Environmental Health & Safety

Respiratory Protection

EH&S evaluates workplaces for possible airborne hazards and recommends ways to reduce these hazards when found. When appropriate, EH&S will fit campus workers with respirators and provide annual training on their proper use. EH&S evaluates a person's ability to safely wear a respirator prior to a respirator being issued in accordance with Cal/OSHA regulation 8 CCR 5144.

Voluntary Respirator Use is characterized by the employee requesting to use an N95 respirator when not required by the employer. 

Mandatory Respirator Use is characterized by the employer requiring the employee to wear an N95 respirator when performing potentially hazardous activities. 

Reference the table below to determine whether to submit a Voluntary Use or Mandatory Use respirator request.

For more information contact ehsih@ucr.edu.