Overview
Clemson University Respiratory Protection Program provides respirators to protect the health of employees in accordance with OSHA 1910.134. The program includes medical surveillance, training, and fit-testing.
An employee may need a respirator if they work in an environment with insufficient oxygen or where harmful dusts, fogs, smokes, mists, fumes, gases, vapors, or sprays are present. Respirators have their limitations and are not a substitute for effective administrative, engineering, and work practice controls, such as fume hoods, safe work practices and training. In some cases, when it is not possible to use these controls to reduce airborne contaminants below their occupational exposure levels, respirator use is essential.