For which is respiratory protection more critical? Dusts or Vapors
Vapors
100
What word is used in process instructions requiring a respirator to be used.
Warning
100
What is the required filter change frequency?
6 months
100
Which provides a better seal? Half mask or full face
Full Face
100
True / False If you are expected to wear a respirator you are required to report to work clean shaven every day
True
200
How often is a fit test required?
Annually
200
What does the word caution mean in the process instructions related to respiratory protection.
Wear a dust mask if the material is dusty (not controlled by LEV)
200
How often should pre-filters be changed?
Whenever they become dirty or breathing becomes difficult
200
True / False It is OK to hang your respirator by the straps, it is handy way to have your respirator available when you need it.
False- Hanging by the straps damages the elastic in the straps.
200
What does PFT stand for?
Pulmonary Function Test
300
Describe how to do a negative seal check
Cover filter opening with palm of hand and inhale, mask should draw down if no leaks.
300
What type of respirator is an approved method of protection for hydrogen sulfide above 100 ppm?
Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)
300
What cleaning chemical are the filters specifically chosen to protect against?
Vortexx (acetic acid)
300
Give an example of an unapproved respirator storage location?
In your locker, out on plant floor, on a ladder, anywhere it is exposed to chemicals, heat, cold, dust, sunlight, physical damage.
300
What is irritant smoke used for?
Annual Fit Test
400
Describe how to do a positive seal check.
Cover exhalation valve with palm of hand and blow. Mask should puff out if no leaks.
400
For what product is a dust mask always required?
Sipernat or Silicon Dioxide
400
what is the main ingredient inside the filters that traps the chemicals?
activated charcoal
400
What type of respirator is approved for eye and face protection when working with corrosive chemicals
Full face or SCBA
400
What is the name of the company that does the onsite respirator testing?
Med Compass
500
List a factor that could cause a person to fail their annual PFT
High blood pressure, poor lung capacity, heart condition, possibly
500
What is the name of the group of flavors listed in the process instructions and SDS for which a respirator is required.
Volatile Flavor Compounds (VFCs)
500
What is break through?
When filters become saturated and allow harmful vapors to pass through filter directly to the user.
500
What does a respirator's protection factor mean?
How well the mask protects the user, it is the ratio of contaminates inside vs outside the mask, Factors go from 10 to 5000, higher the number the better the protection
500
What is the rainbow passage and its purpose?
A paragraph designed by OSHA to make a person talk a standard amount and challenge the respirator seal.