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 ...

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 ...

The featured article in the November 2014 issue of OH&S, titled "Fit Testing Industry Professionals Can Trust," presented a compelling case for an effective Respiratory Protection Program to protect ...

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.

TSI Incorporated introduces the Portacount Pro and Pro+ respirator fit testers, which offer fast, simple, easy-to-use, stand-alone operation and are OSHA-compliant for all respirators. These fit ...

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has put the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), including face masks, under the global spotlight. However a paper published in Anaesthesia (a journal of the Association ...