Review of Respiratory Protection - Webinar By MentorHealth December 19, 2012

Overview: A review of the respirator standard, applications and allowable respirator use. Elements of an effective respirator program. Also the webinar will cover the ways in which employees become approved to wear respirators and the procedures for assuring ongoing safe and appropriate respirator use. Different industry segments and respirator use will be covered.

Why should you attend: This webinar will review and discuss the respirator standard , as well as the types of respirators available for various types of applications and uses. While fit testing cannot be performed through a webinar, the webinar will discuss the ways in which respirators should be selected and used and what the requirements are for respirator use.

Areas Covered in the Session:
Respirator Standard
Respirator types
Safe use of respirators
Selection of the correct respirator
Effective respirator program
Procedures for assuring respirators are properly fitted to personnel

Who Will Benefit:
Managers
Owners
Health professionals dealing with respirator users in the workplace

Dr. Kenneth S. Weinberg, Ph.D. is an independent consultant in environmental health and safety. Dr. Weinberg has consulted for several companies in the areas of OSHA Injury and Illness reporting, as well as auditing for OSHA inspections. He has worked as the Director of Safety at Mass. General Hospital in Boston for almost twelve years, and has written several books on the topics of health care safety, OSHA, and Indoor Air Quality. He has also written several articles for prominent national safety publications, and serves on the editorial advisory boards for safety publications. He Also has been Administrator of the Health Care Divisio0n of the American Society of Safety Engineers, and is a member of several panels that advice on safety related matters.

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