Resources
- OSHA
- MSHA
- Minnesota Department of Labor & Industry
- International Association of Fire Fighters
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- United States Department of Transportation
- U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Fire Fighters and Ambulance
- OSHA's Fire Brigade Standard - 1910.156
- OSHA's Occupational Noise Exposure Standard - 1910.95 (c) and 1910.95 (g) (1) The employer shall establish and maintain an audiometric testing program…
- IAFF/IAFC Fire Service Joint Labor/Management Wellness-Fitness Initiative
- OSHA's Respiratory Protection Program Standard - 1910.134 (e) (1) The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator…
- The International Association of Fire Fighters' annual Death and Injury Survey reveals…
- OSHA's Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard - 1910.120 (f) Medical surveillance…at least once every twelve months for each employee…
Audiometric Testing
- OSHA's Occupational Noise Exposure Standard - 1910.95
- MSHA's Occupational Noise Exposure Standard - 30 CFR PART 62
- MSHA's Occupational Noise Exposure Standards Purpose and Scope - 30 CFR § 62.100 …mandatory health standards…subject to Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977.
- MSHA's Occupational Noise Exposure Standard - 30 CFR § 62.170 The mine operator must provide audiometric tests…at no cost to the miner.
- MSHA's Occupational Noise Exposure Standard - 30 CFR § 62.170 (b) Annual Audiogram
- OSHA's Hearing Conservation Program Standard - 1910.95 (c) (1) The employer shall administer…whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level (TWA) of 85 decibels…
Respirator Fit Testing
- OSHA's Respiratory Protection Standard - 1910.34
- OSHA's information on Fit Testing - (from 1910.134)
- MSHA's Selection, fit, use, and maintenance of approved respirator Standard - 30 CFR § 72.710
- Presentation on ANSI Z88, Consensus Standards for a Respirator Program (PDF)
The U.S. Department of Transportation
Minnesota Workman's Comp
- Minnesota Statues - 176.103 Medical Health Care Review
- Minnesota Statutes - 176.135 Treatment; Appliances; Supplies
- Minnesota Statutes - 176.138 Medical Data; Access
- Minnesota Statutes - 176.155 Examinations Subdivision 1. Employer's physician. The injured employee…by the employer's physician.
