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this video is about the voluntary use of respirators in the workplace even though respirator use is not required in these situations the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration also called OSHA and state OSHA agencies require employer's to meet certain obligations for workers who voluntarily wear respirators on the job this video discusses some of your employer's responsibilities under OSHA's respiratory protection voluntary use requirements most workers who wear respirators use them because they are required to do so by their employer to protect them from airborne hazards however there are some situations where you may want to wear a respirator even though respirator use is not required by your employer or an OSHA standard for example you might request to wear a respirator to avoid exposure to an airborne hazard even if the amount of the hazardous substance does not exceed the limits set by OSHA standards another example where you might want to voluntarily use a respirat