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 ...

Quantitative fit testing is the preferred testing method. The ambient aerosol condensation nuclei counting (CNC) method, using a Portacount® Plus instrument, has been selected as the quantitative fit ...

Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. § 1910.134(f) employees are required to be fit tested prior to wearing tight-fitting respirators and the fit test administered must be using an OSHA-accepted fit test protocol.

Or any other condition that may interfere with face piece seal. 9.0.1. The test subject shall be shown how to put on a respirator, proper positioning on the face, and how to set strap tension.

As the world is responding to the COVID-19 outbreak, fit testing respirators for healthcare workers and first responders remain vital to respiratory protection programs to reduce exposure to the ...