An estimated 5 million workers are required to wear respirators in 1.3 million workplaces throughout the United States. Respirators protect workers against insufficient oxygen environments, harmful dusts, fogs, smokes, mists, gases, vapors, and sprays. These hazards may cause cancer, lung impairment, diseases, or death. Compliance with the OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard could avert hundreds of deaths and thousands of illnesses annually.
This Trainer Course in Respiratory Protection is recommended for inspectors, auditors, safety and health professionals and those personnel responsible for writing, auditing, or training employees with an active role in respiratory protection. This course was developed and designed to educate participants to train about all aspects of 29 CFR 1910.134 Respiratory Protection.
Course Objectives
This program provides the elements to develop a good Respiratory Protection Training Program to include:
- Determine training needs
- Identify goals and objectives
- Develop learning activities (i.e., lecture, on-the-job, hands-on, discussion, or a combination of all of these)
- Conduct the training – each student will be responsible to develop and present an assigned topic on Respiratory Protection to the class and be evaluated on that presentation.
- Evaluate the Training Program
Course Materials Include:
- Student materials and electronic resources including:
- PowerPoint Presentations
- Video clips
- Test questions
- Additional resource information for Respiratory Protection
- Lunch and Refreshments