Due to the evolving coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic and emergence of outbreaks across the country, there have been widespread reports of critical shortages of personal protective equipment (“PPE”), ...

Proper respirator fit is the foundation of effective respiratory protection. Even the highest-quality respirator cannot protect a worker from hazardous contaminants if it does not seal correctly to ...

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.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on Sept. 25 issued a final rule approving two additional quantitative fit testing protocols for inclusion in its Respiratory Protection ...

NEW YORK, June 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Occupational health provider Mobile Health has launched RespiratorFitTest.com, a one-stop site for OSHA-mandated medical evaluations and Respirator Fit Tests.

A letter submitted on July 17 by the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) urges House leaders to ignore attempts made to add a rider to the House FY 2008 Labor, Health and Human Services and ...

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Staff across multiple civil services underwent a crash course last week on how to properly test and use a respirator. Roy McKay, a pulmonary expert, led the Fit Test Training session involving members ...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today issued a final rule that provides employers with two new fit testing protocols for ensuring that employees’ ...

WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has expanded temporary guidance provided in a March 14, 2020, memorandum regarding supply shortages ...