Professional Fire Extinguishers Inc. - ProFireNC

OSHA Mandatory

RESPIRATOR FIT-TESTING

CFR (Code of Federal Regulations)
Title 29, Part 1910 (OSHA)
Section 134

(f) Fit testing. This paragraph requires that, before an employee may be required to use any respirator with a negative or positive pressure tight-fitting facepiece, the employee must be fit tested with the same make, model, style, and size of respirator that will be used. This paragraph specifies the kinds of fit tests allowed, the procedures for conducting them, and how the results of the fit tests must be used.

(f)(1) The employer shall ensure that employees using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator pass an appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT) as stated in this paragraph.

(f)(2) The employer shall ensure that an employee using a tight- fitting facepiece respirator is fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter.

Fit-Testing of respirators and SCBA masks is mandatory under OSHA 1910.134 and affects every employee who may need to wear such a device either during normal job duties or for emergency response. The law is really simple:

If they wear it….they have to have a documented fit-test for it!

At professional Fire Extinguishers we can assist you with your compliance obligations. We utilize the OHD Fit-Tester 3000 computer driven test unit. The highly sensitive unit and related software enables accurate measurement of differential pressures both inside and outside the make, insuring a good fit and selection of an appropriate protection device. Our system provides printed documentation of the test, its date and fit factor result. This allow us to maintain a computer based record of all of your employees ,in addition to the summary records we provide you for your files. Testing as done at your site, at your convenience as to disrupt your workflow as little as possible

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