Speedglas Powered Air Training Academy (SPATA)
Occupational health and safety legislation require employees to be trained to carry out their work safely.
Where respiratory protection is to be used, training must be provided.
The Speedglas Powered Air Training Academy (SPATA) has been launched to provide workplaces with a set of training modules to educate and train staff in line with what has been set-out in the Australian and New Zealand Standard for respiratory protective equipment.
This free training package, including 10 modules, has been prepared in combination with senior occupational hygienists, welders, and industry professionals. To register or for more information on the Speedglas Powered Air Training Academy, please click below.
What is SPATA?
As a company that relies on 3M™ Speedglas™ Welding Helmets with Powered Air Purifying Respirators, this training package has been made completely free of charge for your business. The SPATA program has been launched to save your business time, hassle, and expense when it comes to training your welders on the proper use of their PPE. Simply use the SPATA program to assist in ticking that box.
The SPATA program was led by:
David Chippendale
David has worked in the welding safety industry for over 18 years and has authored numerous Welding Fume Safety White Papers, Welding Industry Reports, and Welding Fume Control Frameworks.
He is a member of the Welding Safety Council made up of industry and legislative safety authorities, sat on the advisory group for the NSW Centre for Work Health and Safety in quantifying and assessing the burden of harm associated with welding fumes, sits on the 3M Speedglas Advisory Group, and heads up the marketing, business support, and technical sales teams at AWS.
Terry Gorman
Terry Gorman is a Certified Occupational Hygienist and Fellow of the Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists (AIOH) who has worked in the field of workplace safety for over 30 years and specialised in respiratory protection for over 20 years.
He is a current member of the Australian Standard Committee responsible for respiratory protection (AS/NZS 1715 & 1716 representing the AIOH) as well as on the Eye/Face Protection Standards Committee (AS/NZS 1337.x and 1338.x representing Weld Australia). He currently represents Standards Australia on the International Standards Organisation (ISO) Committee TC94/SC15, a team of international specialists creating a set of global respiratory standards that are intended to become the Australian Respiratory Protect ion Standards when complete.
About AWS
Established in 1994, Apex Welding Safety (AWS) has played an important role in the welding industry ever since. With a strong focus on advocating for welders’ safety, AWS has published numerous industry reports, welding fume control frameworks and welding safety white papers.
AWS is the sole agent in Australia and New Zealand for marketing-leading brands including 3M™ Speedglas™ welding helmets, Nederman and Bomaksan portable LEV systems, Translas on-torch fume extraction as well as Guide welding gloves and 3M personal protective equipment. As such, AWS is well positioned to assist workplaces in understanding suitable product controls to protect their employees and help minimise welding fume exposure.