[MCOH-EH] Respirator fit testing necessity in outpatient settings

[Hudson, T. Warner]

Cal-OSHA includes clinics in the aerosol transmissible disease standard 5199.

T. Warner Hudson, MD FACOEM, FAAFP
Medical Director, Occupational and Employee Health
UCLA Health System and Campus
Office 310.825.9146
Fax 310.206.4585
Pager 800.233.7231  ID 27132
E-mail twhudson at mednet.ucla.edu<mailto:twhudson at mednet.ucla.edu>
Website www.ohs.uclahealth.org<http://www.ohs.uclahealth.org>

From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Abhijay Karandikar via MCOH-EH
Sent: Monday, May 23, 2016 7:40 PM
To: MCOH/EH
Cc: Abhijay Karandikar
Subject: Re: [MCOH-EH] Respirator fit testing necessity in outpatient settings

List,

Our Practice Director (HR) has asked for specific regulations / statutes justifying N-95 respirator fit testing for our clinic employees (outpatient settings). Can anyone comment on this?

Thanks,
Abhijay



Abhijay P. Karandikar, MD, MPH, FACOEM
Medical Director, Occupational Medicine - CONNCare
Chief, Occupational Medicine - Backus Hospital
Norwich, CT 06360.


________________________________

UCLA HEALTH SCIENCES IMPORTANT WARNING: This email (and any attachments) is only intended for the use of the person or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. You, the recipient, are obligated to maintain it in a safe, secure and confidential manner. Unauthorized redisclosure or failure to maintain confidentiality may subject you to federal and state penalties. If you are not the intended recipient, please immediately notify us by return email, and delete this message from your computer.
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://mylist.net/archives/mcoh-eh/attachments/20160524/602f732b/attachment.html>