HAZWOPER: Respiratory Protection Online Training Course - English

This HAZWOPER training course is designed to provide learners with comprehensive information of the purpose of respirators, all the components and types of respiratory protection equipment, respirator selection factors, respirator fit tests, and how to care for and use a respirator properly.

• The eLearning course covers the following topics:
• Respirator Basics
• Respiratory Hazards
• Employer Duties
• Respiratory Protection Equipment
• Types of Facepieces
• Types of Respirators
• Breathing Air
• Respirator Selection & Fit
• Respirator Selection
• Respirator Fit
• Respirator Care & Use
• Respirator Care
• Respirator Use
• After completing this course, learners will be able to:
• Discuss the purpose of respirators, the potential hazards they provide protection from, and employer responsibilities regarding respirators
• Identify respiratory protection equipment including different types of facepieces, air-purifying respirators, atmosphere-supplying respirators, filters, cartridges, canisters, escape-only respirators, and breathing air
• Describe the purpose of a respirator fit test, the steps involved in a fit test, and factors that can affect a good seal
• Discuss end-of-service life, and how to clean, store, inspect, and repair respirators
• Describe how to examine a respirator for cleanliness and damage, verify a proper seal, and use a respirator properly
• Intended Audience: Any employees who may be involved or expected to engage in:
  1. Hazardous waste cleanup operations where the employee may be exposed to hazardous substances; or
  2. A response to an occurrence which results, or is likely to result, in an uncontrolled release of a hazardous substance
• Regs Covered: 29 CFR 1910.120, 29 CFR 1910.134, 29 CFR 1910 Subpart Z, 29 CFR 1926 Subpart D, 29 CFR 1926.65, 29 CFR 1926 Subpart Z
• Length: 60 minutes
• Languages: Available in English or Spanish
• Copyright Date: 2018

This online course is part of the HAZWOPER: Emergency Response Initial Training: Hazmat Technician-Level Responders Curriculum. To view the other 10 courses included in this curriculum, as well as other levels of emergency responders training, visit the Hazwoper Training Page.