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Here in California, there's an ongoing conflict between Cal OSHA (the state occupational safety and health regulatory agency here) and the adult film industry over use of personal protective equipment during the filming of pornographic movies.To quote from their draft proposed rules:"...employer shall provide, at no cost to the employee, appropriate personal protective equipment such as, but not limited to, condoms, gloves for cleaning, and, if contact of the eyes with [bodily fluids] is reasonably anticipated, eye protection…"There are a bunch of news articles out there summarizing these issues, here's one of the better summaries:Adult film industry set to fight California regulations on condoms, eyewear on sets

The OSHA 10 and 30 hour outreach program is the organization’s primary way to train the workforce about the basic concepts of occupational safety and health and are applicable to bith general and construction industry.OSHA 10 hour course is perfect for those who seek to learn at their own pace, online. The course aims at improving jobsite safety and includes fire protection, electrical safety, personal protective equipment, etc.OSHA 30 hour outreach training course is an advanced safety program providing in-depth insights into the injuries and hazards and preventive measures that could be used against them. It’s devised for field supervisors and safety directors.

In the United States, protective equipment is regulated by NIOSH, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.N95 masks must meet certain NIOSH standards, principally the ability to filter 95% of virus sized particles (and particles of certain fine industrial dusts) from air passing through the mask.NIOSH also has an N100 rating, for masks that, you guessed it—only no you didn’t—filter out 99.97% of such tiny particles.Such masks come with all sorts of other ratings for their ability to withstand exposure to oil and various solvents, and their ability to absorb certain toxic fumes by means of expendable cartridges.NIOSH, with is part of the Centers for Disease Control, runs the The National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) for the purpose of testing masks during certification and developing new technology and recommendations for protective gear.Unfortunately, certain political forces in the US see all government regulation as evil, and so actively fight to undermine its regulatory power. As such, lots of “N95” masks are available in the US that are nothing of the kind.Often these are cheap nuisance dusts masks with an “N95” stick stuck on the packaging to fool a gullible public during a pandemic. A mask that isn’t made to form a secure seal over the mouth and nose isn’t a repirator, and cannot be an N95 mask no matter what it’s made of.