A blog that explores if qualitative fit testing provides adequate information to determine a good respirator fit. Many healthcare facilities and other workplaces still use qualitative fit testing ...
Responding is Stephanie Lynch, CSP, senior research and technology manager, OHD, Hoover, AL. If you’re at the point of needing to implement respirator fit testing, then you should have already ...
WHEN OSHA's revised Respiratory Protection Standard for General Industry, 29 CFR 1910.134, became effective on April 8, 1998, it provided employers with an all-inclusive reference source for fit ...
In my experience, respiratory protection is one of the more common forms of PPE used by employers in the United States. In many cases, employers may decide to use respiratory protection to reduce ...
Responding is Tom Strigel, product manager, respiratory protection, TSI Inc., Shoreview, MN. Not all fit-testing methods are created equal. For safety professionals responsible for maintaining ...