Respiratory Protection
We will ensure that your Respiratory Protection Program meets OSHA requirements for testing, training, documentation, and equipment.
Respiratory Protection Services
OSHA Regulation 1910.134 requires that where conditions require employees to use respirators, the employer must develop and implement a documented respiratory protection program with procedures specific to their worksite. A suitably trained administrator must lead the program. (Source: OSHA.gov)
There is a lot more to this than just buying a bunch of respirators and passing them out to your employees. We will supply qualified, expert personnel to cover all of the aspects of evaluation, respiratory program development, documentation, equipment, fitting, training, and testing as required by OSHA regulations.
Breathe easy with our respiratory protection services!
How the Respiratory Protection Service Works
Safety Data Sheet Review
DFW Safety & First Aid will review Safety Data Sheets to determine where, when, and how respirators are to be used in your company’s work environment.
Air Quality Testing
We will Perform air quality testing, if necessary, to determine if air contaminants exceed the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limits for your workplace.
Online Medical Evaluations
Quick, easy and cost-effective evaluations done at your workplace, thereby saving you hundreds of dollars in clinic expenses and lost time/productivity.
Respirator Training
We provide classroom respirator training, fit testing, and selection. We will instruct your employees how to properly wear, maintain and store their equipment.
OSHA Compliance
Meeting OHSA requirements is an ongoing process. We send regular reminders when annual training and fit testing is due so your company remains compliant.
We Help with OSHA Respiratory Protection Requirements
Respiratory Safety
With over 650,000 chemicals in the workplace and millions of workers exposed to these chemicals daily, protecting your workers against the harmful injuries and health effects from chemical exposure is an important part of your safety and health initiatives. You need to be sure that your workers have the equipment and training they need to be protected.
Aviod Hazards to Your Employees and Bottom Line
As the safety administrator, navigating the OSHA Regulations to understand what applies to your particular work environment and how to meet those requirements can be a daunting task. Injuries and health hazards as a result of exposure to hazardous materials can be costly, both in human toll and expense. The wrong equipment and lack of correct documentation (SDS, MED EVALS, TRAINING, FIT TEST, EQUIPMENT STORAGE) can all add up to multiple costly OSHA Fines.
Program Benefits
- DFW Safety & First Aid is your go-to resource for all aspects of your respiratory protection program. Selection, training, supplies, and documentation are all critical components of a complete respiratory protection program.
- Our efficient and easy-to-use online Medical Evaluation Tool makes it quick, easy, and saves time and money to validate and document the medically verified ability of your workers to safely wear respirators.
- We teach your people why it is vitally important to their health, both short-term and long-term, to use their respirators correctly and as needed.
- Many respiratory related health issues can arise years after exposure. Your company is liable as far back as 30 years to validate and produce documentation of training and compliance against future health claims due to chemical exposure.
Customer Feedback
Jim, thank you for a fantastic job. WELL DONE. Our company would be nothing if safety was not an important part of our plan. We appreciate you taking the time to point out that importance so that we may reiterate that to our employees your thoughts. This also shows our customers and GC we take safety seriously.
Selecting Jim Davis and DFW Safety & First aid to work with our fast growing company to develop, implement and maintain a turn-key first aid and safety training program has been one of the best business decisions we’ve made.
Jim has worked with C&W Manufacturing for the past two years providing monthly safety meetings, managing our respirator program, providing first aid and safety supplies, and conducting monthly workplace safety evaluations to identify hazards and corrective measures. Jim’s efforts have helped us to maintain an excellent safety record which translates to lower workers compensation costs and a substantially more productive work environment. We’ve always been able to count on Jim. You will not go wrong in aligning your safety efforts with Jim and DFW Safety & First Aid.
DFW Safety & First Aid has done a tremendous job training several hundred of our staff in CPR – First Aid and AED’s. They support our AED program and first aid supplies. We’ve always found them to be very responsive and easy to work with. I recommend anyone looking for a great local service to help with their first aid, and safety needs.
Railroad Controls, LP have used DFW Safety & First Aid to provide our new-hire CPR – First Aid Training during our weekly orientation. It is very important to us to have a provider that we can rely on to work with us on our evolving schedule for new-hire safety orientation as we bring our employees in from out-of-town each week for this training. Jim engages our employees and makes sure that they have the necessary skills and training to respond in the event of an emergency. Jim always emphasizes personal responsibility for safety in his presentations which coincides with the safety orientation we provide. We are very satisfied with the professionalism and value Jim contributes to our safety training efforts.
DFW Safety & First Aid has provided Bass Pro Shop in Grapevine with monthly first aid supply services, CPR – First Aid, AED training for our staff and Respirator Fit Testing. We have found Jim’s training to be very professional and thorough. His safety classes are engaging, concise and relevant. His flexibility and willingness to work with our schedule makes it easy to keep our employee’s training current and up-to-date. Jim’s high quality supplies and services are reasonably priced and his service is excellent. He is up to date on all of his information and offers helpful suggestions. He is honest and reliable. You won’t be disappointed if you choose DFW Safety & First Aid as your safety and supply vendor.
