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1. Respirator Fit Test: What It Is And Where To Get It Innovative Engineering Products Pvt.ltd Workers who are exposed to hazardous substances are constantly in danger. Evaporating and gaseous chemicals can cause irreparable damage to the lungs as well as the airways, before people even know that they are there. One way to safeguard organs inside the body from being exposed is to wear a properly functioning and effective respiratory system. The vapors, gases as well as fumes However, they can get into the smallest of openings. This means that a respirator will not be safe unless it's properly fitted. Do not leave your safety to chance. Find out how to ensure that a respirator works as it was intended to. Work It Out Certain exercises should be done regardless of the type of fit test being performed (qualitative as well as quantitative). Check to see if your employee is wearing prescription eyewear, or any personal protective apparatus (like earmuffs) which could compromise the sealing around their face. Each test should last for at least one minute, with the exception of the grimace test that is only 15 seconds. If the participant is uncomfortable or their respirator malfunctions for any reason, a new respirator should be used and the test should be rerun.

2. Begin with an initial baseline: a normal stance with normal breathing. There are no words. While in an upright position the employee must take deep, slow breaths Then, the employee needs to rotate their head to the side. side. Standing still the employee needs to shift their head upwards and down, breathing in each time they glance up at the ceiling The employee should speak in a manner that is loud and slow enough to be heard by test participants while they count backwards from 100, singing or reading text that has been prepared. If you are using quantitative fit testing (see below) The employee should be asked to smile for a period of 15 seconds The worker should be bent at the waist, as if they're nearing their toes The employee must resume normal stance and breathing normally for one minute Qualitative Fit Test Utilizing a pass/fail method using a pass/fail approach, the quantitative fit test (QLFT) utilizes the sense of smell or taste and their reactions to an irritating substance to determine the presence of leakage within the face piece of the respirator. It does not measure the amount of the substance that escapes through, it only measures if the chemical has been identified. Innovative Engineering Products Pvt.ltd offers four alternatives to pass this test: Isoamyl Acetate releases the scent of bananas Saccharin tastes sweet Bitrex tastes bitter Smoke is an irritant and causes coughing

3. Respirator Fit Testing Fit testing for respirators is required for the mandatory use of all face pieces that are tight-fitting and is recommended for use on a voluntary basis. "The employer shall ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting face piece Respirator is fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator face piece (size, style, model or make) is used, and at least annually thereafter."