• Roles and responsibilities
• Areas of use
• Respiratory selection
• Respiratory training
  • general knowledge and use;
  • fit-testing;
• Health surveillance
• Recordkeeping
• Program evaluation

• A Respiratory Protection Program shall be developed and implemented where appropriate.

• Develop the Respiratory Protection Program in accordance with CSA Z94-04.2 and Hazards identified in their Hazard Assessment process.

• Ensure that all appropriate Employees are trained and comply with the Respiratory Protection Program.

• Comply with all aspects of the Respiratory Protection Program.

Managers shall:

• ensure at least one Qualified Person is maintained in their department;
• ensure all tasks and activities which require the use of respiratory protection are identified in the Hazard assessment;
• identify and provide CSA approved respiratory protection to be used.

• ensure training and fit testing have been completed prior to assigning an Employee a task that requires use of a respirator;
• ensure that CSA approved respiratory protection, appropriate to control the identified Hazard, is worn when required;
• ensure completion of refresher training and fit testing every two (2) years.

• comply with the Respiratory Protection Program;
• perform a negative and positive pressure user seal check every time a respirator is donned;
• notify their Supervisor if there is a change in work process or other factors that may impact on their ability to use a respirator safely;
• participate in medical assessment for respirator use through the City’s medical provider;
• remain clean shaven where the face-piece seals to the skin.

• maintain health surveillance records for the Respiratory Protection Program.

• coordinate respiratory training for all appropriate Employees;
• maintain Employee records of the type of respirator selected and fit test results.

• respiratory Hazards, their health affects and control measures;
• rationale for the selected respirator;
• procedures to follow in case of an emergency;
• cleaning of respirator;
  • clean and sanitize as per manufacture’s instructions.
• inspection of respirator;
  • inspect all respirator components before and after each use;
  • inspect for defects and deficiencies;
  • report defects to Supervisor.
• storage of respirator;
  • store to protect them from against dust, ozone, sunlight, heat, extreme cold, moisture, chemicals, oils and other potential Hazards.

• prior to initial use;
• at least every two years;
• whenever there is a change in the respirator face piece;
• whenever changes to the user’s physical condition could affect the fit.

• under no circumstance shall a person use a respirator until a fit-test has been completed;
• the person undergoing the fit-test must be clean-shaven;
• if other PPE is required to be worn then they should be worn during fit-testing.

• documentation must be completed that confirms that the individual is free from any physiological or psychological condition that may preclude him or her from using the assigned respirator;
• if there are concerns regarding an Employees use of a respirator then an opinion from a health care professional shall be obtained;
• all health information shall be treated as medically confidential.

• training;
• selection of the appropriate respirator;
• respiratory fit-testing;
  • Employee name;
  • date of test;
  • make, model and size of respirator;
  • type of fit-test and test agent used;
  • results of fit-test;
  • name of the person conducting the fit-test.