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September 26, 2023\nLimitations\nUse of this Respiratory Protection Plan (RPP) is intended to ensure that Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) Group Home Settings are compliant with the Occupational Safety & Health (OSHA) Respiratory Protection Standard (29 CFR 1910.134). Although this is the case, it must be recognized that this document serves as only one component of a more comprehensive program intended to protect residence employees and residents.\nAdapted from: Occupational Safety and Health Administration. “Respiratory Protection Guidance for the Employers of Those Working in Nursing Homes, Assisted Living, and Other Long-Term Care Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic” Washington: OSHA publication DOL-OSHA-OOC-2020-103.\nAdapted from: National Institute of Occupational Safety & Health. \"Hospital Respiratory Protection Program Toolkit.\" Washington: NIOSH publication DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2015-117 (Revised April 2022).\nRespiratory Protection Program\nFor OPWDD Group Home Settings\nVersion 1.1 – September 26, 2023\nContents\n1. Purpose and Applicability ............................................................................................................................................... 5\n2. Responsibilities ............................................................................................................................................................. 5\n3. Respirator Selection ...................................................................................................................................................... 6\n4. Medical Evaluation ........................................................................................................................................................ 7\n5. Fit Testing .................................................................................................................................................................... 8\n6. Training........................................................................................................................................................................ 9\n7. Respirator Use .............................................................................................................................................................. 9\n8. Storage, Reuse, Maintenance, and Care of Respirators .................................................................................................... 9\n9. Program Evaluation ..................................................................................................................................................... 10\n10. Recordkeeping .......................................................................................................................................................... 11\nAppendices\nAppendix A: Respirator Assignments by Task or Location\nAppendix B:  Medical Clearance Questionnaires\nAppendix C:  Qualitative Fit Test Protocol\nAppendix D:  User Seal Check Procedures\nAppendix E:  Manufacturers’ Instructions for User Seal Checks\nAppendix F:  Pandemic Response\nAppendix G: Voluntary Respiratory Use (OSHA Appendix D)\nAppendix H: Needs Assessment Report\n1. Purpose and Applicability\nThis customizable document is written specifically for Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) Group Home settings more closely resembling a residence-type environment. This category of OPWDD facility assists individuals with disabilities to help them live in a home/community environment with the goal of facilitating independent living to the extent possible. 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