For those of us that are parents, we know the game of “keeping asking mom and dad in the hopes they’ll change their minds” and sometimes I think our profession acts like teenagers and OSHA has to play the role of “mom and dad”. Case in point, this OSHA LOI which was posted @ OSHA’s LOI page on the use of respirators and facial hair…
Question: If an employee with a neatly trimmed goatee is wearing a respirator and it does not interfere with the seal of the facepiece or valve function and has passed a fit test, does this meet the intent of the OSHA’s Respiratory Protection standard?