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Respiratory Protection

$49.00

Series:

Credits: 0.2 CEU/2 PDH

Duration: 1h 30m


This online respiratory protection training course describes the standard, hazard identification, avoidance, and control, covering a variety of respiratory protection-related topics, along with practical information on safe work practices. This course is targeted to employees of organizations that must wear respiratory protection because of potential exposure to workplace hazards.

Specific topics covered in this course include:

  • About this course
  • Hazards overview
    • Physical
    • Biological
    • Chemical
    • Ergonomic
  • OSHA overview
  • Hazard controls
    • Engineering controls
    • Administrative controls
    • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
    • Hierarchy of controls
  • About the respiratory protection standard
    • Employers must provide to each employee an applicable and suitable respirator
    • The employer must establish and maintain a written respirator program
    • The program must be administered by a trained, qualified individual
    • Respirators, training, and medical evaluations shall be provided at no cost
  • Contaminated air
    • Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health (IDLH)
    • Chemical and biological substances
    • Asphyxiant atmospheres
  • Respiration
  • Engineering Controls
    • Ventilation
    • Air quality monitoring systems and alarms
    • Structures or systems to enclose or confine air contaminants
    • Substitution of less harmful substances
  • Administrative controls
    • Permitting process
    • Exposure limits
    • Housekeeping tasks
    • Medical evaluations
  • Personal Protective Equipment
    • Types of respirators
      • Atmosphere-supplying
      • Air-purifying
  • Respirator terms
  • Atmosphere-supplying respirators
    • When must atmosphere-supplying respirators be used
    • Atmosphere-supplying respirator classifications
      • Supplied-Air Respirator (SAR)
      • Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)
    • Atmosphere-supplying respirator Classes
      • Continuous flow
      • Demand
      • Pressure demand
    • Requirements for IDLH atmospheres
    • Air compressors
  • Air-purifying respirators (APR)
    • Removes particulates or gases/vapors from the air
    • Designed to handle specific contaminants
    • Types
      • Filter
      • Cartridge or canister
      • Powered Air-Purifying Respirator (PAPR)
    • End of Service Life Indicator (ESLI)
  • Assigned Protection Factor (APF)
    • Workplace level of respiratory protection
    • Maximum Use Concentration (MUC)
  • Medical evaluation
    • Determines an employee’s ability to use a respirator
    • Must be done before the employee performs a fit test
    • Must be administered confidentially
  • Fit testing
    • Qualitative Fit Test (QLFT)
    • Quantitative Fit Test (QNFT)
  • Respirator use
    • Procedures for the proper use of respirators
    • User seal check
  • Respirator effectiveness
  • IDLH atmosphere procedures
  • Interior structural firefighting
    • Personnel requirement
    • Respirator requirement
  • Respirator maintenance and care
    • Cleaning and disinfecting
    • Storage
    • Inspection
    • Repair
  • Respirator storage
  • Respirator inspection
    • Check of respirator function
    • Tightness of connections
    • Condition of the various parts
    • Special SCBA requirements
  • Respirator repairs
  • Other requirements
  • Final Exam