Safety is in the hood
April 1st 2008 Scott Health & Safety has
launched a Bitrex Qualitative
Fit Test Kit. Fit testing can be
either qualitative or
quantitative. Scott offers
quantitative fit test adaptors
for all its Respirators, and the
addition of the new
Qualitative Kit provides an
alternative test method
ideally suited to half mask
respirators.
The test procedure is
straightforward. Users wear
their respirator inside a hood
and a Bitrex aerosol is
sprayed in. The user carries
out some exercises to
simulate work movements
and if they cannot detect the
bitter taste of the aerosol
the test is satisfactory.
A major cause of users
achieving less protection
than they should do from
their RPE is poor fit. The new
Scott kit uses the harmless
bitter taste of Bitrex to
ensure that a good fit, using
the correct size, is achieved
at the outset. In the UK it is
a legal requirement that
anyone using half or full
mask respirators, known as
must have a face fit test. More articles from Scott Health & Safety Ltd: | 
