When you're exposed to visible hazards, the dangers can be obvious. However, when you're exposed to airborne contaminants or oxygen-deficient atmospheres, you may not be able to sense the danger in time, if at all.
This online course is designed to help familiarize your employees with respiratory hazards, keep your employees safe, and meet OSHA’s respiratory protection training requirements (29 CFR 1910.134(k).
- The eLearning course covers the following topic:
- Controls & PPE
- What are the Other Controls?
- Engineering Control
- Work Practice Control
- Who is Responsible?
- The Importance of Fit
- What are the Other Controls?
- Respiratory Hazards
- Unseen Hazards
- Health Effects
- Monitoring
- Your First Defense
- Breathing Protection
- Respiratory Protection
- Issuing Respirators
- Types of Respirators
- Air-Purifying Respirators
- Atmosphere-Supplying Respirators
- Hoods & Facepieces
- Positive or Negative-Pressure
- Special PPE Considerations
- Medical Evaluation
- Fit Testing
- Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health (IDLH)
- Medical Records
- Respirator Care
- Respirator Storage
- End-of-Service Life
- If Something is Wrong
- After completing this course, employees will be able to:
- Identify workplace and engineering controls to safeguard workers from respiratory hazards
- Recognize respiratory safety hazards
- Explain why a medical evaluation is necessary
- Select appropriate PPE for respiratory protection
- Evaluate a respirator seal for fit
- Follow proper maintenance procedures
- Intended Audience: All employees
- Language: Available in English or Spanish
- Length: 20 minutes
- Regs Covered: 29 CFR 1910 : 1910.94 – (Ventilation); 1910.132 – (PPE General Requirements); 1910.134 – (Respiratory Protection); 1910.151 – (Medical Services & First Aid); 1910.1020 – (Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records)
- Copyright Date: 2019
Compliance Topic: OSHA Compliance, Jobsite Safety, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Copyright Date: 2019
Language: Spanish
Industry: Construction Safety, Workplace Safety / EH&S