Wearing of Respiratory Protection Masks

With effect from 1 March 2016, those who intend to use or are using air purifying respirators such as N95 masks, etc, need to do the following:

1. All first time users of respirators are required to complete and submit a health declaration form to NUS Occupational Health Clinic to be reviewed by health physician;

health declaration form:
https://share.nus.edu.sg/corporate/forms/safety_and_health/Occupational-Health/Health%20Declaration%20Form.pdf

1. Take the compulsory online training for first-time users and annual refresher training for returning users:

COMPULSORY ONLINE TRAINING for Respiratory Users
Structured Safety Training Programme (SSTS) First Time New Users Existing Users
General Safety
https://inetapps.nus.edu.sg/osh/
portal/training/ssts.html
  1. Respiratory Protection Programme Training for first-time users
    (OSHGEN04)  through LumiNUS:
    https://luminus.nus.edu.sg
  2. Subsequent annual refresher trainings: Respiratory Protection Programme Training for returning users (refresher)
    (OSHGEN05) through LumiNUS
 Respiratory Protection Programme Training for returning users (refresher)
(OSHGEN05) through LumiNUS: https://luminus.nus.edu.sg/This refresher training is to be taken annually.

 

  1. Frequency of medical checkup – will be based on the outcome of the review of the Health Declaration form submitted by users.
  2.  Frequency of mask fitting – to be determined by the PI or prescribed by the attending occupational health physician;
    (Request for mask fitting through OH Authorization form here)
  3. For more information on training and submission of the health declaration, go to : https://inetapps.nus.edu.sg/osh/portal/NUS-Community/oh/intro.html 
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