On September 28, an advisory committee will meet to consider amendments to Construction 1532.1 to change the assigned protection factor of hood and helmet style supplied air respirators from 25 to 1,000 in lead environments. The meeting starts at 10 a.m. in the 11th floor conference room, 45 Fremont St., San Francisco. (The committee was formed in response to a petition from the Bullard Company.) For information, contact Bruce Wallace of the DOSH Research & Standards Unit at 415-972-8582.
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