Face Fit Testing & Training
If it doesn’t fit it could be fatal.
Industry Leaders
Since 2002, Wefitrpe has been a trusted provider of Face Fit Testing, RPE Servicing, and Training. With over 20 years of experience in the field, we have established ourselves as industry leaders. We were among the first to achieve accreditation under the Fit2Fit scheme in 2009. We have since obtained Full Accreditation in Qualitative, Quantitative, and N95 Face Fitting. Our expertise is widely recognized, with leading companies in various industries, including pharmaceuticals, adopting our procedures.
What Is Face Fit Testing?
Required by law, it is a method for checking that a tight-fitting face piece matches the person’s facial features and seals adequately to the wearer’s face. It will also help to identify unsuitable face pieces which should not be used. There are two types of Face Fit Testing, qualitative and quantitative, depending on your requirements.
Why Do We Need It?
To ensure that the protective mask you wear is suitable for your face profile in order to maximise protection against harmful airborne substances. Recent research has shown that around 50% of RPE used does not offer the wearer the level of protection assumed. The major reason for this is that is simply does not fit.
Who Should Be Tested?
All wearers of tight fitting face pieces require a fit test.
- Disposable half masks
- Re-usable filter or cartridge half masks
- Full face filter or cartridge masks
- Escape set masks SCBA masks
Why wear high performance respiratory protective equipment then compromise the protection given if the mask does not fit the wearer correctly?
What Are The Legal Requirements?
Under the regulations for COSHH, Control of Asbestos, Control of Lead at Work and the HSG53, all Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) at work requires you to ensure that the selected RPE is adequate and suitable for the wearer, task and environment. To conform and provide evidence, a fit test is required.
Face Fit Testing
Face Fit Training
Where respiratory protective equipment (RPE) is used, it must be able to provide adequate protection for individual wearers. RPE can’t protect the wearer if it leaks. A major cause of leaks is poor fit – tight-fitting facepieces need to fit the wearer’s face to be effective.
As people come in all sorts of shapes and sizes it is unlikely that one particular type or size of RPE facepiece will fit everyone. Fit testing will ensure that the equipment selected is suitable for the wearer.
Provides training for delegates responsible for the management of RPE within their organisation and enables in house face fit testing services to be carried out.
If you provide respiratory protective equipment (RPE) to your employees, or are responsible for Health and Safety within your organisation, then it is essential that fit testing is carried out correctly and documentary evidence is recorded to demonstrate the RPE is suitable for the wearer and has passed a fit test.
Face Fit Testing
Where respiratory protective equipment (RPE) is used, it must be able to provide adequate protection for individual wearers. RPE can’t protect the wearer if it leaks. A major cause of leaks is poor fit – tight-fitting facepieces need to fit the wearer’s face to be effective.
As people come in all sorts of shapes and sizes it is unlikely that one particular type or size of RPE facepiece will fit everyone. Fit testing will ensure that the equipment selected is suitable for the wearer.
Face Fit Training
Provides training for delegates responsible for the management of RPE within their organisation and enables in house face fit testing services to be carried out.
If you provide respiratory protective equipment (RPE) to your employees, or are responsible for Health and Safety within your organisation, then it is essential that fit testing is carried out correctly and documentary evidence is recorded to demonstrate the RPE is suitable for the wearer and has passed a fit test.
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We Fit RPE are based in South East England, but able to carry out Face Fit Testing on-site across the UK. We are registered members of the British Safety Industry Federation and as fully Fit2Fit accredited respiratory support experts, will ensure that the test is carried out correctly and a report is generated detailing the fit test results. Over our 20+ years in the industry, we've established ourselves as reputable and trusted professionals in the space.
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