Respiratory Protection - Seminar (AM) (#28901) - CLASSROOM SESSION

Space is limited!

To protect the health and safety of our staff and participants, space is limited to 10 participants to ensure we adhere to public health guidelines. Payment is required within 48 hours of your registration to secure your seat. If payment is not received, your registration will be cancelled to accommodate those on the waiting list.

This course is designed for persons who are involved in respiratory protection, oversight of fit testing, respirator users and those in usage and compliance roles within occupational settings.

The course is based on the CSA Z94.4 Standard. and also includes a basic overview of generic instruction on completing Qualitative Fit Testing.

(Note: Qualitative Fit Testing can only be used to fit respirators with an APF of less than 10)

Who should participate?

The course is designed for, but not limited to, the following personnel: Healthcare staff (N95 Filtering Facepieces), industries where there is a requirement to wear respirators as part of day-to-day work duties, Safety Officers, managers or representatives and construction supervisors.

RESPIRATORY PROTECTION

• When is respiratory protection required?
• Regulations & Standards
• Respiratory Hazards & Hazardous Atmospheres defined
• Common Respiratory Protection definitions
• Components of a respiratory protection program
• Factors influencing the selection of respiratory protective equipment
• Styles of respirators & assigned protection factors
• Overview of supplied breathing air quality standards {“Class D”)
• Maximum use concentrations
• Types of filtering devices, uses and limitations
• Inspection, usage and care of respirators
• Overview of Fit-testing – QLFT & QNFT
• Excuses, compliance and how to encourage workers to wear assigned respirators
• Why fit test?
• Overview of procedure
• Required equipment – overview
• QLFT Procedure:
  • Sensory Test
  • Fit Test
• Completing the fit-test
• Ending the fit test – equipment cleaning.

Upon completion of this course each attendee will receive a certificate of completion.

Please Note:

Cancellation notices must be received five days prior to event date. Registration fees will be refunded less a $50 enrollment charge. Alternately, you are able to send someone else as a replacement attendee.

Registrations and payment must be received two (2) business days prior to the course to ensure reservation and participation in the course.