WAC 296-307-61210. Make sure employees leave the use area before removing respirators

The employer must make sure employees leave the use area for any of these reasons: (1) To replace air-purifying filters, cartridges, or canisters; (2) When they smell or taste (detect) vapor or gas leakage from, for example, cartridges, canister, or the facepiece seal; (3) When they detect changes in breathing resistance; (4) To readjust their respirators; (5) To wash their faces and respirators as necessary to prevent skin or eye irritation; (6) If they become ill; (7) If they experience sensations of dizziness, nausea, weakness, breathing difficulty, coughing, sneezing, vomiting, fever, or chills.