29 C.F.R. 29 CFR--PART 1910.1043
Title 29 - Labor
Effective Date(s): November 22, 2006 11. In §1910.1043, remove Table I in paragraph (f)(3)(i) and revise paragraphs (f)(3)(i) and (f)(3)(ii) to read as follows: * * * * * (f) * * * (3) * * * (i) Employers must: (A) 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 facepieces for protection against cotton dust concentrations greater than five times (5 ×) the PEL. (B) Provide HEPA filters for powered and non-powered air-purifying respirators used at cotton dust concentrations greater than ten times (10 ×) the PEL. (ii) Employers must provide an employee with a powered air-purifying respirator (PAPR) instead of a non-powered air-purifying respirator selected according to paragraph (f)(3)(i) of this standard when the employee chooses to use a PAPR and it provides adequate protection to the employee as specified by paragraph (f)(3)(i) of this standard. * * * * *
Amendment from August 24, 2006
29 CFR--PART 1910.1043
Amendment(s) published August 24, 2006, in 71 FR 50189
§ 1910.1043 Cotton dust.
