OSHA 2225: Respiratory Protection

  • Overview
  • Course Content
  • Requirements & Materials
Overview

OSHA 2225: Respiratory Protection

Course Description

Learn how to create, maintain, and monitor a respiratory protection program. This course will give you hands-on training with a variety of respirators and support equipment. The topics in this course are a good complement to and run during the same week as EST 7009P - Air Sampling Fundamentals for the Workplace, so registrants may attend both.

Course Content

PERMISSIBLE PRACTICE

AIR CONTAMINANTS

AIR SAMPLING

MEDICAL EVALUATION

RESPIRATOR SELECTION

RESPIRATOR USE

MAINTENANCE AND CARE

TRAINING AND INFORMATION

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

RESPIRATOR FIT TESTING

  • Negative pressure system
  • Ambient aerosol system

SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATORS

SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS

Requirements & Materials
Important Information

Although enrollment in online OSHA numbered courses is restricted to students in OSHA's Region IV (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee), individuals who have an established relationship with Georgia Tech (have previously taken courses at Georgia Tech OTIEC), are not prohibited from registering for OSHA numbered online courses if they reside outside of OSHA's Region IV.

Materials

Required

  • Photo identification (present at check-in)

Session Details

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for risk managers, safety directors, supervisors, trainers, government agencies, and human resources officers.

OSHA professionals working on jobsite

What You Will Learn

  • Respirator use, selection, and fit testing, as well as care and maintenance
  • OSHA and ANSI standards, NIOSH certifications
  • Medical evaluations
  • Supplied air respirators and self-contained breathing apparatus
  • Confined space entry
  • Terminology and recordkeeping
OSHA professionals working on construction jobsite

How You Will Benefit

  • Recognize and describe the main components of a respiratory protection program following 29 CFR 1910.134.
  • Understand the proper selection and use of respirators.
  • Engage in exercises selecting respirators and consider qualitative and quantitative fit testing.
  • Assess compliance with OSHA’s respiratory protection standard.
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We enable employers to provide specialized, on-location training on their own timetables. Our world-renowned experts can create unique content that meets your employees' specific needs. We also have the ability to deliver courses via web conferencing or on-demand online videos. For 15 or more students, it is more cost-effective for us to come to you.

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