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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 04, 1996
Sharon R Garber, Crystal, MN (US);
Craig E Colton, Stillwater, MN (US);
David S Lucas, Mt. Elgin, CA;
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A respiratory program is disclosed which fully integrates the development and maintenance of a workplace respiratory protection program. The respiratory program (i) provides the forms which are useful in developing and maintaining a workplace respiratory protection program, (ii) facilitates the training of employees which is necessary to ensure that the workplace respiratory protection program is effective, (iii) includes the database which is necessary to provide all of the knowledge required during the development and maintenance of a workplace respiratory protection program, (iv) permits customization of the workplace respiratory protection program, (v) allows the employer and employees to read the knowledge provided by a fully informative workplace respiratory protection program, and (vi) assists the employer in preparing for an audit of the workplace respiratory protection program.