Respiratory Protection - Course 17

Respiratory Protection

Attributes
  • CEUs: 2.4
  • FBPE Provider #: 0004021 24.0 CEHs
  • FBPR Asbestos Licensing Unit: Provider 0000995; Course #FL49-0006276
  • Time: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Coordinator Melissa Hamilton     email: melissajhamilton@treeo.ufl.edu     phone: (352) 392-9570 or 352-294-3879
Description

COURSE DESCRIPTION

  • This three-day course outlines the OSHA requirements for the establishment, maintenance and monitoring of a respiratory protection program.
  • Respirator selection, cleaning, maintenance and storage are discussed, and qualitative and quantitative fit-testing are demonstrated.
  • The general requirements for the OSHA 1910.134 Revised Respiratory Protection Standard are also explained.
  • Participant must be present for entire class time to receive CEUs and a Certificate of Attendance.
  • Daily breaks are scheduled. You will be allowed a one hour break for lunch.
  • Required Exam:  25 question multiple-choice/closed book with a score of 70% or higher to pass.
  • Respiratory Fit Testing:  OSHA requires medical monitoring prior to fit-testing and initial use of respiratory protection.  Although students will learn principles of respiratory equipment and observe a variety of respiratory protection equipment, they will not be exposed to conditions that may put them at physical risk.  After training, students will be required by their employers to obtain medical clearance in accordance with OSHA if they will use respiratory protection as part of their job duties.


WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Potential Florida Licensed Asbestos Contractors or Florida Licensed Asbestos Consultants must attend to meet a portion of their licensure requirements. This course is also for organizations in which any employee uses a respirator. If anyone in your organization wears a respirator, OSHA 29 CFR 1910.134 requires that you have a respiratory protection program. Therefore you can also benefit from this class even if you are not in the asbestos field.


INSTRUCTOR BIOGRAPHIES

Toi Akien, LAC

Mr. Toi Akien's early career included combined studies of Chemical Engineering and Architecture. He served for half a decade as a Project Engineer for Balfour Beatty in Commercial Construction facilitating building projects for school districts, universities, and private corporate clients. Toi is a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Certified Inspector and Risk Assessor, an ACAC Certified Indoor Environmental Consultant (CIEC), a Licensed Asbestos Consultant (LAC) and a Licensed Asbestos Contractor (LAC). Mr. Akien has extensive training experience garnered as an educator with the Palm Beach County School District and teacher in private local classes. He is the founder of an Environmental Inspections and Consulting Company with areas of expertise in Chinese drywall, lead-based paint, asbestos, mold, and radon having local government, municipalities, counties, corporate, and private clients. 

He has been an instructor with UF TREEO since 2017. 

 

Charles Haury, CIH, CSP

Mr. Haury is the President of Petra Safety Solutions, LLC.  He is a certified industrial hygienist (CIH), certified safety professional (CSP), a licensed mold assessor (MRSA) and a licensed asbestos consultant (LAC) in the State of Florida.  He has over 30 years of experience in providing solutions to complex and diverse health and safety issues.  He has extensive experience in OSHA regulatory issues, asbestos and lead management, personal protective equipment and indoor environmental quality.  Mr. Haury has provided expert testimony on asbestos, mold management and toxic exposures. He has also presented on a variety of health and safety topics at numerous professional conferences.
 

Walter Heape

Walter “Buster” Heape is a former Licensed Asbestos Contractor in Florida.  He was an item writer for the Florida State General Contractor’s Exam.  He worked as a foreman on the Alaskan Pipeline.  He is a former instructor at Florida Junior College and was the Safety Director at Tacachale with the State of Florida in Gainesville which included environmental oversight of asbestos, lead, and mold remediation.  He is the owner/operator of Mobile Abatement & Renovation Services (MARS.)

He has been an instructor with UF TREEO in our asbestos programs since 1989 and he is also a UF TREEO Certified Asbestos Worker Trainer.
 

David Wiggins, P.A.

Mr. Wiggins is the CEO and President of Hazardous Operations, Inc.  He has been the in the Environmental Health & Safety field since the 1980’s.  In 1994, he joined the State of Florida where he was the Supervisor of Environmental Health & Safety for the State Buildings overseeing all aspects of training for Asbestos, Lead, Indoor Air Quality, Underground Fuel Storage tanks, Hazardous Waste Operations, PCB’s and Water Quality projects.

He has been an instructor with UF TREEO since 1996.
 

Link to Instructor Biographies
 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Florida Board of Professional Regulation: Asbestos Licensing Unit

The Asbestos Program for the State of Florida is run by the Florida Board of Professional Regulation: Asbestos Licensing Board. UF TREEO is an approved training provider. 


You can contact the Florida Board of Professional Regulation: Asbestos Licensing Unit directly for answering questions concerning the scope of working with asbestos in the State of Florida. http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/asbestos-contractors-and-consultants


Contact Information: 

For more information contact Melissa Hamilton, (352) 294-3879

 

Course Agenda

Day One

  • Registration and Check-in
  • Welcome and Introductions
  • Course Overview (Introduction to Respiratory Protection)
  • Terminoloy
  • Break
  • Respiratory Hazards and Overview (Exposure/Assessment)
  • Lunch on Your Own
  • Respiratory Systems/Medical Recommendations
  • Anatomy of the Respiratory Tract
    • Toxicology Overview
    • Exposure Limits/Health Standards
  • Break
  • Medical Requirements
  • Special Considerations
    • Asbestos
    • Lead
  • Review
  • Adjourn

Day Two

  • Regulations—OSHA Standard 1910.134 (Revised)
  • Break
  • Regulations (cont.)
  • Lunch On Your Own
  • Types of Respirators Used
    • Particulate Filter
    • Chemical Cartridge
    • Gas Masks
    • Powered Air-Purifying
    • Atmospheric Supplying
  • Break
  • Respirator Types (cont.)
    • Demonstrations and Manufacturer’s Displays (Demo Area)
  • Review
  • Adjourn

Day Three

  • Cleaning, Maintenance, Storage and Inspection of Respirators, Fit Testing, and Proctective FactorsHands-on Demonstration of Skills
    • Air Supplied/Airline Respirators
    • SCBA
    • PAPR
    • Half-Mask
  • Break
  • Hands-on Respirators
    • Donning
    • Smoke Challenge
    • Maintenance
  • Lunch on Your Own
  • Training Requirements—1910.134
    • Training
    • Fit Testing
    • Inspection, Cleaning, and Maintenance
  • Break
  • Fit Testing Exercise
  • Cleaning Exercise
  • Review of a Sample Written Program
  • Review for Examination
  • Examination (25 questions)
  • Adjourn