Respiratory Protective Equipment Policy and Procedure
Editable Word respiratory protective equipment policy and procedure for Queensland businesses: respirator selection by hazard, fit testing, facial hair, fit checks, maintenance, storage, training and records.
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Written by Ryan Graham, health and safety professional (16 years on Queensland sites)
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About this template
For workplaces where workers wear respirators, such as dust, silica, welding, spray painting, blasting and asbestos work. It sets out the whole RPE program, with a selection table and fit-test, hazard register and filter schedule fields ready to complete.
What Is Included In Our Respiratory Protective Equipment Policy and Procedure?
- When RPE is needed, after other controls and exposure standard checks
- Respirator selection by hazard: dust, welding fume, vapours, spray painting, blasting and asbestos
- P1, P2 and P3 filter classes and what particulate filters do not do
- Fit-testing before first use, yearly and on a new make or model
- Qualitative and quantitative fit-testing methods and tester competence
- Facial hair rule and fitness to wear
- Fit-checking every time, use limits and leaving the area
- Cleaning, inspection, filter change and storage
- Health monitoring, air monitoring records and training records
- Fit-test record and RPE hazard register to fill in
Legislation and Codes of Practice Referenced
- Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld): s 19 (primary duty of care), s 273 (no charge to workers), ss 47 to 49 (consultation)
- Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld): ss 34 to 38 (risk management and hierarchy of control), s 39 (information, training and instruction), ss 44 to 46 (personal protective equipment), s 49 (exposure standards), s 50 (air monitoring), s 368 (health monitoring), s 378 (health monitoring records), ss 529CA and 529CD (crystalline silica assessment and training)
- Managing respirable crystalline silica dust exposure in construction and manufacturing of construction elements Code of Practice 2022 (Qld), an approved code of practice: section 7.6 (respiratory protective equipment)
- How to Safely Remove Asbestos Code of Practice 2021 and How to Manage and Control Asbestos in the Workplace Code of Practice 2021 (Qld), approved codes of practice
- Welding Processes Code of Practice 2021, Spray Painting and Powder Coating Code of Practice 2021 and Abrasive Blasting Code of Practice 2021 (Qld), approved codes of practice
- AS/NZS 1715: Selection, use and maintenance of respiratory protective equipment and AS/NZS 1716: Respiratory protective devices, the standards the approved codes name
What You Get
- An editable Microsoft Word document (7 pages), A4 portrait
- Business details and document control typed once and filled in on every page, plus a space for your logo
- Purpose, scope and a policy statement with an approval sign-off
- Definitions, and responsibilities for each role
- A step-by-step procedure that says who does what
- Records, training, monitoring and review, related documents and a revision history
Review it and adjust it to suit your business, your sites and the way your team works, and talk it through with your workers. If you have any trouble downloading this template, you can contact us at any time. Please make sure you read our Disclaimer before downloading.
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Brief your crew
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What format is it?
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Is it compliant with Queensland law?
It's written around Queensland's Work Health and Safety Act 2011 and Regulation 2011. Tailor it to your site, consult your workers and review it whenever conditions change; no template can guarantee compliance on its own.
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