The COVID-19 Healthcare rulemaking, which was first published as an Emergency Temporary Standard on June 21, 2021, has been terminated. The agency will continue to focus efforts to protect healthcare workers through work on a broader Infectious Diseases standard.
Source: OSHA
Updated Part 1904 Recordkeeping Policies and Procedures Directive (1/10/25)
Respirators Protection Training Requirements (video)
This 7:54 minute video provides a brief overview about OSHA mandated requirements that employers must adhere to when respirators are appropriate. The video can help leaders and workers to understand requirements. The video emphasizes that the facility must also provide workplace specific training.
1 – Essentials
Acute Care Hospital
Acute Care Rehabilitation or Long-Term Care Acute Hospital (LTACH)
Adult Day Care
All settings
Ambulatory (Outpatient) Care
Ambulatory Surgery
Any Practice Setting
Assisted Living Facility (ALF)
Behavioral Health Facilities
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Closed Captioning
Dental
Department of Health
Dialysis
Downloadable
Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Employee/Occupational Health
English
Free
Home Health
Hospice and Palliative Care
Infection Preventionists
Mobile Clinic
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
OSHA
Pediatric / NICU
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Regulatory Compliance
Standard Precautions
Transmission-Based Precautions
Video
Respiratory Protection eTool
This is a website with an interactive “e-tool” to allow users to select appropriate respirators and to develop a change schedule for cartridges.
Intermediate
Acute Care Hospital
Acute Care Rehabilitation or Long-Term Care Acute Hospital (LTACH)
Ambulatory (Outpatient) Care
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
COVID-19
Department of Health
Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Emergency Preparedness & Operations
Employee/Occupational Health
English
Free
Infection Preventionists
Influenza (Flu)
Interactive
Mobile Clinic
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
OSHA
Pediatric / NICU
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Print Resources
Regulatory Compliance
Respiratory Infections
Risk Assessment
Select pathogens of public health concern
Transmission-Based Precautions
Tuberculosis (TB)
Respiratory Infection Control: Respirators Versus Surgical Masks
This is a 2-paged fact sheet comparing surgical masks with respirators. This document was created before the COVID-19 pandemic, and no reference is made to the use for SARS-CoV2.
Essentials
Any Practice Setting
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
COVID-19
English
Enhanced Barrier Precautions
Free
Infection Preventionists
Influenza (Flu)
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
OSHA
Patients, Family, Visitors, Unpaid Caregivers
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Respiratory Infections
Select pathogens of public health concern
Standard Precautions
Transmission-Based Precautions
Tuberculosis (TB)