Private delivery enables workplaces to provide training in the way that works best for them. This flexible option makes training groups of learners easy, allowing you to set the date, use example training scenarios based on your workplace, and choose how the training is offered. A knowledgeable health and safety consultant will deliver the training through your choice of medium: virtually or delivered in-person at your workplace.
Basics
This 4-hour certification training is designed to educate and prepare learners for fit testing and the use of respiratory protection, so they will be able to fit test others within their organization. This Respirator Fit Tester training is tailored for aerosol & bioaerosol hazards found in Healthcare workplaces.
This course is made up of three components: a theoretical eLearning component, followed by a live online practical component and demonstration of a qualitative fit test, with a final online evaluation.
This course does not certify participants to train others to be fit testers nor does it qualify participants to conduct fit testing as paid service offering.
Before registering for this course:
This course requires specific equipment and preparation in order to successfully complete, including:
- An appropriate respirator fit testing kit, which you can purchase from your regular safety equipment supplier, or from another supplier like 3M Canada if needed
- A suitable partner to practice donning and doffing the disposable N95 respirator
- A minimum of two unused NIOSH-approved disposable N95 respirators
- Additional requirements include nitrile gloves, alcohol-based handrub, and more.
- For a full list of required equipment, please click here.
If you do not have all of the required equipment and completed preparation, you will not be able to complete your course.
Course Content
- Why respiratory protection programs and fit testing are important
- The implications of the routes of transmission of aerosols and bioaerosols
- The main legislative requirements and standards related to infectious diseases and respiratory protection programs
- How respiratory protection fits into the context of RACE
- The types of N95 particulate respirators and their selection, use, care and limitations
- The required elements of an effective respiratory protection program, and
- How to perform qualitative fit testing (QLFT)
Who should take this course?
This training is applicable to the Healthcare sector.
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