An estimated 5 million workers are required to wear respirators in 1.3 million workplaces throughout the United States. Respirators protect workers against insufficient oxygen environments, harmful dusts, fogs, smokes, mists, gases, vapors, and sprays. These hazards may cause cancer, lung impairment, other diseases, or death. Compliance with the OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard could avert hundreds of deaths and thousands of illnesses annually.

OSHA now has training videos to assist your Respiratory Protection program.  The videos provide information to general industry and construction workers, and cover topics such as respirator types, fit-testing, training requirements, and maintenance and care of respirators. Nine of the videos are in English and eight are in Spanish