Respirator Fit Testing
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires employees who work in a hazardous environment (environments with harmful dusts, fumes, gases, etc.) to wear respirators. These respirators protect the wearer against toxic atmospheres, allowing them to breathe with reduced exposure to respirable toxins. However for yours or your employees’ respirators to be most effective, a Respirator Fit Test is necessary to ensure proper fit and function while in use.
A Fit Test tests the seal between the respirator’s face piece and your face. This ensures the effectiveness of the respirator. Fit testing is not only required by OSHA, but keeps your employees safe from contaminants produced in their work environment. The respirators only work if the intended protection is verified.
OccuMed can conduct fit tests in one of two ways:
Quantitative Fit Test
Qualitative Fit Test
Using state-of-the-art machinery, PortaCount, OccuMed can perform Quantitative Fit Testing to ensure your respirator fits properly and is effective and takes only fifteen to twenty minutes to complete.
Based on the user’s sense of taste and smell, OccuMed’s Qualitative Fit Test uses a spray or smoke solution within your covering to test the effectiveness of your respirator’s seal while conducting a variety of exercises.
Currently, all testing services are by appointment only. To schedule an appointment, please call us directly at 877.399.1698 or fill out the for below
Individual/Small Group Testing
When you need ten or fewer respirator fit tests completed, OccuMed provides the convenience for you or your employees to easily schedule a time to visit our Canton, MA clinic. Use our calendar below to find the time that best fits your schedule and sign up for a respirator fit test provided by OccuMed.
We offer Medical Evaluation Questionnaires
Large Group Testing
Our fit tests can be conducted for your entire staff no matter its size. For a large group testing, our staff can conduct the testing at your site and has the experience to conduct tests quickly and effectively so there is little to no operational downtime.
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