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RESPIRATOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS - TRAINING

a) Respiratory Hazards and Health Effects

b) How Respirators Work

c) Engineering Controls VS Respirator Use

d) Medical Evaluation

e) Respirator Selection Rationale

f) Fit Testing

g) Respirator Donning & Fit Testing in the Field

h) Maintenance, Cleaning and Storage

i) The General Requirements of 29 CFR 1910.134 (written plan, annual refitting, retraining, record keeping)

j) How to use the Respirator in an Emergency Situation, Including Situations in Which the Respirator Malfunctions.

k) Medical signs and symptoms that may limit the effective use of a respirator

l) Why the respirator is necessary

m) How improper fit, usage or maintenance can compromise the protection of a respirator.

2. Each wearer shall be given annual retraining covering the following topics:

a) Why the respirator is necessary

b) How improper fit, usage or maintenance can compromise the protection provided by a respirator.

c) What the limitations and capabilities of the respirator are.

d) How to use the respirator in an emergency situation, including situations in which the respirator malfunctions.

e) How to inspect, put on and remove and check the seals of the respirator.

f) Proper maintenance and storage of the respirator

g) Medical signs and symptoms that may limit the effective use of a respirator

h) The general requirements of 29 CFR 1910.134 (written plan, annual refitting, retraining, record keeping)

Respirator Fit Testing

Respiratory Protection Program