RPP Training Armament_Initial and Annual

1. Respiratory
Protection
Program
177th FW

2. OVERVIEW
1. Program Directives
2. OSHA Required Elements
3. Responsibilities
4. Documentation

3. 1. Program Directives
• OSHA Std 29 CFR 1910.134
• Air Force Instruction 48-137
• FWI 48-1001
• Operating
Instructions
(OI)
continued…
Upside down
pyramid
showcases
the importance of
each division. As
each category falls
under the next.
Shop Specific

4. • Code of Federal Regulations
• Prescribes the minimum requirements for an
effective respiratory protection program.
• This standard may be supplemented with
additional or more stringent criteria.
OSHA Std. 29 1910.134

5. • Applies to operations performed by Department of
the Air Force civilians and military employees.
• This standard contains the minimum elements
required of an acceptable installation-level
respiratory protection program.
• Specific requirements outlined in this standard are
based on 29 CFR 1910.134.
• This standard is not a law.
AFI 48-137

6. • This plan provides information to 177th FW
supervisors for the implementation and
management of Air Force Instruction 48-137,
Respiratory Protection, and 29 CFR 1910.134,
Respiratory Protection
• The 177th FW policy is to provide all members
with a safe and healthy working environment by
implementing accepted engineering and
administrative controls.
FWI 48-1001

7. 1. Establishes procedures for proper
respirator selection, use, care and
maintenance.
2. Specific to the work center
• Based on specific tasks
• Contains BE recommendations
• Change-out schedules
Shop Operating Instructions

8. 2. OSHA Required
Elements
A. Why is a respirator needed?
B. Selection Process
C. Impact of fit, usage and maintenance
D. Capabilities and Limitations
E. Handling respirator malfunctions
F. Wearing and inspection
G. Seal check
H. Cleaning and Maintenance
I. Storage
J. Medical Requirements
K. Program Evaluation

9. Within your workplace, respirators are used for the
following operations:
A. Why Respirator is Needed
*See your Workplace Specific Respiratory Protection Operating Instruction for full details
Task Touch-up Painting
Hazard Acetone, Methyl Isobutyl Ketone, Toluene
Respirator Type Half Face, Air Purifying
Cartridge/Filter OV/P-100

10. Within your workplace, respirators are used for the
following operations:
A. Why Respirator is Needed
*See your Workplace Specific Respiratory Protection Operating Instruction for full details
Task Solid Film Lubricant Spray
Hazard Graphite
Respirator Type Half Face, Air Purifying
Cartridge/Filter OV/P-100

11. Within your workplace, respirators are used for the
following operations:
A. Why Respirator is Needed
*See your Workplace Specific Respiratory Protection Operating Instruction for full details
Task Component Sanding
Hazard Graphite, Particulates not otherwise
regulated
Respirator Type Half Face, Air Purifying
Cartridge/Filter OV/P-100

12. 1. BE and Supervisor identify potential
hazards
2. BE evaluates hazard
3. BE recommends respiratory
protection
• Type (SCBA, ASR, APR, etc)
• Cartridge type (if applicable)
• Cartridge change-out schedule
• Hazard Evaluation and Respirator Selection
B. Selection Process

13. C. Impact of fit/use/maintenance
Improper use of a respirator may result in
overexposure to a hazardous environment.
Examples of improper use include:
• Wearing a respirator that has not been fit tested for you
• Wearing a respirator that has not been properly
maintained
• Wearing a respirator in situations that it has not been
evaluated for.

14. D. Capabilities and Limitations
Half Face Respirator:
• These are air-purifying devices that cover your nose,
mouth, and chin.
• Gas and vapor respirators have unique, replaceable
cartridges that capture gases and vapors from the air.
A prefilter may be attached to the cartridge to trap
dusts, fumes, or mists.
• A half mask won’t work properly unless it’s properly
fitted to your face. Perform a positive and negative fit
test before entering a hazardous area.

15. D. Capabilities and Limitations
Full Face Respirator
• Similar to half mask but with the addition of a facepiece
to protect your eyes and face
• Cartridges contain chemicals to absorb gases and
vapors. Again, a prefilter may be added.
• Though the concentration level of gases, vapors, or
particle hazards are reduced, these do not protect
against oxygen deficiency, or hazards not listed on the
cartridge.

16. D. Capabilities and Limitations
Supplied Air Respirator (Self Contained or Air-Line)
• Additional head, eye, and face protection
• Air-line respirators will supply you with clean air
(temperature controlled) from a hose.
• Self-contained respirators allow you greater mobility
• Both protect you from oxygen deficiency, temperature
extremes, and high concentrations of dusts, fumes,
mists, gases, and vapors.
• Make sure all parts are working properly before entering
a hazardous work zone.

17. E. Handling Respirator Malfunctions
Respirator wearers are permitted to leave hazardous
areas for any respirator related cause, such as:
• Failure of the respirator to provide adequate protection.
• Malfunction of the respirator.
• Detection of the leakage of air contaminant into the
respirator.
• Increase in resistance of respirator to breathing.
• Severe discomfort in wearing the respirator.
• Illness of respirator wearer, including: sensation of
dizziness, nausea, weakness, breathing difficulty,
coughing, sneezing, vomiting, fever and chills

18. F. Wear and Inspection
1) Examine the face piece
• Excessive dirt, distorted or broken components
2) Examine the head straps/harness
• Excessive dirt, distorted or broken components
3) Examine filter/cartridge
• Correct filter/cartridge, installed correctly, not expired
4) Attach neck strap
5) Place chin in chin cup and pull head strap/harness
into place
6) Adjust straps as needed
7) Perform Seal Check

19. • Cartridges, Filters & Combination
• Use the correct cartridge/filter for the right task.
• Follow BE recommendations for change-out
schedule contained in Shop OI
• Used cartridges are disposed of as Hazardous
Waste
• Cannot be used in atmospheres that are
Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health (IDLH)!
• Oxygen deficient atmospheres
• LEL & UEL conditions
combina
tion
F. Wear and Inspection

20. G. Seal Check
• Positive Pressure Seal Check
• With palms over exhalation valve openings, exhale
gently into the mask. You should feel pressure in
the face piece.
• Negative Pressure Seal Check
• Place palms over cartridge openings and inhale for
10 seconds. You should feel the mask pull in
toward your face.

21. H. Cleaning and Maintenance
Cleaning:
• Follow manufacturer’s directions
• No alcohol based products
• Air dry. . . Never store it wet!!
Maintenance:
• No 177th personnel will repair filtering
facepiece respirators
• Properly trained and certified fire
department personnel may repair SCBA

22. I. Storage
• Always store away from the contaminants.
• This Includes storing respirators separately from
cartridges.
• Never hang mask by the harness straps.
• Always ensure mask is completely dry before
storing.

23. J. Medical Requirements
• Public Health shall provide a medical
evaluation to determine one’s ability to use a
respirator, before being fit tested or required
to use the respirator in the workplace.
• Occupational and Environmental Health
Working Group develops the shop specific
examination.

24. J. Medical Requirements
If you experience significant changes to
your health (structure of your face or
respiratory fitness) or have any problems with
a respirator, please notify Public Health to
ensure your fitness to remain on the program
can be re-evaluated.

25. K. Program Evaluation
• BE evaluates the program annually or as necessary to
ensure effective implementation.
• Persons required to use respirators will be consulted
periodically to assess effectiveness and to identify
and correct any problems

26. 3. Responsibilities
Four main groups:
• Bioenvironmental
• Public Health
• Supervisor
• Individual

27. Bioenvironmental Engineering (BE)
• Program Manager
• Ensure all applicable guidelines are followed
• Give guidance and training to shop supervisors
• Provides initial and annual fit-testing
• Subject Matter Expert

28. Public Health (PH)
• Manages Occupational Health Medical Exams
• Ensure that individuals complete baseline and annual
medical evaluation
• Report here first upon being assigned to tasks that
require respiratory protection

29. Supervisor
• Ensure personnel have initial and annual training
completed
• Ensure that personnel have training documented on the AF
form 55
• Annually updates RPP roster and sends it to BE and
PH
• Ensures only current and qualified personnel wear
respirators
• Ensure that personnel wear correct respirator selected by BE
• Notify BE of any problems or mishaps occurring while using
respirators

30. Individual
• Remains medically qualified
• Attends respiratory protection training
• Reports for respirator fit-testing
• Only wears respirator for tasks approved by BE
• Unapproved tasks must be reviewed by BE before
wear of respirator
• Is responsible for care, maintenance, and
storage of their respirator
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31. Individual
• Inspects their respirator before each use
• Clean their respirator after each use
• Make sure they use the correct filter or
cartridge for the right operation
• Track cartridge/filter use time
• Properly dispose of the cartridge after use

32. 4. Documentation
• AF Form 55 – Employee Safety and Health
Record
• AF Form 2773 – Respirator Selection Worksheet
Supervisor
BE
Maintained By:

33. SUMMARY
1. Program Directives
2. OSHA Required Elements
3. Responsibilities
4. Documentation

34. Questions?
See BE(e)S!!
TSgt Golden
MSgt Simmons
Major Jen
SSgt Hall