The goal of this lesson is to ensure users are qualified and properly trained in the use and maintenance of respirators.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify types of respiratory hazards and possible effects, either acute or chronic.
- Recognize how engineering and administrative controls are applied to minimize or eliminate personnel exposure to respiratory hazards.
- Identify the criteria used to select appropriate respiratory protection.
- Recognize the types and limitations of air purifying respirators.
- Identify advantages and disadvantages associated with using air-purifying respirators.
- Recall the three respirator qualifications, which must be in place before donning a respirator.
- Recognize basic respirator user training requirements.
- List conditions, which could interfere with the seal of a respirator.
- Identify maintenance and storage requirements for respirators.
- Select correct responses to emergency situations a respirator user could encounter while performing work activities.
Applicable Regulation:
- 1910.134 - Respiratory protection: Personal Protective Equipment
