# 1910.134; 1926.103; 1915.154; 1917.1 — OSHA training requirements by standard: topic, frequency, and CFR citation

For 1910.134; 1926.103; 1915.154; 1917.1, topic is Basic respiratory protection training; who must be trained is Workers who must wear a respirator; training frequency is Train prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace Annually Retraining when: (1) changes in the workplace or the type of respirator render previous training obsolete; (2) inadequacies in worker knowledge or use of respirator indicate that the worker has not retained the requisite understanding or skill; or (3) any situation arises in which retraining appears necessary to ensure safety; retraining triggers is Changes in the workplace or the type of respirator render previous training obsolete; inadequacies in worker knowledge or use of respirator indicate that the worker has not retained the requisite understanding or skill; any situation arises in which retraining appears necessary to ensure safety; industry scope is General industry, construction, and maritime, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05.

- **Standard:** 1910.134; 1926.103; 1915.154; 1917.1 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Topic:** Basic respiratory protection training _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Who must be trained:** Workers who must wear a respirator
- **Training frequency:** Train prior to requiring employees to use a respirator in the workplace Annually Retraining when: (1) changes in the workplace or the type of respirator render previous training obsolete; (2) inadequacies in worker knowledge or use of respirator indicate that the worker has not retained the requisite understanding or skill; or (3) any situation arises in which retraining appears necessary to ensure safety
- **Retraining triggers:** Changes in the workplace or the type of respirator render previous training obsolete; inadequacies in worker knowledge or use of respirator indicate that the worker has not retained the requisite understanding or skill; any situation arises in which retraining appears necessary to ensure safety
- **Industry scope:** General industry, construction, and maritime _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> Basic respiratory protection training OSHA required: yes OSHA regulation: 1910.134; 1926.103;1915.154; 1917.1 A respirator is any kind of mask with two straps behind the head

## Source

- https://hsi.com/blog/oshas-required-training-frequencies

Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2028-08-04.
Part of [OSHA training requirements by standard: topic, frequency, and CFR citation](https://referencesource.org/osha-training-requirements-by-standard/).