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UNC Respiratory Protection Program for Public Safety Department
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Class Objectives
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Class Objectives
Introduction to the Respiratory Protection Program
Understand why Respiratory Protective Equipment has been issued to UNC-CH Police Officers.
Be able to discuss the types of chemical inhalation hazards including riot control agents, CBRN agents, and miscellaneous chemicals used at UNC-CH.
Review biological agents.
Explain the different types of Respiratory Protective Equipment Used.
Review Respirator Use Procedures.
Review Medical Evaluation Procedures.
Understand the purpose of respirator fit-testing
Review Respirator Inspection, Maintenance, and Storage Procedures.
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Introduction
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Introduction
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH)
Respiratory Protection Program describes written policy and
procedures for the use of respirators to protect the health of
employees in accordance with the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration’s (OSHA) Respiratory Protection
Standard, 29 CFR (General Industry Respirator
Standard).
The purpose of the Respiratory Protection Program is to
prevent occupational illnesses and disease as result
of employee exposure to unsafe levels of airborne hazards in
the occupational setting.
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The primary means to control occupational exposures caused
by breathing contaminated air is through the use of feasible
engineering controls, such as enclosures, confinement of
operations, ventilation, or substitution of less toxic materials.
When effective engineering controls and other types of
workplace controls (administrative, product substitution, etc.)
are not feasible, or while they are being instituted,
appropriate respirators shall be used. The use of respirators
is the last line of defense.
An effective respirator program is critical for the safe use of
the issued respiratory protective equipme