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Standards (Section 3)

The respiratory protection program has adopted the following standards:

• Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, "Energy"
  • Part 851, "Worker Safety and Health Program" (10 CFR 851)
    As of February 2007, 10 CFR 851 has not been published in the Code of Federal Regulations, but the final rule is available from the following site: “Worker Safety and Health Program Final Rule - 10 CFR 851”

• Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, "Labor"
• Part 1910, "Occupational Safety and Health Standards", Section 134, "Respiratory Protection" (29 CFR 1910.134)

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), OSHA Technical Manual, Section VIII, "Personal Protective Equipment", Chapter 2, "Respiratory Protection" (TED 01-00-015 [TED 1-0.15A])
• American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), "Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs)", (ACGIH TLVs and BEIs - 2006)
  See the SLAC Library for available standards. A hard copy is available.
• American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Z88.2-1992, "American National Standard for Respiratory Protection"
  See the SLAC Library for available standards. For a list of ANSI standards, see the American National Standards Institute “ANSI Electronic Standards Store”.

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