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29 C.F.R. 29 CFR--PART 1910.1047

Title 29 - Labor

Amendment from August 24, 2006

29 CFR--PART 1910.1047

View Printed Federal Register page 71 FR 50190 in PDF format.

Amendment(s) published August 24, 2006, in 71 FR 50190

Effective Date(s): November 22, 2006

14. In §1910.1047, remove Table 1 in paragraph (g)(3) and revise paragraph (g)(3) to read as follows:

§ 1910.1047   Ethylene oxide.

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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 half masks of any type because EtO may cause eye irritation or injury.

(ii) Equip each air-purifying, full facepiece respirator with a front-or back-mounted canister approved for protection against ethylene oxide.

(iii) For escape, provide employees with any respirator permitted for use under paragraphs (g)(3)(i) and (ii) of this standard.

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