Respiratory Protection

1. Respiratory Respiratory
ProtectionProtection

2. Why respiratory protection Why respiratory protection
is necessaryis necessary
•Air contaminants/hazardous Air contaminants/hazardous
atmospheres come from a atmospheres come from a
variety of sourcesvariety of sources
•dustsdusts
•aerosol aerosol
mistsmists
•metal metal
fumesfumes
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3. •Air contaminants/hazardous Air contaminants/hazardous
atmospheres come from a atmospheres come from a
variety of sourcesvariety of sources
•evaporated vaporsevaporated vapors
•released gasesreleased gases
•oxygen-deficient oxygen-deficient
atmospheresatmospheres
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Why respiratory protection Why respiratory protection
is necessaryis necessary

4. •Many operations generate air Many operations generate air
contaminantscontaminants
•filling bins with flourfilling bins with flour
•degreasing metal degreasing metal
partsparts
•spraying operationsspraying operations
•weldingwelding
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Why respiratory protection Why respiratory protection
is necessaryis necessary

5. •Find out how much Find out how much
contaminant is in contaminant is in
the airthe air
•Test the air to find Test the air to find
out what the out what the
exposures areexposures are
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Why respiratory protection Why respiratory protection
is necessaryis necessary

6. •If results show an overexposure, If results show an overexposure,
take steps to control the take steps to control the
hazardhazard
•engineering engineering
controlscontrols
•administrative administrative
controlscontrols
•PPEPPE
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Why respiratory protection Why respiratory protection
is necessaryis necessary

7. Respirator typesRespirator types
•Atmosphere-supplyingAtmosphere-supplying
•supplied airsupplied air
•self-contained breathing apparatus self-contained breathing apparatus
(SCBA)(SCBA)
•demanddemand
•positive pressurepositive pressure
•escape-onlyescape-only
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8. Respirator typesRespirator types
•Air-purifyingAir-purifying
•filterfilter
•canister or cartridgecanister or cartridge
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9. Respirator typesRespirator types
•Air-purifyingAir-purifying
•negative pressurenegative pressure
•powered air-purifyingpowered air-purifying
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10. Fit, usage, and maintenanceFit, usage, and maintenance
•Employees must pass a fit testEmployees must pass a fit test
•quantitative fitquantitative fit
•qualitative fitqualitative fit
•Use the respirator as it was Use the respirator as it was
designeddesigned
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11. •Follow operating instructionsFollow operating instructions
•If respirators are used to enter an If respirators are used to enter an
IDLH atmosphere:IDLH atmosphere:
•one trained, rescue-one trained, rescue-
equipped employee must equipped employee must
remain outsideremain outside
•an attendant must an attendant must
maintain communication maintain communication
contactcontact
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Fit, usage, and maintenanceFit, usage, and maintenance

12. •During interior structural During interior structural
firefightingfirefighting
•at least 2 employees at least 2 employees
with SCBA must enter with SCBA must enter
together and stay in together and stay in
contact with each othercontact with each other
•at least two people at least two people
trained and equipped trained and equipped
for rescue must remain for rescue must remain
outsideoutside
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Fit, usage, and maintenanceFit, usage, and maintenance

13. Fit, usage, and maintenanceFit, usage, and maintenance
•A dirty, inoperative respirator A dirty, inoperative respirator
will not protect youwill not protect you
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14. Inspection, donning, Inspection, donning,
doffing respiratorsdoffing respirators
•Inspect respirators before each Inspect respirators before each
use and during cleaninguse and during cleaning
•Inspect SCBAs Inspect SCBAs
monthly and monthly and
keep cylinders keep cylinders
fully chargedfully charged
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15. Inspection, donning, Inspection, donning,
doffing respiratorsdoffing respirators
•Emergency-use respirators:Emergency-use respirators:
•inspect monthlyinspect monthly
•tags must show tags must show
inspection resultsinspection results
•Follow Follow
manufacturer’s instructions for manufacturer’s instructions for
donning/doffing equipmentdonning/doffing equipment
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16. Inspection, donning, Inspection, donning,
doffing respiratorsdoffing respirators
•Perform seal checks after Perform seal checks after
donning respiratordonning respirator
•positive pressure testpositive pressure test
•negative pressure testnegative pressure test
•review Appendix B-1review Appendix B-1
•Never enter a work Never enter a work
area without a good area without a good
respirator sealrespirator seal
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17. Cleaning, maintenance, Cleaning, maintenance,
and storageand storage
•Respirators must be cleaned to Respirators must be cleaned to
remove contaminants/prevent remove contaminants/prevent
irritationirritation
•Shared respirators must be Shared respirators must be
cleaned before cleaned before
each useeach use
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18. Cleaning, maintenance, Cleaning, maintenance,
and storageand storage
•Emergency-use respirators must be Emergency-use respirators must be
cleaned after each usecleaned after each use
•Review Appendix B-2 for Review Appendix B-2 for
cleaning/disinfecting instructionscleaning/disinfecting instructions
•Only use Only use
manufacturer’s manufacturer’s
replacement partsreplacement parts
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19. Cleaning, maintenance, Cleaning, maintenance,
and storageand storage
Storage helps prevent respirators from:Storage helps prevent respirators from:
•DamageDamage
•ContaminationContamination
•DustDust
•SunlightSunlight
•Temperature Temperature
extremesextremes
•Excessive Excessive
moisturemoisture
•ChemicalsChemicals
•Deformation of Deformation of
the facepiecethe facepiece
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20. Responding to emergenciesResponding to emergencies
•If the respirator malfunctions, If the respirator malfunctions,
immediately leave the work areaimmediately leave the work area
•Activate auxiliary self-Activate auxiliary self-
contained air supplycontained air supply
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21. •If a sudden hazardous release If a sudden hazardous release
occurs, don emergency escape-occurs, don emergency escape-
only respirators as you only respirators as you
exit the areaexit the area
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Responding to emergenciesResponding to emergencies

22. Responding to emergenciesResponding to emergencies
•Some employees must be Some employees must be
trained and authorized to trained and authorized to
respond to emergency situationsrespond to emergency situations
•confined space rescueconfined space rescue
•release of hazardous release of hazardous
chemicalschemicals
•interior structure interior structure
firefightingfirefighting
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23. Medical signs and symptomsMedical signs and symptoms
•Know how to recognize and Know how to recognize and
report medical signs and report medical signs and
symptoms that may limit or symptoms that may limit or
prevent the effective prevent the effective
use of respiratorsuse of respirators
•Shortness of breathShortness of breath
•DizzinessDizziness
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24. •CoughingCoughing
•WheezingWheezing
•Chest painChest pain
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Medical signs and symptomsMedical signs and symptoms

25. •Chest Chest
injuriesinjuries
•Lung Lung
diseasesdiseases
•Cardiovascular conditionsCardiovascular conditions
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Medical signs and symptomsMedical signs and symptoms

26. •Heart conditionsHeart conditions
•Review Appendix C: OSHA Review Appendix C: OSHA
Respirator Medical Respirator Medical
Evaluation Evaluation
QuestionnaireQuestionnaire
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Medical signs and symptomsMedical signs and symptoms

27. RegulationsRegulations
•Review the main paragraphs (a Review the main paragraphs (a
through o) of 29 CFR 1910.134through o) of 29 CFR 1910.134
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