Respiratory Protection for Air-Purifying Respirators (APR)
- Chemical Safety, Hazardous Materials, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), PPE, Respiratory Protection
- Anfeald Course # RES 301
- 2.5 Hours Nominal
- 0.3 CEU
- Colorado Certified Water Professionals Training Units: Contact Anfeald
Target Audience
Anfeald’s Respiratory Protection for Air-Purifying Respirators Package course, RES 301, is for personnel who wear loose-fitting filtering facepieces, tight-fitting air-purifying respirators (APR), or tight-fitting powered air-purifying respirators (PAPR)..
Summary
This course helps learners understand how to don, use, doff, clean, sanitize, and store all APR types under voluntary and mandatory non-IDLH situations. This course includes a brief overview of OSHA’s respiratory protection standard, a brief review of the respiratory system anatomy and physiology, medical surveillance, types of air contaminants, occupational exposure limits, respirator cartridges, and respirator limitations. Learners should bring their respirators to class. Content is adjusted for the respirator type(s) in use.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, learners will:
- Demonstrate how to inspect, don, complete user seal checks, doff, change tanks, and reset the SARs or SCBAs in use by the client
- Identify emergency situations and what to do if they occur
- Overview of OSHA’s respiratory protection standard, a brief review of the respiratory system anatomy and physiology, medical surveillance, types of air contaminants, occupational exposure limits, respirator cartridges, and respirator limitations.
- Learners should bring their respirators to class
Discuss your needs with Anfeald when scheduling this course. Content and learning outcomes vary from a longer and more comprehensive course to a skills-focused course with minimal lecture.
Facility, Classroom, and Other Needs
Facility, classroom, and equipment needs:
- Comfortable seating, table space, and writing materials for each learner
- Sufficient space considering the anticipated headcount
- Display screen with HDMI input or screen and projector (let us know in advance if we need to bring a projector and screen)
- Learners should bring their respirators to class
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