What is the purpose of AIR-2?
To provide direction to all members of CFD in the administration of a Respiratory Protection Program (RPP).
Respirators
It is the policy of the CFD to ensure the protection of all personnel from respiratory hazards through the proper selection, training, and use of ...
When will personnel use respirators?
All personnel are to use respirators for their intended purposes only, and in accordance with the manufacturers recommendations and to the level with which they have received training.
The use of SCBA by Firefighters is always assumed to be in an ........... atmosphere?
IDLH
Who's responsibility? Employer or Program Administrator?
Employer
Establish, maintain, a department program in compliance with the city of Columbia RPP.
Who's responsibility? Employer or Program Administrator?
Employer
Determine which specific job functions require the use of respiratory equipment.
Who's responsibility? Employer, Program Administrator, or Personnel?
Employer
Provide personnel with any and all respirators that are required to perform the various functions of fire fighting, EMS, and hazardous materials responses.
Can you be assigned to a task requiring the use of respirators if you have not been evaluated and determined by a medical official to be physically able to perform the work and use the respirator?
No!
Who's responsibility? Employer, Program Administrator, or Personnel?
Employer
Ensure that all personnel are provided with adequate training and instructions on all respiratory equipment.
Who's responsibility? Employer, Program Administrator, or Personnel?
Employer
Appoint a primary healthcare provider (PLHCP) to review the annual respiratory medical evaluation questionnaires.
Who's responsibility? Employer, Program Administrator, or Personnel?
Program Adminstrator
Develop a written set of detailed instructions covering the fundamentals of the program based on the potential respiratory exposures encountered in the performance of the job.
Who's responsibility? Employer, Program Administrator, or Personnel?
Program Adminstrator
Be responsible for all facets of the program and have full authority to make recommendations to ensure program success.
Who's responsibility? Employer, Program Administrator, or Personnel?
Program Adminstrator
Ensure that all personnel comply with all elements of the RPP including respirator inspection , care, and maintenance.
Who's responsibility? Employer, Program Administrator, or Personnel?
Program Adminstrator
Is to periodically spot-check field use by fire department personnel to ensure continued compliance with the program.
Who's responsibility? Employer Program Administrator or personnel?
Personnel
Adhere to the guidelines set forth in this bulletin while using respirators in the performance of the job.
Who's responsibility? Employer Program Administrator or personnel?
Personnel
Utilize respiratory protective equipment in accordance with manufacturers recommendations and the training they have received.
Who's responsibility? Employer Program Administrator or personnel?
Personnel
Familiarize themselves with the hazards that exist or that may be created by the work task(s) and/or the work environment to which they are assigned.
Who's responsibility? Employer Program Administrator or personnel?
Personnel
Use only the the respiratory protection equipment that had been approved for use by the CFD.
Who's responsibility? Employer Program Administrator or personnel?
Personnel
Ensure that the issued respirator is inspected, cleaned, disinfected, repaired, used and stored properly.
Who's responsibility? Employer Program Administrator or personnel?
Personnel
Guard against damage to respirators, and to ensure they are not disassembled, modified, or otherwise altered in any way that would render that equipment unsafe or non-usable.
Who's responsibility? Employer Program Administrator or personnel?
Personnel
Inform the company officer and the duty Chief Officer of any personal health problems that could be aggravated by the use of any respiratory protective equipment
Who decides when air cylinders are to be hydrostatically tested?
The U.S. DOT and the cylinder manufacturer.
Who's responsibility? Employer Program Administrator or personnel?
Personnel
Report any observed or suspected malfunctions of the respirator equipment to the company officer as well as to a member of the Air team.
SCBA Fit testing is conducted how often?
Annually, in accordance with CFD OB AIR-04
Inspection and cleaning of SCBA's should be conducted in accordance with what?
In accordance with manufacturers recommendations and CFD OB AIR-1.
Field level maintenance of SCBA is usually limited to what?
Changing batteries and cleaning.
Compressed breathing air is to meet at least the requirements for what grad?
Grade D