Respirator Basics for All Industries Online Course Description: This intermediate level course provides the basics of respirator use for those required to wear air purifying respiratory protection, and for their employers, supervisors, and foremen, in all industries including Construction and General Industry.
Note: If you are required to wear a respirator, following this training, you are encouraged to talk to your supervisor, designated Qualified Respiratory Protection Program administrator, or safety officer to further understand respiratory protection at your place of employment.
Intended Audience: This course is designed for anyone in General Industry or Construction, who is required to wear air purifying respiratory protection or manages employees who might be required to wear the protection.
- All those required to wear air purifying respiratory protection
- Foremen
- Supervisors
Learning Aids: Upon successful completion of the Respirator Basics for All Audiences course, you will be able to:
- Recognize agency requirements for respirator use
- Recognize characteristics and uses of the major types of respirators
- Distinguish between the two types of fit testing
- Identify medical requirements and precautions for wearing a respirator
- Recognize some important general guidelines for wearing a respirator
- Identify the steps for donning and doffing a disposable filtering-facepiece and a half-mask elastomeric respirator, and for performing a user seal check program
Course Topics
- Introduction (general responsibilities, federal and state regulations, two main respirator categories)
- Respirator Types
- Air-Purifying Respirators
- Filters Cartridges, and Canisters
- Medical Considerations
- Respirator Fit
- General Respirator Use
- Disposable Filtering Facepiece Respirators
- Half Facepiece Elastomeric Respirators
This online safety course is based on OSHA Standard for Respiratory Protection in General Industry and Construction, 29 CFR 1910.134 and 29 CFR 1926.103, respectively.
Features and Benefits: Respiratory Protection Awareness online safety course teaches the importance of respiratory protection in ensuring a safe and healthy work environment and offers the following features and benefits:
- Comprehensive material around respiratory protection and selection, training, medical surveillance, use, maintenance, and inspection of respirators
- Enhanced learning through case studies and interactive exercises
Course Length: 60 Minutes
Registration: To enroll in this course please follow our Course Registration link below, and provide the information requested.
Pricing: $35.00