Section 325.51863. Respiratory protection program; fit testing.

Rule 13. (1) The employer shall implement a

respiratory protection program in accordance with Occupational Health Standard Part 451 “Respiratory Protection,” Rules 1910.134(b) to (d) and (f) to (m), except for (d)(1)(iii), as

referenced in R 325.51851a, which covers each employee required by this rule to use a respirator.

(2)   If an employee exhibits breathing difficulty during fit testing or respirator use, then the  employer  shall   provide   the    employee   with    a   medical   examination   under R 325.51868(2)(d) to determine if the employee can use a respirator while performing the required duties.

(3)    An employee shall not use a respirator when, based on his or her most recent medical examination, the examining physician determines that the employee will be unable to continue to function normally while using a respirator. If the physician determines the employee must be limited in, or removed from, the employee’s current job because of the employee’s inability to use a respirator, then the employer shall conduct the job limitation or removal under R 325.51875 and R 325.51876.

History: 1993 AACS; 1998-2000 AACS; 2013 AACS.