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29 C.F.R. 29 CFR--PART 1910.1001

Title 29 - Labor

Amendment from August 24, 2006

29 CFR--PART 1910.1001

View Printed Federal Register page 71 FR 50188 in PDF format.

Amendment(s) published August 24, 2006, in 71 FR 50188

Effective Date(s): November 22, 2006

4. Amend §1910.1001 by:

a. Removing Table 1 in paragraph (g)(3);

b. Redesignating Table 2 in paragraph (l)(3)(ii) as Table 1;

c. Removing the reference to “Table 2” in paragraph (l)(3)(ii) and adding “Table 1” in its place; and

d. Revising paragraphs (g)(2)(ii) and (g)(3).

The revisions read as follows:

§ 1910.1001   Asbestos.

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(ii) Employers must provide an employee with a tight-fitting, powered air-purifying respirator (PAPR) instead of a negative pressure respirator selected according to paragraph (g)(3) of this standard when the employee chooses to use a PAPR and it provides adequate protection to the employee.

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(3) Respirator selection. Employers must:

(i) Select, and provide to employees, the appropriate respirators specified in paragraph (d)(3)(i)(A) of 29 CFR 1910.134; however, employers must not select or use filtering facepiece respirators for protection against asbestos fibers.

(ii) Provide HEPA filters for powered and non-powered air-purifying respirators.

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