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Qualitative Fit Testing Kit
- Qualitative Fit Testing can be used on what are defined as tight fitting respirators, with the exception of full face masks.
- Full face masks cannot be tested because the test hood is not large enough for the mask fitted with a filter.
- For testing this product it will be necessary to use the Quantitative method.
- Qualitative Fit Testing can be used not only as a test method to ensure your employees are properly protected; but also as a very effective way of training them in the correct way of fitting a mask.
- Dust and half masks commonly fail to do the job they are intended to do because of poor fitting and care by the user.
- The seal between the face and the edge of the mask is the most common problem area.
- You will also see users using a mask after having kept it on their head or hanging round the neck.
- The test employs a hood to create a small test chamber around the users head, and a test solution.
- This test solution has a bitter taste. It is the same type of solution that is put on children’s toys and fingernails to stop them chewing them.
- As the test uses these two consumable parts and is designed to be carried out by the employer; it is a very cost effective solution for assessing the ability of the selected Respiratory Protective Equipment and the training given to protect the employee.