The material in today’s e-mail is adapted from BLR’s 7-Minute Safety Trainer session, “Respiratory Protection.”
Employees need to inspect respirators before and after each use to ensure they retain their protective ability. Report to your supervisor:
- Connections that aren’t tight;
- Holes, cracks, tears, or other damage;
- Wear or deterioration, especially in rubber parts like the face piece seal and connecting tube;
- Dents or corrosion in filters, cartridges, or canisters; and
- Less than a full charge in an air or oxygen canister.
Employees need to maintain and store respirators properly. Here are general instructions, which you can adapt to include the specifics of your practices:
- Remove respirators without contaminating your skin or clean areas.
- Follow decontamination, cleaning, and disinfecting procedures.
- Store the respirator so it’s protected from dust, sunlight, heat, extreme cold, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals. Respirators stored in lockers or toolboxes must be in carrying cases or cartons.
- Rest the respirator’s rubber and plastic parts in their normal position for storage. Don’t squash. Doing so will deform and impair the seal.
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Wrap up the session by repeating the message that employees need to wear properly fitted respirators to protect themselves from breathing hazards in the workplace. They need to know how to fit and use respirators to ensure safe levels of oxygen and to avoid inhaling harmful contaminants.
Another good training practice is to conclude training sessions with a written quiz. By testing trainees’ knowledge, you can judge their ability to ensure proper respiratory protection and whether they need to review this important topic again soon.
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