Skip to main content
Minnesota Department of Health logo
  • Main navigation

    • Home
    • Data, Statistics, and Legislation
    • Diseases and Conditions
    • Health Care Facilities, Providers, and Insurance
    • Healthy Communities, Environment, and Workplaces
    • Individual and Family Health
    • About Us
    • News and Announcements
    • Translated Materials

Main navigation mobile

  • Data, Statistics, and Legislation
  • Diseases and Conditions
  • Health Care Facilities, Providers, and Insurance
  • Healthy Communities, Environment, and Workplaces
  • Individual and Family Health
  • About Us
  • News and Announcements
  • Translated Materials
MDH Logo

Breadcrumb

  1. Home
  2. Health Care Facilities, Providers and Insurance
  3. Patient Safety
  4. Infection Prevention and Control
  5. Respiratory Protection Program
  6. Components of a Respiratory Protection Program
Topic Menu

RPP Program Components

  • Program Components Home
  • Risk Assessment
  • Selection of Respirators
  • Standard Operating Procedures
  • Medical Screening
  • Provide Training
  • Fit Testing
  • Maintenance Program
  • Evaluating the Program

RPP Program Components

  • Program Components Home
  • Risk Assessment
  • Selection of Respirators
  • Standard Operating Procedures
  • Medical Screening
  • Provide Training
  • Fit Testing
  • Maintenance Program
  • Evaluating the Program
Contact Info
Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division
651-201-5414
IDEPC Comment Form

Contact Info

Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division
651-201-5414
IDEPC Comment Form

Evaluating the Program: Respiratory Protection

  • Evaluations of the workplace must be conducted annually or as necessary to ensure effective implementation of the program

  • Employees required to use respirators must be consulted regularly to assess their views on program effectiveness and to identify and correct any problems
    • factors to be assessed include, but are not limited to:
    • respirator fit (including effect on workplace performance)
    • appropriate selection
    • proper use
    • proper maintenance

  • Records of medical evaluations must be retained

  • A record of fit tests must be established and retained until the next fit test is administered

  • A written copy of the current program must be retained

  • Written materials required to be retained must be made available upon request to affected employees and OSHA

see also>> Evaluating and Updating the Program: Public Health Respiratory Protection Program Template

Tags
  • patient safety
Last Updated: 10/20/2022

Get email updates


Minnesota Department of Health logo

Privacy Policy
Equal Opportunity
Translated Materials
Feedback Form
About MDH
Minnesota.gov
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Linked In
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
Minnesota Department of Health Minnesota Department of health print search share facebook instagram linkedin twitter youtube