ASP question for October 19, 2026
The ASP question of the day for Monday, October 19, 2026, on respiratory protection. Pick an answer to see the explanation and its source.
ASP Domain 6: Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Health
A warehouse keeps a rack of escape respirators in a locker for use during a chemical release. The locker has no marking, and the respirators are stored in the manufacturer's packaging away from heat and sunlight. A safety professional is checking the storage for compliance with the emergency respirator rules. What deficiency is present?
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Answer: C. The respirators are not in compartments or covers clearly marked as containing emergency respirators
OSHA's respiratory protection standard requires emergency respirators to be stored in compartments or covers clearly marked as containing emergency respirators. The packaging and protection from sunlight are consistent with the general storage rules, and the standard does not require open racks.
On the job
In a hospital laundry, a safety coordinator walks the chlorine feed room during an annual program review and finds escape respirators kept in a plain gray cabinet with no labeling. The units are intact and stored away from heat, but a responder in smoke or gas would not know what the cabinet holds. The coordinator orders a clear emergency respirator marking on the cabinet, since the standard requires compartments or covers clearly marked as containing emergency respirators.
Study aid, not site-specific safety advice. The official rule controls.
Answer C comes from
29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(ii)(B)(opens ecfr.gov in a new tab)“Stored in compartments or in covers that are clearly marked as containing emergency respirators; and”
Where it appears on the exam
ASP: ASP11 Domain 6, Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Health
Practice: Respiratory Protection
Related reference
Glossary: IDLH (immediately dangerous to life or health), Oxygen-deficient atmosphere, Assigned protection factor (APF), Maximum use concentration (MUC), Fit test
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