Course info
Course name, RESPFIT101N - Respirator FIT-TESTs for NIGHT SHIFT
Environmental Health, Safety, and Emergency Management Type of course Respiratory Protection Training/Fit-Test
About the course
Upcoming Classes
No classes scheduled
Description
OSHA-required annual respirator fit-testing for respirator-wearing employees.
Non-night-shift employees may participate if space is available.
IMPORTANT:
- YOU MUST BE CLEAN-SHAVEN at all spots where respirator contacts face.
- DO NOT EAT, DRINK, SMOKE, or CHEW gum or tobacco for 30 minutes before arrival.
- BRING YOUR RESPIRATOR if you have one.
- Please notify instructor in advance if you are allergic to latex or saccharine, or if you have physical limitations that would make climbing stairs difficult.
Objectives
- Meet OSHA's annual fit-testing requirements for respirator use.
Prerequisites
- You are REQUIRED to use ANY kind of respirator on the job, OR
- You voluntarily choose to wear any kind of respirator on the job other than a filtering facepiece (filtering facepiece = disposable dust mask-type respirator);
- AND
- Medical evaluation completed and physician's approval form on file with EHS&EM Office;
- AND
- Respirator training scheduled or completed within 90 days.
Administrators
- Mary-Margaret Cavanaugh
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