If the face fits

As part of a strategy to manage the
Swine Flu pandemic, hundreds of
respiratory face masks worn by staff
at hospitals and in primary care
across Hertfordshire have been
checked by advanced Fit Tester
instrumentation hired from
Ashtead Technology.

The Hertfordshire Primary Care
Trust hired the TSI PortaCount
8020 as a protective measure to
ensure that all FFP3 masks were
properly fitted, prior to staff treating
patients suffering from the H1N1
flu in certain high risk situations.

The PortaCount 8020 can
determin the fit of almost any half or
full-face mask by measuring the
particle concentration both inside
and outside the connected respirator.