4Q1.7-102.pdf

Manual: 4Q1.7 Procedure: 102 Revision: 7

CLEANING RESPIRATOR EQUIPMENT Effective Date: 02/29/2016 Type-Class: Admin-Info Page: 1 of 2

1.0 PURPOSE

Establish requirements for cleaning respirator equipment.

2.0 SCOPE

These guidelines apply to the cleaning of reusable respirators, fit test respirators, and training respirator equipment.

3.0 DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS

SCBA – Self Contained Breathing Apparatus

4.0 RESPONSIBILITIES

4.1 Respiratory Equipment Facility (REF)/Satellite Respiratory Equipment Facility (SREF)

Ensuring all reusable respirators are clean before they are reissued.

4.2 Satellite Respiratory Equipment Facility (SREF)

Cleaning respirators which are used for fit testing, training, as well as Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) facepieces, Other SCBA parts of atmosphere-supplied respirators (i.e., backpack harnesses, regulators, air cylinders, and air hoses) are cleaned by the custodian (i.e., Fire Department)

4.3 Laundry Facility

Cleaning and sanitizing reusable respirators prior to their return to the REF, Maintaining records on the number of respirators washed daily.

4.4 REF Personnel

Completing qualification training as specified in the Job Performance Standard or approved equal.

5.0 REQUIREMENTS

5.1 Cleaning

1. Respirators must be cleaned regularly to ensure that wearers are not exposed to contaminants (i.e., germs, radioactivity, dirt, chemicals, etc.) from previous use. Reusable respirators must be cleaned after each use; washed at the laundry facility.

2. During an emergency, respirator facepieces may be sanitized by wiping out with a sanitizer recommended by the manufacturer or approved by Site Medical (i.e., "Zephiran" towelettes) if sufficient spare facepieces are not available.

Manual: 4Q1.7 Procedure: 102

Cleaning Respirator Equipment Revision: 7 Page: 2 of 2

5.1.1 Air-Purifying Respirators

1. Air-purifying fullface respirators are cleaned and sanitized by the laundry facility.

2. At the offsite laundry facility respirator cartridges are first removed from the facepieces and wiped with a damp cloth. The facepieces are then washed, sanitized, rinsed, and dried.

5.1.2 Atmosphere-Supplied Respirators

1. Atmosphere-supplied respirator full-facepieces are cleaned and sanitized by the laundry facility the same as air-purifying respirators.

5.2 Radiation and Contamination Quality Assurance Surveying

1. After cleaning, respirators and cartridges are surveyed for alpha and beta-gamma, fixed and smearable, contamination. Cleaned respirators and cartridges must meet the following requirements prior to being shipped to the

REF:

<5000 dpm/100cm2 beta-gamma total and <500 dpm/cm2 alpha total fixed contamination

Transferable contamination to be <20 dpm/100cm2 alpha and <200 dpm/100cm2 beta-gamma.

2. Respirators exceeding these contamination guidelines are to be rewashed.

Respirator cartridges exceeding these guidelines are to be discarded as low level radioactive waste.

3. Once the respirators and cartridges have been cleaned and surveyed they are delivered to the REF.

5.3 Fit Test, Training, and SCBA Facepieces

Respirators used for fit testing and training as well as SCBA facepieces are cleaned and sanitized at the REF/SREF.

6.0 REFERENCES

None

7.0 RECORDS

Records generated as a result of implementing this procedure are maintained in accordance with Manual 1B, Procedure 3.31, Records Management.

8.0 ATTACHMENTS

None

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