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Personal protective equipment is clothing (for example, gloves, rubber boots) or devices (for example, respirators, safety goggles) worn by workers to protect against hazardous environments.
- Glove category selection key, PDF (25 kb) provides guidance when the PPE on the pesticide label lists a chemical-resistance category code (A through H) for gloves.
Respiratory Protection Compliance Assistance
- Respiratory Protection Regulations
- Title 3, California Code of Regulations, Section 6739, PDF. (83 kb) text of respiratory protection and associated regulations.
- Compliance Assistance
- Respiratory protection program guidelines, HS-1513, PDF (99 kb), MS Word (115 kb), Spanish, PDF (159 kb) - compliance assistance for developing a written program.
- Medical evaluation questionnaire. English, PDF (30 kb), Spanish, PDF (37 kb).
- respirator regulation handout, PDF (January 2008, 29 kb) - developed by the Napa County Agricultural Commissioner’s office.
- Summary of Worker Safety and Protection Regulations, PDF (536 kb) - developed by the Sacramento County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office.
- Voluntary respiratory provisions, PDF (February 2008, 52 kb) - Q&A handout
- Recommended Reading
- Small Entity Compliance Guide, PDF (September 1998, 700 kb) - by the U.S. Dept. of Labor to assist in managing a respiratory protection program.
- Respiratory Protection in the Workplace, A Practical Guide for Small-Business Employers, PDF (2005, 1.4 mb) by the California Department of Industrial Relations.
For content questions contact:
Harvard Fong
1001 I Street, P.O. Box 4015
Sacramento, CA 95812-4015
Telephone: (916) 445-4211
E-mail: hfong@cdpr.ca.gov