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DOL/OSHA | RIN: 1218-AC94 | Publication ID: Fall 2018 |
Title: Quantitative Fit Testing Protocol: Amendment to the Final Rule on Respiratory Protection | |
Abstract:
In January 1998, OSHA published the final Respiratory Protection Standard (29 CFR 1910.134). In the final revised respirator standard, OSHA established a mechanism to accept new fit test protocols under Mandatory Appendix A. Any person may submit to OSHA an application for approval of a new fit test protocol, and if the application meets certain criteria, OSHA will initiate a rulemaking proceeding under 6(b)(7) of the OSH Act to determine whether to list the new protocol as an approved fit test protocol in appendix A. OSHA has received a submission to consider three new quantitative fit test protocols that reduce the time required to complete the fit test while maintaining acceptable test sensitivity, specificity, and predictive value. This rulemaking action evaluates the efficacy of the submitted fit test protocols and, if appropriate, will adopt them in appendix A of the standard. |
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Agency: Department of Labor(DOL) | Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
EO 13771 Designation: Deregulatory | |
CFR Citation: 29 CFR 1910.134 | |
Legal Authority: 29 U.S.C. 655(b) 29 U.S.C. 657 |
Legal Deadline:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: Undetermined |
Small Entities Affected: Businesses | Federalism: No |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: William Perry Director, Directorate of Standards and Guidance Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration 200 Constitution Avenue NW., FP Building, Room N-3718, Washington, DC 20210 Phone:202 693-1950 Fax:202 693-1678 Email: perry.bill@dol.gov |