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RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
Awareness Training
Educational Program
Target Audience
Employees, students, contract staff, residents, and external law enforcement officers are persons who may be at risk for exposure to diverse airborne or infectious hazards while performing job related tasks.
These persons should be provided with the following:
Education of Respiratory Protection
Appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Respirator Training
This training is provided so you will know how to protect your health.
If you don’t know how to use a respirator properly, you may get a false sense of protection.
4
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. State the purpose of the Respiratory Training Program.
2. Recognize medical signs and symptoms that may limit or prevent the effective use of respirators.
3. Identify benefits and limitations of respirators in promoting a safe environment.
4. Recognize items/conditions that may compromise the protective effect of respirators.
5. State purpose of the medical questionnaire.
6. Demonstrate competency in the usage, maintenance, and storage of respirators (Validation in clinical area).
Upon successful completion of this educational program, participants will be able to:
Part 1: Selecting a Respirator
The MED provides two models of N95 masks
3M1860 small & regular sizes
3M1870 folds flat & fits most people
Part 2: What is a Respirator?
A PPE device used to protect workers from exposure to harmful airborne substances.
The device may cover the mouth, nose, and sometimes the eyes and/or entire head.
NOTE: Surgical masks are not respirators and are not certified as such.
N95 Respirator Mask NIOSH certified N95 respirators/masks are designed
to help provide respiratory protection for the wearer.
It is fluid resistant and disposable.
Used for protection against airborne agents such as: Tuberculosis, SARS, Influenza, and other airborne infectious agents
How Does The N95 Mask Protect You?
Properly used N95 masks prevent the inhalation of airborne infectious agents in the air and protects the lungs.
When you inhale, air is pulled in through the N95 mask and contaminants are captured on the outside of the mask.
The respirator must have a proper seal and effective valves in order to perform its job.
Limitations of N95 Respirator
Ineffective when wet or soiled
Does not supply oxygen
Ineffective in contaminant concentrations that are immediately dangerous to life and health
Ineffective when used with beards, facial hair, or anything that prevents a good seal to the face
Part 2: Review
The purpose of wearing a
respirator such as a N95
is to….
REVIEW
If you do not use a respirator and are exposed to hazards, you may develop health problems such as bronchitis or even cancer.
A. True
B. False
ReviewA respiratory protection program:
A. Is designed to protect your health
B. Is a team effort involving you and your employer
C. Teaches you how to care for a respirator
D. All of the above
Part 3: Medical Evaluations
• Medical evaluations are required prior to wearing a respirator.
• There are physiological effects of wearing a respirator
Physiological effects of wearing a respirator
Significant elevated heart and respiratory rates
Significant elevated blood pressure
Elevated body temps (HEAT STRESS)
Alterations in breathing patterns
Hypoventilation
Emphasizes the need for a
Medical Evaluation
BEFORE you can wear a respirator
Medical Evaluation Process
• The first step of a medical evaluation is a confidential medical questionnaire.
• Results are only used to determine if you are FIT to wear a respirator.
CONFIDENTIAL
Medical Evaluation Is Required
For new respirator users
An employee reports medical signs or symptoms that are related to their ability to use a respirator.
A Physician, Manager/Supervisor, or Program Administrator advises that an employee needs to be reevaluated.
Information from the Respiratory Protection Program observations and program evaluation, indicates a need for employee reevaluation.
How To Obtain Medical Questionnaire?
Ask Your instructor for the
medical questionnaire or
Contact The MED’s Program Administrator—Steve Chunn
901-545-7156
Part 4: Fit Testing
• This is the procedure to determine the correct respirator model and size for each individual.
• Fit testing ensures that the wearer can apply the respirator correctly to maximize the respirator’s benefits.
• Fit testing must take place before the respirator is used.
Qualitative Quantitative
Air is pulled through the N95 mask
Contaminants arecaptured outside
the mask
Fit Testing Methods
NOTE: Fit tests
Fit tests MUST be conducted with a respirator that is the
SAME MAKE
SAME MODEL
AND SAME SIZE
as the one the student is expected to use.
Fit Test Exercises
• Normal breathing• Deep breathing• Turning head side to side• Moving head up and down• Talking • Grimace (smile or frown)• Bending over
Consist of…
Review What Should You Do If you experience…
• Warning signs of taste, smell, irritation, cough
• Difficulty in breathing, shortness of breath, chest pain, over exertion
• Signs and symptoms of exposure to contaminants
Get out of area to fresh air and remove respirator
Get out of area to fresh air and remove respirator
Get out of area to fresh air and remove respirator
Get out of area to fresh air and remove respirator
Get out of area to fresh air and remove respirator
Get out of area to fresh air and remove respirator
Get out of area to fresh air and remove respirator
REVIEW
Which one of the following may prevent you from wearing a full-face mask?
A. You don't want to wear it
A. You have a skin condition
A. You wear glasses
A. The strap messes up your hair
REVIEW Which of the following may require you to be fitted
for a new respirator?
A. Getting dentures
B. Getting eyeglasses
C. Having a facial injury
D. Any of the above
Things that will prevent getting a proper seal
Facial Hair
Eye Glasses
Facial deformities (scars, creases)
High cheekbones
Severe acne
No teeth or dentures
What Can Prevent A Good Fit?
Weight loss or gain (≥ 15 lbs.)
Removing a Respirator
Discard contaminated gloves first
Lift bottom elastic band up over your head
Do not touch the front of the mask
Lift top elastic band up over your head
Discard contaminated respirator
Perform hand hygiene
Manufactures’ instructions for inspection, cleaning and maintenance should be followed
Wearing a poorly maintained or malfunctioning respirator may be more dangerous than not wearing one at all……
Respirator Inspection Check
• General good condition
• Shape
• Holes
• Soiled
• Band elasticity
• Cartridges/Filters
Click here
Inspection Checklist
When to Get a New N95 Mask
Increased resistance to breathingExcess moisture on maskSensing a breakthrough (i.e. smell, taste)Visibly soiledDamaged or missing hardwareLoss of elasticityLack of a seal to the user’s faceUse of the respirator for 1 full shift
Critical Thinking Activity
Describe how to transport patients diagnosed with
infectious TB to areas outside of their isolation rooms
for essential procedures that cannot be performed in
the isolation rooms.
Review1. Respirator fit-testing must be conducted every three
years.
True or False
2. Any respirator you use will protect you against harmful chemical fumes.
True or False