Guest guest Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 http://www.osha.gov/Publications/3384small-entity-for-respiratory-protection-standard-rev.pdf A quick read and it looks like they are including fungi in this compliance manual. Biological hazards include living organisms such asbacteria (e.g., Legionella pneumophila which causesLegionnaires’ Disease), viruses (e.g., coronavirus whichcauses severe acute respiratory syndrome [sARS]),fungi, and other organisms, as well as dead organismsor parts of organisms. Examples of the latter includeground parts of plants (e.g., flour) and parts of animals(e.g., dead skin cells/dander). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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