COC CLS - Healthy Safety Environment - NIKE, Inc. - The Journey

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