Respiratory Protection - Train the Trainer

OOSHEW's Respiratory Protection Train the Trainer course is designed for internal safety trainers and supervisors who need to deliver respiratory protection training to their own workforce. Delivered in-person across Alberta and British Columbia. This hands-on course covers exposure control planning, respiratory protection selection, assignment and respirator fit-testing to ensure your company is OHS compliant.

Pricing

$1,000.00 CAD + GST per student. Contact us for Group Pricing (most popular).

Call - AB: (403) 919-3319 | BC: (778) 885-4600

What You’ll Learn

1. Applicable occupational health and safety regulations for exposure control, respiratory hazards and respiratory protection (Alberta, British Columbia, Federal).
2. Hazards and risks in the workplace related to airborne hazards and the exposure control methods.
3. Roles and responsibilities for the employer, supervisor, respirator fit tester, and worker.
4. Requirements for health screening and health surveillance.
5. Requirements for an exposure control plan and an emergency response plan, along with a practical exercise to complete the plans.
6. Researching substance and chemical databases to collect information for exposure control planning.
7. Overview of sampling & analytical methods.
8. Understanding occupational exposure limits.
9. Respirator protection factors and limitations.
10. Types of respirators, particulate filters, gas absorbing cartridges and combination cartridges.
11. Inspecting, cleaning and maintenance of personal respiratory protective equipment.
12. How to don a tight-fitting air purifying respirator and perform a negative and positive seal check.
13. The difference between a qualitative and quantitative respirator fit test.
14. Selecting and assigning the appropriate respiratory protective equipment.
15. How to perform a qualitative fit test for a tight-fitting air purifying respirator.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for workers, supervisors and safety personnel who complete exposure control plans, assign respiratory protective equipment and perform qualitative fit testing for tight-fitting air purifying respirators. This course does NOT include the use of supplied breathing air equipment.

This training includes a respirator qualitative fit test with the student's personal half-face air purifying respirator (student must be clean shaven wherever the respirator’s seal touches the face).

Industries Served Regularly

Our hands-on training delivery is valued by regularly attending workers and safety teams from: construction projects, civil works, industrial manufacturing, major infrastructure projects, oil & gas, petroleum terminals, pipelines, pre-cast concrete construction, shipyards, storm & wastewater infrastructure.

Class Details

Private group sessions are available and are the most popular.

Contact us for upcoming dates or to arrange a private session.

Class Size: range from 4 to 10 students. 6 students is the average.

Duration: 1 day (7 - 9 hours), depending on student expertise, knowledge and English language competency.

Training Location AB: at the client’s workplace.

Training Location BC: OOSHEW’s Surrey training facility or the client’s workplace.

Equipment: OOSHEW provides all the necessary equipment for the training, we use 3M and Honeywell (North) personal respiratory protective products. The client can request to use their specific equipment.

Equipment Note: students must bring their personal air purifying respirator for their fit-testing, or purchase one from OOSHEW.

Digital Course Materials & Training App

All of our training courses are built on a web-based platform so you have access to all the information during and after your training. The app is accessible on mobile, tablet and computer.

Respiratory Protection Train the Trainer Certificate

Successfully completed students receive a digital training certificate, valid for 3 years, recognized by employers across Canada. The training certificate includes unique features: student’s photo, name, ID#, certificate ID#, link to the class photo album, link to the course material, and link to this course information page.

OHS Compliance

This course was developed using information from occupational health and safety regulations.

• Canada Federal - Part X Hazardous Substances
• Canada Federal - Part 12.13 Respiratory Protection
• Alberta - Part 4 Chemical Hazards, Biological Hazards and Harmful Substances
• Alberta - Part 18 (244 - 255) Respiratory Protection
• Alberta - Table 2 Occupational Exposure Limits for Chemical Substances
• British Columbia - Part 5 Chemical Agents and Biological Agents
• British Columbia - Part 6 Substance Specific Requirements
• British Columbia - Part 8.32 Respirators
• British Columbia - Table of Exposure Limits for Chemical and Biological Substances

Additional Resources

This course includes information derived from the following resources:

• CSA Z94.4-18 Selection, Use, and Care of Respirators
• NIOSH - Respiratory Protection Information Trusted Source
• NIOSH - Manual of Analytical Methods
• OSHA - Alphabetic Index of Sampling and Analytical Methods
• NIOSH - Index of Chemical Names
• NIOSH - Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health (IDLH) Values
• ACGIH - 2023 Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents & Biological Exposure Indices
• CAS Registry
• PubChem

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you provide training in other cities?

Yes, travel fees and accommodation may apply.

Alberta: Airdrie, Banff, Canmore, Edmonton, High River, Leduc, Lethbridge, Okotoks, Nisku.

British Columbia: Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley, Golden, Kamloops, Nanaimo, Pemberton, Salmon Arm, Squamish, Victoria, Whistler.

Can we run the training virtually?

Yes, we have provided training using MS Teams and Zoom for clients in remote locations and for clients where students are stationed at numerous locations.

Can we run two courses in a single day?

Yes, if we can accommodate the schedule for both the client and instructor.

What PPE is required during the training?

Comfortable shoes (no high heels or sandals) and comfortable clothes (jeans, sweats, t-shirt, hoodie) are suitable at our OOSHEW training facility in Surrey. PPE workwear is required if the training is held at a client’s workplace.

What equipment will I learn to use during the training?

During your training you will learn how to use a variety of respiratory protective equipment: quarter mask (escape) respirator, half-mask respirator, full-face respirator, N95 disposable mask, and assortment of filters and cartridges.

Why do I need to shave my face when wearing a respirator?

For an effective seal, a tight-fitting air purifying respirator must make complete contact with the skin of your face without any intrusions. Imagine the gasket in your car’s engine trying to seal the motor but there’s grime, sand and small particles all over the gasket, the gasket will not be able to perform 100%.

Is an air purifying respirator adequate in oxygen deficiency?

NO, a respirator equipped with supplied breathing air is required in an oxygen deficiency atmosphere. An air purifying respirator does not provide/supply any oxygen it simply filters the air as it enters inside the respirator. Normal concentration of oxygen in the atmosphere is 20.9%, oxygen deficiency is 19.5% or less, when oxygen concentration drops to 16% the condition becomes Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health.

Is my training certificate valid in Alberta and British Columbia?

Yes, the training covers commonalities between Alberta, British Columbia and Canadian Federal OHS regulations. The training certificate does not state validity for only one province, location or employer.

Is online respiratory protection training accepted on Alberta and British Columbia worksites?

Online-only training is generally not accepted on most worksites in Alberta and British Columbia, as regulators and employers expect practical, hands-on competency demonstration. OOSHEW's training includes practical exercises with real equipment to meet this requirement.