Course Overview
The goal of this lesson is to teach workers the purpose of respirators, the factors that influence respirator effectiveness, and the limitations and capabilities of different types of respirators. Workers will learn the employer's responsibilities for respirator use in the workplace, the preparations required before respirators are to be used, and their maintenance and storage requirements. Workers will also learn when it is permissible to leave a respirator use area, the warning signs that a respirator is not functioning properly, and how respirator emergencies and malfunctions should be handled.