Your safety department has just informed you that a hazard assessment has been completed on an upcoming work location and an airline respiratory program is required. What information do you need to select and implement a Grade-D breathing air system? The following guidelines will help you make these critical safety and health decisions.
Review results of the hazard assessment with the safety department and identify the location and type of hazards. This phase of the decision process is the most important step to assure the proper selection of the airline respirator and Grade-D breathing air system to use.