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 nanoparticles. Good hygiene practices for wearing the protective equipment should be followed.

Gloves made of neoprene, nitrile, or other chemical-resistant gloves should be used and changed frequently or whenever they are visibly worn, torn, or contaminated.

Respiratory protection should be used to reduce worker exposures to acceptable levels in the absence of effective engineering controls, during the installation or maintenance of engineering controls, for short-duration tasks that make engineering controls impractical, and during emergencies.

Respirators in the workplace should be used as part of a comprehensive respiratory protection program. The program should include written standard operating procedures; workplace monitoring; hazard-based selection; fit-testing and training of the user; procedures for cleaning, disinfection, maintenance, and storage of reusable respirators; respirator inspection and program evaluation; medical qualification of the user; and the use of NIOSH-certified respirators.

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