OSHA Respirator Medical Clearance · 29 CFR 1910.134

Respirator medical clearance, done online — and built to hold up.

If your team wears respirators, OSHA requires a medical evaluation before anyone puts one on. RMEQ Online™ turns that whole process into a few taps — routine cases clear instantly, every clearance is backed by a licensed clinician, and workers’ health answers stay private.

Built for HIPAA · encrypted in transit & at rest · BAA-backed U.S. hosting

Clinician-backed (PLHCP)Instant where it can beAudit-readyPrivate by designMultilingual
Why it matters

Paper clearance is slow, easy to lose, and a real liability.

Forms. Chasing employees. Manual record-keeping. When an inspector shows up, it all has to be there — and defensible. RMEQ Online replaces the paperwork with a clean, clinician-backed process you can prove.

The paper way

Printed questionnaires, mailed or hand-carried back and forth
Constant chasing to find out who’s cleared and who isn’t
Records scattered in binders — hard to produce on audit day
Private medical answers sitting where the wrong people can see them

With RMEQ Online™

Workers complete the OSHA questionnaire on any phone or computer
Routine cases resolve automatically; clean evaluations can clear instantly
A live dashboard shows who’s cleared, due, and overdue across every location
Health answers stay private — admins see clearance status only
How it works

From questionnaire to written opinion — in four steps.

Workers self-serve the parts they can, the system resolves what it can, and a clinician handles only what genuinely needs them.

Worker completes it

By QR code, link, or a shared kiosk — the complete, official OSHA Appendix C questionnaire in plain language, in the worker’s own language.

Smart follow-up resolves it

The follow-up logic is your licensed provider’s own — built on the OSHA questionnaire, not on our software’s opinion. The routine cases it covers can clear instantly; everything else routes to the clinician.

A clinician signs off

A licensed healthcare professional (PLHCP) reviews and makes the call — the engine only ever drafts a suggestion, never the final decision.

Clearance is issued

A defensible Physician’s Written Opinion is issued — the worker gets their own copy, and their clearance status updates on the employer’s compliance dashboard.

See it in action

From a worker’s phone to your dashboard.

A worker scans a code and answers a few plain questions in their own language; a routine evaluation clears on the spot — and the status appears on your compliance dashboard. The medical answers never do.

1 Pick a language
2 Answer a few questions
3 Follow-up resolves it
4 Status posts to your dashboard

Illustration with sample data — not real worker records. Request a demo for the full guided tour.

Why RMEQ Online

More than an online form.

A cheap form can say “approved.” It can’t stand behind the decision when an inspector asks. Here’s the difference.

Defensible, not just instant

Every clearance is a licensed provider’s signed Physician’s Written Opinion, built to hold up to an audit — not an automated “approved.”

Your provider’s judgment, encoded

The clinical logic is authored and signed by your licensed provider — never a vendor’s black-box algorithm.

Fits the services you already offer

White-label by design, it slots in alongside the fit testing and occupational-health exams you already provide, onsite or in clinic — under your brand.

Private by construction

Employers see clearance status only; the confidentiality wall is structural, not a setting you have to trust.

What you get

Everything the clearance process needs — in one place.

Unlike a simple online form, RMEQ Online is a complete, clinician-backed clearance system built around the regulation.

Complete on any device

Phone, computer, or shared kiosk — by QR code or link. Plain language, low-literacy-friendly, in the worker’s own language.

Instant where it can be

Your provider’s own follow-up logic resolves routine answers automatically, so the cases it covers clear in minutes — not days.

Clinician-backed, defensible

Every clearance is reviewed by a licensed professional (PLHCP) and issued as a Physician’s Written Opinion — not just a checkbox.

Compliance dashboard

See who’s cleared, who’s due, and who’s overdue at a glance — rolled up across every location and organization.

Effortless rosters

Bulk-import your workforce to onboard in minutes, then add or inactivate workers in one click — renewals track themselves.

Audit-ready compliance pack

Find any worker’s status in seconds and download a co-branded, audit-ready compliance pack with one click.

Private by design

A strict confidentiality wall: supervisors and admins see clearance status only — never the underlying health answers.

Multilingual

Workers answer in their own language with a one-tap toggle — regulated content uses vetted translations, never live machine translation.

White-label & multi-location

Your brand, your provider’s clinical logic, your data — cleanly isolated, and ready to run across many organizations and locations.

Configurable to your program

Respirator types, renewal frequency, and branding are configurable with sensible defaults — and your provider authors and signs the clinical follow-up logic. Tuned to how you actually operate.

Compliance, privacy & security

Built around the regulation — and the privacy it requires.

“We don’t tell your physician how to practice medicine — we give your licensed provider an OSHA-exact tool to encode their own clinical judgment.”

Defensible by construction

29 CFR 1910.134, Appendix C

RMEQ Online follows the OSHA respirator medical-evaluation requirement to the letter. The questionnaire is the complete, official Appendix C — verbatim. We don’t author clinical logic: your licensed provider (PLHCP) defines the follow-up logic and makes and signs every determination, issued as a Physician’s Written Opinion that carries only what the employer is entitled to see. OccuDoc supplies the OSHA-exact tool and the regulatory guardrails — not medical advice.

Confidentiality wall — employers see ability, limitations, and follow-up need; never the medical answers.
Provider-owned clinical logic — the follow-up logic is authored and signed by your licensed provider (PLHCP), who makes every determination. We never encode medical judgment.
Built for HIPAA — encryption in transit and at rest, role-based access, and audit trails, on HIPAA-eligible, BAA-backed U.S. infrastructure.
Provable — a clean audit trail and downloadable compliance pack for inspection day.
Security & data protection

Enterprise-grade safeguards, built in.

Worker health information is protected at the infrastructure, data, and access layers — by design, not by policy alone.

Encrypted in transit & at rest

Worker health data is encrypted end to end — in transit (TLS) and at rest on the server.

HIPAA-eligible, BAA-backed hosting

Runs on HIPAA-eligible U.S. cloud infrastructure covered by Business Associate Agreements — and we sign a BAA with every customer.

A structural confidentiality wall

Employers see clearance status only. The wall between status and medical answers is enforced in the data layer — not a setting an admin can switch off.

Role-based access control

Everyone signs in and sees only what their role allows. Reporting and billing use counts only — never health details.

Tamper-evident audit trail

Clinical and access-significant actions are written to an append-only audit log — defensible long after inspection day.

Data minimization by design

We keep only what the regulation needs, hash sensitive identifiers one-way, and run the clinical logic server-side — never exposed to the browser.

Who it’s for

For anyone responsible for getting a crew respirator-cleared.

RMEQ Online is white-label — built for the occupational-health providers (clinics, hospitals, mobile testing companies, and licensed providers) who run clearances for their clients under their own brand, the channel partners who offer it, and the employers they serve.

Employers & safety teams Occupational-health providers Channel partners (white-label) Industrial hygiene & EHS Staffing & multi-site operators
FAQ

Questions, answered.

Who needs a respirator medical clearance?

OSHA’s respiratory protection standard (29 CFR 1910.134) requires a medical evaluation before an employee may be required to wear a respirator on the job — from N95s to half- and full-facepiece respirators to SCBA. RMEQ Online runs that evaluation end to end.

What will supervisors and admins be able to see?

Only the clearance outcome — cleared, cleared with limitations, or not cleared — and whether any follow-up is needed. They never see the worker’s medical answers. That confidentiality wall isn’t just good practice; it’s what 1910.134 requires, and it’s built in.

Is a real clinician involved, or is it just an online form?

Yes — and crucially, the clinical judgment is the provider’s, not ours. RMEQ Online supplies the official OSHA questionnaire and the regulatory guardrails; your licensed provider (PLHCP) authors the follow-up logic and makes and signs every determination, issued as a defensible Physician’s Written Opinion. We give your provider an OSHA-exact tool to encode their judgment — we don’t practice medicine.

How fast is a clearance?

Routine, clean evaluations can be cleared in minutes. Only cases that genuinely need a clinician’s attention are routed for review — so your crew isn’t waiting on paperwork that never needed a human in the first place.

How do workers complete the questionnaire?

On any phone or computer — by QR code, a link, or a shared kiosk. It’s the OSHA Appendix C questionnaire in plain, low-literacy-friendly language, and there’s nothing to install.

What languages are supported?

Workers answer in their own language with a one-tap toggle. English and Spanish are fully supported today, with more being added. Regulated content always uses clinician-vetted translations — never live machine translation.

Is RMEQ Online built for HIPAA?

Yes — it’s built for HIPAA from the ground up. Worker health data is encrypted in transit and at rest, access is role-based, and clinical and access-significant actions are written to an append-only audit trail. The confidentiality wall that keeps medical answers away from employers is enforced in the data layer, not a setting an admin can switch off — and we collect only the information the regulation requires.

Where is data hosted, and is it encrypted?

On HIPAA-eligible U.S. cloud infrastructure, encrypted in transit and at rest. We don’t publish our vendor stack on a public page, but we’re glad to walk your security or IT team through the full details under NDA.

Will you sign a Business Associate Agreement (BAA)?

Yes. A signed BAA is part of every RMEQ Online engagement, and the underlying cloud infrastructure is itself covered by Business Associate Agreements. Health information is handled under that contractual chain.

Can we use our own branding?

Yes. RMEQ Online is white-label — your brand, your clinical configuration, and your data, cleanly isolated per organization. It can serve a single employer or a provider running clearances for many clients.

Does RMEQ Online handle respirator fit testing?

RMEQ Online is the medical-clearance step that has to happen before anyone is fit-tested. The clearance is delivered by your provider — a clinic, hospital, mobile testing company, or a licensed provider (PLHCP) directly — who also handles your fit testing and exams, onsite or in clinic. So it’s one provider for the whole job: RMEQ Online is the clearance engine inside the service they already run.

How do I get my crew cleared?

RMEQ Online is delivered through occupational-health providers — clinics, hospitals, mobile testing companies, or licensed providers directly — who set their own pricing and handle your fit testing and exams too. Tell us where you’re located and we’ll connect you with a preferred provider near you, onsite or in clinic.

I run a clinic or safety service — how do I offer RMEQ Online?

That’s exactly who RMEQ Online is built for. Whether you’re a clinic, hospital, mobile testing company, or a licensed provider, you can offer respirator medical clearance under your own brand, alongside the fit testing and exams you already provide. Request a demo and we’ll walk through how it works for your operation.

Get your crew cleared

Find a preferred provider near you.

RMEQ Online is delivered by an occupational-health provider near you — a clinic, hospital, mobile testing company, or licensed provider — who handles your clearance, fit testing, and exams, onsite or in clinic.

Tell us where you are and we’ll connect you with a preferred provider near you.

Request a demo

See RMEQ Online™ in action.

Run clearances for your clients — as a clinic, hospital, mobile testing or safety service, or licensed provider? Tell us about your operation and a real person will set up a walkthrough. Don’t have a clinician to sign clearances? We can help connect you with one. No call centers, no marketing lists.

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