Overview
The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 [Public Law 91-596] assures, so far as possible, safe and healthful working conditions for every employed man and woman in the Nation. The Act charges the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) with conducting research and making science-based recommendations to prevent work-related illness, injury, disability, and death.
In this course the student will learn about air-filtration and air-cleaning issues associated with protecting building environments from an airborne chemical, biological, or radiological (CBR) attack. The source document provides information about issues that should be considered when assessing, installing, and upgrading filtration systems along with the types of threats that can be addressed by air-filtration and air-cleaning systems. It is intended to provide guidance regarding measures that may be taken to prepare for a potential CBR attack, rather than in response to an actual CBR event.
The student is expected to read and review the material contained in the Guidance for Filtration and Air-Cleaning Systems to Protect Building Environments - From Airborne Chemical, Biological or Radiological Attacks (DHHS (NIORSH) Pub. No. 2003-136) April, 2003
The student must take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of forty (40) questions at the end of this course to obtain PDH credits.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Filter Industry Definitions and Terms
- Filtration and Air-Cleaning Principles
- Particulate Air Filtration
- Gas-Phase Air Cleaning
- Recommendations Regarding Filter and Sorbent Applications
- Bypass and Infiltration Considerations
- Economic Considerations – Initial, Operating and Replacement Costs
Course
Click on the following link to the PDF document to review the course material before taking the quiz for credit.
Guidance for Filtration and Air-Cleaning Systems
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