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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

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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.

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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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