Fit for work

It is the legal responsibility of every employer to ensure that the Respiratory Protective Equipment their staff wear are appropriate, safe, properly used. The simplest way for an employer to check that his responsibility is covered is to arrange a 'fit test' conforming to the appropriate Protocol HSE282/28.

BSRIA Instrument Solutions can give independent advice on fit testing, and hire out or sell the equipment needed for a company to complete its own testing. The Portacount Pro fit testing equipment it uses covers the whole gamut of face masks and is said to give accurate readings of even ultrafine particles present within the protected face area. The easy to use software gives a straight Pass or Fail verdict in addition to full analysis.