cover as a minimum, the following:<br />
a. If respirators are to be used to reduce the exposure of employees to hazardous air<br />
contaminants, contractors must develop and implement a written respiratory protection<br />
program with worksite-specific procedures. <strong>The</strong> plan must include the following elements:<br />
• Designation of a qualified program administrator to oversee program.<br />
• Evaluation of job assignments to determine the need for respiratory protection:<br />
- Jobs in which employees may be exposed to breathing air contaminated with<br />
harmful levels of dusts, fumes, sprays mists, fogs, smokes, vapors, gases or radioactive<br />
material must be identified as potential situations for need of respiratory protection.<br />
• Determination of eligibility and medical evaluation requirements to wear a respirator.<br />
b. Selection of respirators:<br />
• Contractors must select a respirator certified by the National Institute for Occupational<br />
<strong>Safety</strong> and Health (NIOSH) that must be used in compliance with the conditions of its<br />
certifications.<br />
• Contractors must identify and evaluate the respiratory hazards in the workplace,<br />
including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures and identification of the<br />
contaminant’s chemical state and physical form.<br />
• Where exposure cannot be identified or reasonably estimated, the atmosphere must be<br />
considered immediately dangerous to life or health (IDLH).<br />
c. Medical evaluation:<br />
• Contractors must provide a medical evaluation to determine employee’s ability to use a<br />
respirator before fit testing and use.<br />
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