All Microbial Pesticide Products, unless the regulatory decision indicates a different respirator is needed Protection from: Particulates; Aerosols; Solid products Liquid products APF = 10 [If an APF 5 respirator is identified in a risk assessment, RED or other risk management document, use this APF 10 particulate respirator description.] Respiratory Sensitization . Wear a minimum of a NIOSH-approved particulate filtering facepiece respirator with any N1, R, or P filter; OR a elastomeric particulate respirator with any N1, R, or P filter; OR a NIOSH-approved powered air- purifying respirator with an HE filter. (Repeated exposures to high concentrations of microbial proteins can cause allergic sensitization.) 1 Note to registrant: Drop the “N” option if there is oil in the product’s formulation and/or the product is labeled for mixing with oil-containing products. Example images: Left: N95 filtering facepiece respirator. Photo courtesy of N. Fitz Right: P100 filtering facepiece respirator. Photo courtesy of G. Cooke c) Converting Old Respirator Descriptions on Pesticide Labels to Descriptions Using Current NIOSH Terminology For products currently registered, it may be easiest to “translate” the outdated respirator descriptions into respirator descriptions with the current NIOSH terminology. Table 6 provides recommended language for two respirator types commonly required for pesticides. If the respirator language on the label is shown in the first column (Pre-1995 NIOSH language), that language should be replaced with the Recommended Respirator Description Using Current NIOSH Terminology in the second column. For other situations, use the information in Table 7 to translate outdated label language to descriptions using the current NIOSH terminology. Table 6. Crosswalk from Outdated Respirator Descriptions to Recommended Descriptions Using Current NIOSH Terminology for Two Common Respirator Types Needed for Pesticides Pre-1995 Respirator Description Recommended Respirator Description Using Current NIOSH Terminology “Use a dust/mist filtering respirator (MSHA/NIOSH “Wear a minimum of a NIOSH-approved approved
Type of PPE Minimum Required Next Highest Level of Protection Next Highest Level of Protection Highest Level of Protection Protective clothing shirt and long pants Coveralls over short-sleeved shirt and short pants Coveralls over shirt and long pants Chemical- resistant Suit Protective footwear Socks and Shoes Chemical-resistant footwear Chemical-resistant boots See previous level Gloves None Waterproof or chemical-resistant gloves See previous level See previous level Protective headwear None Chemical-resistant headgear See previous level See previous level Chemical- resistant apron None Chemical-resistant apron worn over long- sleeved shirt and long pants Chemical- resistant apron worn over coveralls over long-sleeved shirt and long pants See previous level protection device (see Table 10 for more details) None Particulate filtering facepiece respirator1 Elastomeric Half mask respirator2 Full facepiece Respirator with vapor-removing cartridges or canisters with particulate combination filters Respirator (supplied-air respirators, combination respirators, and/or self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA)) 1 Can be used only for filtering particulates 2 Can be used when it is necessary to filter particulates and/or vapor Table 10. Respirator Levels of Protection