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By being
trained to test the fit of Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE), it provides
you with the skill and qualifications to ensure all your employees are not exposed
to dangerous chemicals, and help your company to comply with the law. Recent
research suggests that up to half of RPE equipment does not give the protection
it should because it simply does not fit.
You are
advised to bring your own mask to the session. However, if you have not yet
been supplied with one then they are available to purchase from us. Please
order before the appointment so we can ensure we have sufficient stock.
About the
Course
The course
will be conducted by a Fit2fit accredited assessor and will last half a day.
The course
will include:
Face Fit
Testing – what it is and why it is needed
Legislation,
Operational Circular and HSG’s (Overview)
Respiratory
System and Associated Illnesses
Introduction
To RPE: FFP, Half Face Mask and Canisters
Qualitative
FIT Testing
Inspection
and Fitting RPE
Face Fit
Test: carry out a sensitivity and fit test.
You must be
clean shaven and if you wear prescription glasses you must bring them with you
on the course. As well as this, you must not eat, drink or chew 15 minutes
prior to the face fit testing.
Why is
Face Fit Testing needed?
People come
in all sorts of shapes and sizes. It is unlikely that one type, or size of RPE
facepiece, will fit everyone. For this reason, manufacturers offer different
size and shape facepieces such as masks, visors and hoods. The performance of
tight-fitting facepieces depends on achieving a good contact between the
wearer’s skin and the face seal of the facepiece. A poor fit will significantly
reduce the protection the RPE can provide you.
Any
reduction in protection can put your life in danger or may lead to immediate or
long-term ill health.
It is useful
to check that you can put on your RPE correctly. Correct fitting of the
facepiece is always vital to prevent exposure.
Facial hair
Many masks
rely on a good seal against the face so that, when you breathe air in, it is
drawn into the filter material where the air is cleaned. If there are any gaps
around the edges of the mask, ‘dirty’ air will pass through these gaps and into
your lungs. It is therefore very important that you put your mask on correctly
and check for a good fit every time.
Facial hair
– stubble and beards – make it impossible to get a good seal of the mask to the
face.
If you are
clean-shaven when wearing tight-fitting masks (i.e. those which rely on a good seal
to the face), this will help prevent leakage of contaminated air around the
edges of the mask and into your lungs. You will therefore be breathing in clean
air, which will help you stay healthy.