For Release: April 12, 2018

EPA is extending the public comment period on revised respirator descriptions for pesticide labels. Please submit comments by June 11, 2018, to opprespiratortable@epa.gov.  

EPA is making these revisions, with the encouragement of state regulatory agencies, as part of our efforts to:

• Bring the respirator descriptions on pesticide labels into conformance with the current National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) respirator language;
• Ensure that pesticide handlers and their employers have the information they need to identify and buy the respirator required to provide needed protection;
• Delete outdated statements referring to respirators that no longer exist; and
• Clarify and update language to ensure easy compliance with the guidance.  

Read the proposed revisions: Label Review Manual Chapter 10; Revised Respirator Descriptions for Public Comment.