If someone knows off hand, what would the situation be if an employee requested one of these cartridge type respirators, but the OSHA guidelines did not require the employer to provide them?
For instance, our company does plenty of welding. We have direct ventilation/filtering at the welding booths and room filtering above, and the air quality is quite good. I don't know if it has been measured.
However, if you're flux-core welding or using alot of oil based anti-spatter spray, the smoke can be quite noticable. If a welder requests a respirator for his own health, and we are not OSHA required to provide it, does he have to purchase it for himself?
Thank you Jim Wynne and Discordian for your particularly helpful posts. I also vote that this is an excellent discussion.
For instance, our company does plenty of welding. We have direct ventilation/filtering at the welding booths and room filtering above, and the air quality is quite good. I don't know if it has been measured.
However, if you're flux-core welding or using alot of oil based anti-spatter spray, the smoke can be quite noticable. If a welder requests a respirator for his own health, and we are not OSHA required to provide it, does he have to purchase it for himself?
Thank you Jim Wynne and Discordian for your particularly helpful posts. I also vote that this is an excellent discussion.
