Respiratory Protection & Fit Training

Course Length: 2 Hours

This training class is designed to inform you how to protect yourself using a respirator. Respirators protect workers against insufficient oxygen environments, harmful dusts, fogs, smokes, mists, gases, vapors, and sprays.

These hazards may cause cancer, lung impairment, other diseases, or death. Being compliant with the OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard could avert hundreds of deaths and thousands of illnesses annually.

Medical evaluation procedures are there to protect 5 million workers that are required to wear respirators in 1.3 million workplaces throughout the United States.

Objetive

• Become familiar with current OSHA standards for respiratory protection
• Know the purpose and use for respirators
• Identify different types of respirators
• Know the requirements for the use of respiratory protection

This training class is taught in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Administration Code of Federal Standards; 29 CFR 1910.134 Subpart I.