ACCREDITED HOURS: 2

PREREQUISITE: COVID-19 Preparedness Qualification (CITF)

ABOUT THIS COURSE

DESCRIPTION:

Respiratory hazards may not be as easy to spot as other hazards on the job, but they are no less prevalent. OSHA estimates that nearly 5 million workers are required to wear respirators in over 1.3 million workplaces across the United States. It is crucial to that you and your fellow employees are wearing a respirator that fits, is effective, and is stored properly. Learn how to create and enforce an effective respiratory protection program in your place of work.

NOTE: THE 2018 PROCORE SAFETY QUALIFIED HARD HAT STICKER IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• Identify the respiratory hazards you may come into contact with on the job.
• Recognize when engineering and administrative controls do not sufficiently isolate a respiratory hazard and a respirator is necessary.
• Learn how to ensure that every worker wearing a respirator is medically cleared to do so.
• Learn how to determine which type of respirator is most appropriate for the job you are faced with.