Legislators to OSHA: Scrap proposed changes to respirator rule

Twenty-eight Democratic lawmakers are urging OSHA to reject proposed changes that would weaken workplace respirator protection requirements. The group sent a letter to OSHA administrator David Keeling opposing a rule that would eliminate certain medical evaluation requirements for respirator users.

Washington — A group of 28 Democratic lawmakers is calling on OSHA to “abandon its proposed rollback of workplace respirator protections.” In an Oct. 28 letter sent to OSHA administrator David Keeling, the group addresses a proposed rule that would remove some medical evaluation requirements for…

This story was originally published by Safety+Health Magazine.