Do Sample Crews Wear Respirators When Sampling Residential Yards?
The use of respirators is complicated and is governed, in part, by OSHA regulations for worker safety. Workers may sometimes wear respirators outside if conditions show that they are potentially exposed to hazardous levels of asbestos and other contamination 8 hours/day, six days/week, in Libby and at other sites. As a safety precaution, EPA encourages people who suspect or know that vermiculite is present in their homes or yards to refrain from disturbing the material.
