Safe Mercury Amalgam Removal Recommendations
The IAOMT’s SMART protocol recommendations for amalgam removal are known as the Safe Mercury Amalgam Removal Technique (SMART). SMART is presented as a set of recommendations and licensed practitioners must exercise their own judgment concerning the specific treatment options to utilize in their practices. While the SMART protocol includes equipment recommendations which can be purchased below, SMART does not address or include OSHA compliance, which is required of any employee who wears a respirator. Dental Safety Solutions offers a comprehensive OSHA compliance package found at the bottom of this page, so that you can be both safe from mercury exposures and OSHA compliant.
SMART equipment packages & OSHA services:
PATIENT PROTECTION – EMPLOYEE PROTECTION PROTECTION – REPLACEMENT FILTERS – HALF MASK RESPIRATORS – FULL FACE RESPIRATORS – OSHA RESPIRATORY PROTECTION COMPLIANCE – Contamination Control & Proper Disposal (coming soon).
Oral Aerosol Vacuum & Air Purification System
The VANGUARD Mobile 3 has an activated carbon filter which enables the system to be used for the Safe Mercury Amalgam Removal Technique (SMART) to capture harmful mercury vapors and mercury particulate that are released during the removal of amalgam fillings. As contaminated air passes through the VANGUARD Mobile 3, the activated carbon, and HEPA® Filter work in conjunction to capture ultra fine air borne particles and microorganisms, including dust, smoke, allergens, virus, bacteria, mold, gasses, odors, and VOCs, as well as mercury vapors and particulate matter.
CUSTOM – SMART PATIENT PROTECTION
- Choose your products and quantity
- Biflo Nasal Masks
- Disposable Hoods (covers head & neck)
- Disposable Face Drapes
- Dental Dams (pre-punched hole)
- Disposable Patient Body Drapes
- Jar of HgX Hand Cream (12oz)
- Diablo Safety Glasses – Blue Mirror
- Activated Charcoal Powder (125 capsules)
- Mercury particulate Clean-Up Wipes (30 count)
Mercury Vapor Cartridges & Filters for 3M™ & MSA Respirators
- MSA Advantage® Mercury Vapor Cartridges & P100 Filters
- MSA Comfo® Mercury Vapor Cartridges & P100 Filters
- 3M Mercury Vapor Cartridges & P100 Filters
- 3M & MSA half-mask and full mask respirators
- Reduced rate monthly filter change-out subscription options
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OSHA Compliance for Respiratory Protection Program
OSHA COMPLIANCE PRODUCTS & SERVICES
The combination of equipment and services below contains everything a business owner needs to fulfill OSHA’s Respiratory protection standard 29 CFR 1910.134, which requires the employer to develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use. The program must be administered by a suitably trained program administrator.
Every employee who wears a respirator must have a medical evaluation before wearing a respirator, so please select a quantity of medical evaluations equal to the number of your employee’s that wear respirators.
1910.134(c)(4)
The employer shall provide respirators, training, and medical evaluations at no cost to the employee.
1910.134(e)
Medical evaluation. Using a respirator may place a physiological burden on employees that varies with the type of respirator worn, the job and workplace conditions in which the respirator is used, and the medical status of the employee. Accordingly, this paragraph specifies the minimum requirements for medical evaluation that employers must implement to determine the employee’s ability to use a respirator.
1910.134(e)(1)
General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee’s ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee’s medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.
Complete OSHA Respiratory Protection Program with Training, Certification, Medical Evaluation & Fit Test Kit
- Online Respirator Medical Evaluations
- OSHA – Written Respiratory Protection Program
- Train the Trainer: Respiratory Protection Program Administrator Certification up to 3 employees
- Qualitative Fit Test Kit w/ Test Hood, 2 Nebulizers, Bitrex and Instructional Videos
- Respirator Combo Packages