Respiratory Protection

Question 1

Who is in charge of RPPM?

Respirator Protection Program Manager

Answer 1

IDC

Training within 3 months

Question 2

Responsibilities of CO

Answer 2

Appoint RPPM in writing

Maintain list of personnel in program

Question 3

Responsibilities of RPPM

Answer 3

Provide guidance to supply officer 
Establish control point for issuance 
Ensure training is completed 
Evaluate program annually
Training within 3 months

Question 4

Responsibilities of MDR

Answer 4

Conduct evals/physicals
medically certify qualified
Assist RPPM to identify hazards

Question 5

Requirements for respirator use

Answer 5

current PHA

no deployment limiting conditions

Question 6

Respirator User Certification Exam

Answer 6

716

Question 7

Disposition of respirator exam

Answer 7

medically qualified without restrictions
medically qualified with restrictions
not medically qualified

Question 8

*Aerosols

Answer 8

any material dispensed from pressurized container using a gas propellant

Question 9

Contaminant

Answer 9

material not normally present in atmosphere, can be harmful to anyone who breathes it

Question 10

*Dust

Answer 10

small solid particles created by breaking up of larger particles

Question 11

Fumes

Answer 11

small particles formed by condensation of volatilized solids

Question 12

Gas

Answer 12

material that under normal conditions of temperatures and pressure tends to occupy entire space uniformly

Question 13

Mist

Answer 13

finely divided liquid droplets suspended in air

Question 14

*Oxygen deficient atmosphere

Answer 14

O2 deficient atmosphere with insufficient O2 to support life

19.5%

Question 15

Atmosphere Immediately Dangerous to life of Health

Answer 15

concentration of a contaminant which can produce an immediate irreversible debilitating effect on health

Question 16

*Exhaust

Answer 16

Forced air systems - Lab Hoods

Damage control gear - Red Devil Blowers

Question 17

Responsibilities of Safety Officer

Answer 17

Ensure the gas free engineer program annually

Question 18

Responsibilities of MDR

Answer 18

Provide training and physicals

Question 19

Three types of respirators

Answer 19

air purifying
atmosphere supplied air
self containing breathing apparatus

Question 20

Air purifying respirators

Answer 20

removes air contaminant by filter and replacing it with adequate oxygen
19.5%

Question 21

Surgical Masks

Answer 21

only used for medical and dental

Question 22

Military gas masks

Answer 22

can not be used

only for CBRNE

Question 23

Atmosphere supply repirators

Answer 23

protects user by supplying oxygen

Question 24

Airline respirators

Answer 24

demand
pressure demand
continuous flow

Question 25

Demand Respirator

Answer 25

only with a face piece, supplies air to the user on demand (inhalation) creates a negative pressure

Question 26

Pressure demand respirators

Answer 26

only face piece, maintains positive pressure within face piece, preventing contaminant leakage into face piece

Question 27

Continuous Flow Respirators

Answer 27

face piece, hood, helmet or suit, maintains positive pressure

Question 28

Self Contained Breathing Apparatuses

Answer 28

Face piece, helmet, hood, breathing tube, and oxygen | Closed and open circuit

Question 29

Cleaning respirators

Answer 29

Clean with soap and water at 100F AVOID 43C or 110F Store flat, in clean dry area

Question 30

Two types of fit tests

Answer 30

qualitative | quantitative

Question 31

Qualitative

Answer 31

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