Compilation on Respirator Standards and Regulations: ANSI Z88.2 Appendix, Federal Register Part 11 Amendments, and Union Carbide Respiratory Protection Outline

A 17-page compilation that combines pages from an American National Standard on respiratory protection (Z88.2 appendix on respirator approval listings), a Federal Register notice amending 30 CFR Part 11 on gas masks, and presentation-style outline pages titled 'What the Law Says and/or Proposes to Say'. The outline pages cover the OSHA respirator standard (29 CFR 1910.134), NIOSH/OSHA respirator decision logic, escape respirator provisions in government documents, a 'UCC C&P Position', and recommended industrial hygiene involvement.

What the document holds

• Pages 1-2: Appendix to American National Standard Z88.2 on respirator approval and acceptance listings (Bureau of Mines, Department of Agriculture)
• Page 3: American National Standards Institute descriptive page
• Page 4: Respirator selection chart (OCR garbled; appears printed upside down or reversed)
• Pages 5-6: Outline of OSHA standard 1910.134 respiratory protection: air quality and use of respirators
• Page 7: Outline of proposed changes to tests under 30 CFR Part 11
• Pages 8-9: Federal Register, March 15, 1976: Title 30 Part 11 amendments on gas masks and self-contained breathing apparatus
• Pages 10-12: Outline and criteria for NIOSH/OSHA respiratory decision logic, including escape respirators
• Page 13: Table of government practice on escape respirator provisions by substance (NIOSH, OSHA)
• Pages 14-15: UCC C&P position outline and chart on extremely toxic vs. less than extremely toxic substances
• Page 16: List of violations (Texas City, Institute)
• Page 17: Recommended industrial hygiene involvement outline

People and organizations

• American National Standards Institute (named)
• NIOSH (named)
• OSHA (named)
• Superintendent of Documents (named)
• U.S. Bureau of Mines (named)
• U.S. Department of Agriculture (named)
• Union Carbide Corporation (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Industrial Hygiene · NIOSH · OSHA · Texas Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · U.S. Bureau of Mines · West Virginia Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document UC-1968 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 17 pages. Production numbers BRG 0315 to BRG 0331.