Guide to the Medical Evaluation for Respirator Use, 2nd Edition

Robert K. McLellan MD, MPH
Philip Harber MD, MPH

Comprehensively revised and updated, this new edition provides the busy occupational health practitioner at all levels of expertise with medical guidelines for evaluating workers for respirator use. It contains the extensive information necessary for setting up, conducting, and auditing a program for the medical evaluation of respirator users in compliance with the OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard.

KEY UPDATES INCLUDE:

• Updated scientific basis for the demands that contemporary respirators place on workers
• Decision-making logic for clinical assessments health practitioner at all levels of expertise with
• Extensive expansion of the cardiovascular and pulmonary disorders sections
• New content on obesity, dermatologic effects, and heat stress
• Checklists, flowcharts, and tables that offer streamlined access to key points, along with appendices that gather all relevant regulations, forms, and procedures
• A new chapter on issues associated with the emerging use of respirators by outdoor workers and the general public

Although targeted at clinicians, other health and safety professionals responsible for, or interested in, respiratory protection will find this book helpful. Employers, lawyers, and human resource professionals will also find the book helpful in executing their duties. 

Extensively updated and expanded, this new Second Edition provides a comprehensive handbook to guide practitioners at every level of expertise in the medical evaluation for respirator use.