Respiratory Protection (Spanish)
Course Description:
Millions of workers like you wear respirators in workplaces across a wide variety of industries to protect against poor oxygen environments, harmful dusts, fogs, smokes, mists, gases, vapors, and sprays. But just wearing a respirator is not enough. You need to know how to properly fit, use, inspect, and maintain your respirator to fully protect yourself from these respiratory hazards. If you don’t, these hazards can cause cancer, lung impairment, lung diseases, or even death.
Millones de trabajadores como usted usan respiradores en los lugares de trabajo en una amplia variedad de industrias para protegerse contra ambientes con poco oxígeno, polvos nocivos, nieblas, humos, neblinas, gases, vapores y aerosoles. Pero usar un respirador solamente no es suficiente. Necesita saber cómo ajustar, usar, inspeccionar y mantener correctamente su respirador para protegerse completamente de estos peligros respiratorios. Si no lo hace, estos peligros pueden causar cáncer, deterioro pulmonar, enfermedades pulmonares o incluso la muerte.
Why “Respiratory Protection (Spanish)” Matters:
At the completion of this course, the participant will be able to:
• Identify respiratory hazards
• Describe how respirator operates
• Inspect and properly maintain and store a respirator
• Recognize emergencies and medical symptoms
• Summarize employer’s respiratory protection responsibilities
Al finalizar este curso, el participante será capaz de:
• Identifique los riesgos respiratorios
• Describa cómo opera el respirador
• Inspeccione y mantenga y almacene adecuadamente un respirador
• Reconozca emergencias y síntomas médicos
• Resuma las responsabilidades del empleador en protección respiratoria
Key Points:
- Identify common respiratory hazards and explain why respirators are necessary to protect against these hazards
- Describe how a respirator operates and recognize the capabilities and limitations of each type of respirator
- Safely wear and use your respirator
- Properly inspect, maintain, and store your respirator
- Recognize emergency situations and medical symptoms that limit the effective use of respirators
- Summarize your employer’s obligations under the Respiratory Protection standard.
