Respirator Medical Evaluations
Individuals at the University of Florida who wear a respirator must be medically evaluated before it is used. For individuals who wear a tight-fitting respirator, medical evaluation is also required annually.
Initial Respirator Medical Evaluation
The initial respirator medical evaluation is typically done at the time of hire. Occasionally, a current employee will need the use of a respirator that was not previously needed.
Initial Respirator Medical Evaluation Components
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- Physical exam and medical history (for tight-fitting respirator users)
- Pulmonary function test (for tight-fitting respirator users)
- Review for Respirator Use form
- Medical Questionnaire for Respirator Use (for tight-fitting respirator users)
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Tracking Initial Respirator Medical Evaluations
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- The Department Personnel Representative coordinates the medical evaluation with the preplacement health assessment required before the individual begins work.
- The Department Personnel Representative checks myUFL Workforce Monitoring for medical evaluation status record
- The Supervisor allows the respirator user to begin work after medical evaluation is complete.
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Periodic Respirator Medical Evaluation
Periodic respirator medical evaluations are required after the initial at least annually for those individuals who wear a tight-fitting respirator.
Periodic Respirator Medical Evaluation Components
Tracking Periodic Respirator Medical Evaluations
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- The Department Personnel Representative runs the Department Next Exam Report from myUFL.
Navigation: Main Menu>Workforce Monitoring>Health and Safety>
Record Medical Exam Results>UF Department Next Exam Report - A Department Representative sorts the resulting file by Exam Type to place all the Respirator Records together. Further sorting options are below.
- By Next Exam>Last Name>First Name to place all Department Respirator Users in one group in order by the next respirator medical due date
- By Dept Name>Next Exam>Last Name>First Name to place Department Respirator Users into Unit groups
- If the respirator user is also in the Pesticide User Medical Monitoring Program, the Pesticide Use records may be sorted in the same order.
- 30 days before the Next Exam date, the supervisor completes and submits the online Review for Respirator Use form with the following documentation.
- Individual Information
- Supervisor Information
- Respirator Use
- Contaminant Information
If the contaminant is pesticide use, specific information is required for the
Toxicity Class, the Frequency of Use and the Volume of use.
- An EH&S safety representative reviews and approves the respirator use.
The completed Review for Respirator Use form is available to the UF OCCMED Clinic on the EH&S OCCMED SharePoint site. - The Respirator User completes the Medical History Questionnaire and submits to the UF OCCMED Clinic via e-mail to: OccMedClinic-RiskAssessment@ahc.ufl.edu.
- The UF OCCMED Clinic reviews the Respirator Use form and the Medical History Questionnaire and enters a status record in myUFL.
- The Respirator Medical Evaluation Status Record is checked by the Department (and by the individual if in a UF pay status).
- Department Representative:
Workforce Monitoring>Health and Safety>Record Medical Exam Results>Physical Exam - Individual:
My Self Service>UF Health Assessment
- Department Representative:
- The Department Personnel Representative runs the Department Next Exam Report from myUFL.
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Respirator Medical Evaluations must be completed initially before respirator use and at least annually thereafter.