Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 45 - RADIATION CONTROL › Subchapter 4 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION › Section 11-45-60 - Use of individual respiratory protection equipment

Current through June, 2024
(a)
				  If the licensee uses respiratory protection equipment to limit intakes pursuant
				  to section 11-45-59:
(1) Except as provided
				  in paragraph (2), the licensee shall use only respiratory protection equipment
				  that is tested and certified or had certification extended by the National
				  Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the Mine Safety and Health
				  Administration.
(2) If the licensee
				  wishes to use equipment that has not been tested or certified by the National
				  Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the Mine Safety and Health
				  Administration, and has not had certification extended by the National
				  Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the Mine Safety and Health
				  Administration, or for which there is no schedule for testing or certification,
				  the licensee shall submit an application for authorized use of that equipment,
				  including a demonstration by testing, or a demonstration on the basis of
				  reliable test information, that the material and performance characteristics of
				  the equipment are capable of providing the proposed degree of protection under
				  anticipated conditions of use.
(3)
				  The licensee shall implement and maintain a respiratory protection program that
				  includes:
(A) Air sampling sufficient to
				  identify the potential hazard, permit proper equipment selection, and estimate
				  exposures; and
(B) Surveys and
				  bioassays, as appropriate, to evaluate actual intakes; and
(C) Testing of respirators for operability
				  immediately before each use; and
(D) Written procedures regarding selection,
				  fitting, issuance, maintenance, and testing of respirators, including testing
				  for operability immediately before each use; supervision and training of
				  personnel; monitoring, including air sampling and bioassays; and recordkeeping;
				  and
(E) Determination by a
				  physician before initial fitting of respirators, and at least every twelve
				  months thereafter, that the individual user is physically able to use the
				  respiratory protection equipment.
(4) The licensee shall issue a written policy
				  statement on respirator usage covering:
(A)
				  The use of process or other engineering controls, instead of respirators;
				  and
(B) The routine, nonroutine,
				  and emergency use of respirators; and
(C) The length of periods of respirator use
				  and relief from respirator use.
(5) The licensee shall advise each respirator
				  user that the user may leave the area at any time for relief from respirator
				  use in the event of equipment malfunction, physical or psychological distress,
				  procedural or communication failure, significant deterioration of operating
				  conditions, or any other conditions that might require such relief.
(6) The licensee shall use equipment within
				  the equipment manufacturer's expressed limitations for type and mode of use and
				  shall provide proper visual, communication, and other special capabilities,
				  such as adequate skin protection, when needed.