Don a tight-fitting respirator and user-seal-check
Practice the OSHA 1910.134 donning order from respiratory-protection training. The wearer does not enter the hazard until a user seal check passes.
- Confirm you are medically cleared to wear this respirator.
- Confirm you are fit-tested on this make, model, and size.
- Inspect the facepiece, straps, valves, and filters.
- Don the respirator and set strap tension as trained.
- Perform the user seal check as trained.
- Adjust or replace the respirator if the seal check fails.
- Do not enter the hazard if the seal check still fails.
- Confirm the cartridge or filter is correct for this hazard.
- Enter only after the seal check passes.