Memorandum, Expanded Temporary Enforcement Guidance on Respiratory Protection Fit-Testing for N95 Filtering Facepieces in All Industries During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Apr. 8, 2020)

The record

Jurisdiction

United States Department of Labor, OSHA (federal agency)

Level

Federal

Authority

29 U.S.C. 657, 658

Issued

2020-04-08 Apr. 8, 2020

Effective

2020-04-08

End

Continued into 2021 (read as 2021-06-30)

In force

Apr. 8, 2020 to June 30, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Workplace rulesSupply chain

Addressees

• all industries subject to 29 C.F.R. 1910.134
• OSHA field staff

Functions reached

• IC and PF: respirator programs in manufacturing, construction, mining-adjacent and laboratory settings
• SC

Collection

Federal labor and immigration agencies AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION

Operative words

This memorandum expands temporary enforcement guidance provided in OSHA's March 14, 2020, memorandum to Compliance Safety and Health Officers for enforcing annual fit-testing requirements of the Respiratory Protection standard, 29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2), with regard to supply shortages of N95s or other filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This expanded temporary enforcement guidance applies to all workplaces covered by OSHA where there is required use of respirators.

Enforcement

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