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Respiratory Protection and Hazardous Atmospheres Awareness

Name: Respiratory Protection and Hazardous Atmospheres Awareness
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A practical, visual introduction to airborne hazards and the respiratory protective equipment (RPE) that helps protect against them. Learn what airborne contaminants and hazardous atmospheres are, the legal duty to keep exposure below workplace exposure standards, how the two families of respirator work, how to select the right one under AS/NZS 1715 and how to fit, wear and maintain it, as paced slides with diagrams, a real workplace decision scenario and quick self-checks.

Also relevant for: Farm and Rural, Asbestos and Demolition, Construction and Trades, Manufacturing and Industrial, Mining and FIFO, Plumbing and Gas

About 35 minutes100% online, self-pacedSix months of access

What You Will Learn

Recognise the main forms of airborne contaminant and hazardous atmosphere, and how they harm the respiratory system
Explain the WHS duty to keep airborne exposure below the workplace exposure standard, and where RPE sits in the hierarchy of controls
Distinguish air-purifying respirators from atmosphere-supplying (supplied-air) respirators and match them to the hazard
Outline how to select suitable RPE under AS/NZS 1715, including filter class and the required minimum protection factor
Describe correct fit testing, user seal checks, wearing and maintenance so RPE performs as intended

Course Content

Final Assessment: 10 questions, 80% pass mark, retakes available

Who This Course Is For

Workers, supervisors and site managers who may be exposed to dusts, fumes, mists, gases or vapours, including construction, manufacturing, fabrication, spray painting, cleaning and maintenance and anyone who selects, issues or wears RPE.

Written by Kam Askari, Managing Director of Creative Directions Management Consulting Pty Ltd, ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 Lead Auditor. MBA, Graduate Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety, MAICD. Checked against the sources listed below.

Sources and Legal References

Always rely on the current version on the regulator’s website.

Accreditation: This is a non-accredited awareness course. It builds general awareness of airborne hazards and respiratory protective equipment (RPE) and does not, on its own, make you a competent person to select RPE, conduct fit testing or authorise entry to confined spaces or atmospheres immediately dangerous to life or health (IDLH). Those tasks require additional competency-based training, supervision and health monitoring. RPE selection, use and maintenance must follow AS/NZS 1715, with devices complying with AS/NZS 1716.