All Microbial Respiratory Wear a minimum of a NIOSH-approved particulate filtering Pesticide APF = 10 Sensitization facepiece respirator with any N1, R, or P filter; OR a Products, unless approved elastomeric particulate respirator with any N1, R, the regulatory [If an APF 5 . or P filter; OR a NIOSH-approved powered air- purifying decision indicates a respirator is different respirator respirator with an HE filter. (Repeated exposures to high identified in a risk is needed assessment, RED concentrations of microbial proteins can cause allergic or other risk sensitization.) Protection from: management document, use Particulates; 1 Note to registrant: Drop the “N” option if there is oil in the this APF 10 Aerosols; particulate product’s formulation and/or the product is labeled for Solid respirator mixing with oil-containing products. products description.] Liquid 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to Descriptions Using Current NIOSH Terminology For products currently registered, it may be easiest to “translate” the outdated respirator descriptions into respirator descriptions with the current NIOSH terminology.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 For other situations, use the information in Table 7 to translate outdated label language to descriptions using the current NIOSH terminology.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 Crosswalk from Outdated Respirator Descriptions to Recommended Descriptions Using Current NIOSH Terminology for Two Common Respirator Types Needed for Pesticides Recommended Respirator Description Using Pre-1995 Respirator Description Current NIOSH Terminology “Use a dust/mist filtering respirator (MSHA/NIOSH “Wear a minimum of a NIOSH-approved
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