HomeMy WebLinkAboutRespiratory Protection ProgramRESPIRATORY PROTECTION PROGRAM
MC O Environmental, Inc.
7275 NW 64 Street, Miami, FL 33166
Phone: (305) 468-1650 Fax: (305) 468-1649 Email: miamimco@aol.com
The Contractor is responsible for enforcing respiratory protection requirements. Workers shall
utilize MSHA/NIOSH half face dual cartridge respirators equipped with HEPA cartridges for all
pre -cleaning, prepping and removal activities. Workers shall wear double disposable full body
coveralls. Before leaving the work' area, the worker shall thoroughly vacuum the outer disposable
coverall and dispose of it as ACM contaminated material. The inner suit will be cleaned and
disposed in the same manner.
PROGRAM EVALUATION
The Program Administrator will periodically assess the effectiveness of the Respiratory Protection
Program during all phases of operation in which respirators are being used. Frequent walk-through
inspections during these activities will be conducted to monitor and document Supervisor and
worker compliance with the requirements of the program. In addition to general assessment of the
overall respirator cleaning, inspection, maintenance, repair, storage and use procedures will be
frequently conducted to ensure that the desired results of these operations are consistently achieved.
VIOLATION AND DISCIPLINARY ACTION
Due to MCO Environmental, Inc., heavy involvement in the asbestos abatement industry, respirator
protection is a crucial part of the Company's overall safety program.. As such, mandatory
compliance with all aspects of this program by those employees required to use a respirator is a
condition of continuing employment.
DISCIPLINARY ACTION
When it has come to the attention of a Supervisor that an employee has deliberately removed
his/her respirator or broken the face piece to face seal while in the contaminated area, the employee
will be immediately suspended from work and instructed to leave the job site pending a final
disposition. Random spot checks will be conducted to determine the effectiveness of the
employee's fit test. Should the check, which will be a positive or negative pressure test conducted
under the direction of a Supervisor, indicated that the employee's respirator does not have a
satisfactory seal, the employee will be advised accordingly and instructed to leave the contaminated
area. A written citation will be issued to the employee the first time he/she fails a random check.
Such citations will be sufficient cause for dismissal.
NOTE: Should any employee request permission to leave the contaminated area to remove
his/her respirator for the purpose of washing either the face piece of their face, this permission must
be granted. However, the employee should be reminded that the positive and/or negative pressure
test must be conducted before returning to the contaminated area.
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REPORTING RESPIRATOR PROBLEMS
Occasionally, the Company may find a defect in the design or performance of a respirator. The
course to follow is to report these findings of the Administrator of the Company's Respiratory
Protection Program.
If the respirator carries with it the approval of the Mines Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
and the National Institute for Occupational Safety will report the findings to the respirator's
inanufacturer and to NIOSH.
This is -done by notifying the manufacturer of the defect in a report format and forwarding a copy of
the report to NIOSH. The report will include the following:
> The name, address and telephone number of MCO Environmental, Inc.
➢ The name of the respirator's manufacturer.
> The model number of the respirator.
➢ The name and part number (if possible) of the defective part.
➢ A brief description of the respirator's use when the defect was discovered.
> A description of the defect.
➢ A description of the defect's adverse effect on the respirator's performance.
➢ This report should be addressed to the NIOSH Division of Safety Research, testing and
certification branch, 944 Chestnut Ridge Road, Morgantown, West Virginia 26595.
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