Dust Mask - Voluntary Use Guidelines
14 min! Run Time
Employees
only
of Completion
What you'll learn
Skills covered in this course
Description
You are probably exposed to some level of dust in your workplace, dust that may pose a variety of health hazards. If those hazards are significant enough, your employer will require that you use respiratory protection. If the hazards are minor and protection is not mandated, you can choose to wear a dust mask.
This Dust Mask - Voluntary Use Guidelines Course will explain how to select, use and care for dust masks. Ideal learners are employees in the heavy equipment, manufacturing (production and maintenance), construction and mining industries, and their supervisors.
Course Objectives:
Differentiate between types of respirators;Recognize situations in which it is a good idea to voluntarily use a dust mask;Recall how to properly use a dust mask;Determine if a dust mask is in good working order
Duration: 14 min.
System Requirements
See System Requirements in the Coggno Knowledge Base
Author
Built by safety professionals.
Dust Mask - Voluntary Use Guidelines
Frequently Asked Questions
You can choose to wear a dust mask when dust hazards are minor and respiratory protection isn't mandated by your employer.
The course teaches you how to determine if a dust mask is in good working order before each use.
You'll learn to differentiate between types of respirators and voluntary-use dust masks, which serve different exposure levels.
It's built for employees in heavy equipment, manufacturing, construction and mining industries, along with their supervisors.
This course runs 14 minutes and covers how to select, use and care for a dust mask properly.
You are probably exposed to some level of dust in your workplace, dust that may pose a variety of health hazards. If those hazards are significant enough, your employer will require that you use respiratory protection. If the hazards are minor and protection is not mandated, you can choose to wear a dust mask. This course will explain how to select, use and care for dust masks. Ideal learners are employees in the heavy equipment, manufacturing (production and maintenance), construction and mining industries, and their supervisors.
Course Objectives:
Differentiate between types of respirators;Recognize situations in which it is a good idea to voluntarily use a dust mask;Recall how to properly use a dust mask;Determine if a dust mask is in good working order
Duration: 14 min.