SAN FRANCISCO - Fed-OSHA has published its rewrite of the 25-year-old respiratory protection standard. The new requirements will cover about five million American workers in all industry sectors except agriculture. Although OSHA regs only apply to employers in the private sector, the new standard will have a great impact on public employment in California because Cal-OSHA covers both the public and private sectors.Use of respirators in Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health (IDLH) atmospheres---inclu
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