Are you using embalming fluids or products containing glutaraldehyde? If so, you want to read further. The exposure effects of glutaraldehyde and formaldehyde arguably impact the same target organ system i.e. respiratory tract. When a worker has simultaneous exposure to two different chemicals affecting the same target organ system, OSHA considers their effect to be "additive". OSHA has what it calls the "mixture" rule which must be used to determine the required, safe permissible exposure...

Many funeral homes and crematories provide disposable N95 particulate respirators for their employees to wear for protection from bioaerosols such as the coronavirus, TB, and others. After experiencing the pandemic, N95 respirators were common place, not only in the workplace, but in public as well. However, OSHA's compliance requirements regarding these disposable N95 respirators are often misunderstood by funeral homes and employers in general. These devices are considered "respirators" by...