Respiratory Protection for Respirator Users (Cal/OSHA) Online Training

This online course covers the respirator user training topics in the Cal/OSHA respiratory protection standard (8 CCR 5144(k), with Appendix D) and is written for California general industry workers who wear respirators.

What you learn

• Why you wear a respirator
• Respirator types: what they can and cannot do
• Filters, cartridges and change schedules
• Medical evaluation and warning signs
• Fit testing and a good seal
• Putting on, checking, using and removing your respirator
• Emergencies and respirator failure
• Cleaning, inspection and storage
• Wearing a respirator by choice: Appendix D
• The general requirements of the standard
• A final lesson listing what to review with your supervisor at your company

How it works

• You take the course online, at your own pace, on a phone or a computer.
• The final exam opens after at least 60 minutes of active study in the lessons.
• Each topic lesson ends with practice questions that do not count toward your score.
• The final exam has 25 questions drawn at random. You need 80 percent to pass, and you get 3 attempts.
• When you pass, you get a certificate of completion from M Squared Safety Solutions, Inc. The certificate expires 1 year after it is issued.
• This course is also available in Spanish: Protección respiratoria para usuarios de respiradores (Cal/OSHA): capacitación en línea.

Questions

Call an M Squared trainer at 949-954-6581, Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM Pacific time. A trainer answers in English and Spanish.

Your employer's part

This online course does not replace the training your employer must give on your own job: site-specific training, and hands-on practice and evaluation where the rule requires them.

What this course does not do

This course does not include a medical evaluation or a fit test. Section 5144 requires a medical evaluation before a worker is fit tested or required to use a respirator, and a fit test before a tight-fitting respirator is used (5144(e)(1), (f)(2)). The fit test is done in person; your employer arranges both. Your employer must still cover its own written program, respirators and worksite in its training; a review checklist is built into the course.