These are resources from various sources, Washington Administrative Code (WAC), L&I, NIOSH, CDC, and DOH. It is a mixture of documents that were created to assist you in understanding what is required, tools to help keep you on track, reminders of how to do things, or links to other sites.
Please use these resources to help plan and maintain your facility’s respiratory protection program.
General
- WAC 296-842, Respirators
- What is a Respiratory Protection Program?
- Respiratory Protection Program – Guidance for Long-term Care Facilities (For facility leadership)
- Respiratory Protection Program Administrator (RPA): Guidelines for Long-term Care Facilities
- Definitions of Terms and Acronyms for N95 Qualitative Fit Testing
- Respiratory Program Planning Checklist
Written Program
- WAC 296-842-12005 – Develop and maintain a written program.
- L&I - Respirator Program Template for COVID-19 Prevention in Long-term Care Facilities
Respirator Medical Evaluation
- WAC 296-842-14005 – Provide medical evaluations.
- WAC 296-842-22005 – Use this medical questionnaire for medical evaluations.
Internet search for respirator medical evaluation resources/companies that provide medical evaluations.
Employee Training
- WAC 296-842-16005Provide effective training
- DOH - Respiratory Protection Program-LTC N95 User Training Template
Fit testing
- Fit Test (QLFT) vs. Seal Check
- CDC – Facial Hairstyles and Filtering Facepiece Respirators
- A close shave can save
- Rainbow passage
- List of fit test exercises
- Evaluating the Fit Test Conductor in the LTC Facility (Qualitative Method using Bitrex or Saccharine Solution)
- N95 Fit Test Tips
- N95 Fit Testing for the Hearing Impaired
- Qualitative Fit Test Kit Options
- Reminder sheet for fit testing
- OSHA Respiratory Training information
- Donning/Doffing video
- Fit testing L&I:At the end of this video, there is a short quiz. You can have your staff get a screen shot of their quiz result for recordkeeping purposes.)
- How to don and doff various types of N95 respirators
Other
- DOH - COVID-19 Infection Prevention in Health Care Settings website
- Controlled Air-Purifying Respirator - Maxair (PDF)
- L&I Consultation Services
Videos
Fit testing videos Trainees must watch the first 3 videos to be prepared for the Virtual Fit Test Training session:
- Introduction to Fit Testing (9 minutes)
- Equipment Overview (23 minutes)
- Fit Testing (29 minutes)
Watch these videos for how to put on (don) an N95, take it off (doff), and do a seal check:
- OSHA Respirator Safety video (YouTube, 9:16- includes don, doff, and seal check)
- OSHA Donning and Doffing an N95 video (YouTube, 2:02)
- OSHA User Seal Check video (YouTube, 4:39)