Program Description
To protect employees from occupational respiratory exposure to potentially harmful chemical, physical and biological agents, including airborne dusts, fumes, mists, gases, and vapors, Cal/OSHA’s Respiratory Protection standard requires employers to evaluate the workplace for these hazards.
When engineering and administrative controls are not sufficient to eliminate or maintain exposures to below established permissible exposure limits, respiratory protection must be made available to employees at no cost to them.
Employers must implement a written respiratory protection program, including annual medical surveillance, fit-testing, and training. SFSU’s written Respiratory Protection Program is available on the EH&S website.
EH&S conducts respiratory protection program training, fit-testing, and medical surveillance for students in the College of Nursing to enable them to complete curriculum requirements and gain real world experience working in local hospitals.
CY 2024 Update
Annual medical surveillance, fit-testing and training for the employee respiratory protection program was completed in CY 2024.
EH&S also conducted medical surveillance, fit-testing and training for students in the College of Nursing.