Today, OSHA new rule on respirator testing protocols goes into effect: employers now have two new fit testing protocols to abide by in order to protect workers from airborne contaminants.

OSHA’s Enforcement Guidance further makes clear that this new guidance, while making considerations for annual fit-testing requirements due to the COVID-19 pandemic ...

Elizabeth Ingham, safety officer with the School of Medicine, fit-tests a decontaminated N95 respirator, which is connected via tubing to a PortaCount fit-tester. The testing. About 100 volunteers are ...

Respirator Fit Testing, Assigned Protection Factors and Maximum Use Concentrations The respiratory protection standard includes a requirement for a medical clearance for required use of tight-fitting ...

UAB Employee Health is conducting Fit Testing in accordance with OSHA standards for all UAB employees. The purpose of the N95 Respiratory Protection Program is to establish standard operating ...

Respiratory PPE fit testing helps assure the best protection against dangerous airborne particles. Agricultural workers face a myriad of challenges in obtaining a proper fit test and who can provide ...

Respirator Fit Testing in Agricultural Communities will address some of these issues in an OSHA sponsored webinar on Wednesday, June 24 at 12:00 CDT Intended audience Agricultural workers, including ...

3M and DriverCheck are working together to emphasize the importance of respirator fit and to help increase the availability of high-quality fit testing. LONDON — 3M, a manufacturer of ...

Today, OSHA new rule on respirator testing protocols goes into effect: employers now have two new fit testing protocols to abide by in order to protect workers from airborne contaminants.

On March 14, 2020, OSHA issued guidance for health care employers, which (1) temporarily waives the annual (not initial) fit-testing requirement for respirators, and (2) recommends discontinuing ...