Quantitative face fit testing for the 21st Century
QUANTITATIVE FIT testing is comprised of two distinct technologies: Controlled Negative Pressure (CNP) and Ambient Particle Counting (APC).
QUANTITATIVE FIT testing is comprised of two distinct technologies: Controlled Negative Pressure (CNP) and Ambient Particle Counting (APC).
JSP WILL be showing the latest innovative, UK-manufactured safety products at The Health & Safety Event, 2025. Specialising in ‘above the neck’ PPE, JSP offer fully compatible sustainable safety solutions for today’s workplace.
A COMPANY that produces stone products and its director have been fined a total of just under £20,000 after repeatedly failing to protect workers from exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS).
LEADING WORKPLACE health body, the British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS), has released a free online training tool to help anyone working in the kitchen worktop industry understand and control the deadly disease which is killing UK workers.
Specifying RPE that is both suitable and adequate can be tricky. Ian Kelsall explains how Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPRs) can help.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION is crucial in hazardous workplaces but ensuring a proper respirator fit is essential for safety. TSI Instruments says that quantitative fit testing is the most accurate method, as it calculates the fit factor based on data.
RPE FIT Testing must be carried out by a competent/qualified fit tester.
DRÄGER HAS provided the Sellafield Nuclear site with 65 self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) PSS Airboss sets and six Merlin telemetry entry control boards (ECB) to protect firefighters from the inhalation of dangerous gases during incidents and training events.
QUANTIFIT2, THE award-winning face fit testing system from OHD, has just achieved a major accomplishment having received approval from the U.S. Navy.
A COMPANY has been fined after an inspection by Britain’s workplace regulator found workers were being exposed to excessive levels of wood dust.
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