OSHA answers two (2) big questions about medical evaluations for Respirators

Question 1: To what extent does OSHA’s Respiratory Protection standard, at 29 CFR § 1910.134(e), require that the PLHCP’s medical evaluation for respirator use include consideration of factors beyond respiratory protection that affect fitness to safely perform the expected job tasks while wearing a respirator?

Question 2: Is there a reasonable expectation that the employer will provide functional job descriptions to include more than the narrowly specified information required by 29 CFR § 1910.134(e)(5)(i)?

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