Amending the Medical Evaluation Requirements in the Respiratory Protection Standard for Certain Types of Respirators
The comment period closed Jul 6, 2026.
OSHA is providing an additional comment period to allow interested persons to comment on OSHA's proposal to remove some medical evaluation requirements from the Respiratory Protection Rule, 29 CFR 1910.134, for certain types of respirators. This proposed change would only impact filtering facepiece respirators and loose-fitting powered air-purifying respirators. Following consideration of the rule
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- Jun 3, 2026
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Amending the Medical Evaluation Requirements in the Respiratory Protection Standard for Certain Types of Respirators
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