The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today issued a final rule that provides employers with two new fit testing protocols for ensuring that employees’ ...

The featured article in the November 2014 issue of OH&S, titled "Fit Testing Industry Professionals Can Trust," presented a compelling case for an effective Respiratory Protection Program to protect ...

WHEN OSHA's revised Respiratory Protection Standard for General Industry, 29 CFR 1910.134, became effective on April 8, 1998, it provided employers with an all-inclusive reference source for fit ...

Quantitative fit testing is the preferred testing method. The ambient aerosol condensation nuclei counting (CNC) method, using a Portacount® Plus instrument, has been selected as the quantitative fit ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on Sept. 25 issued a final rule approving two additional quantitative fit testing protocols for inclusion in its Respiratory Protection ...

First responders must wear respirators, and the OHD Quantifit accurately measures leaks to make sure the face-to-face piece seal is offering adequate protection for the user. When it comes to ...

The COVID-19 outbreak has left healthcare workers scrambling for appropriate and enough PPE for the virus. Now, President Trump has issued a new temporary guidance regarding the enforcement of OSHA’s ...

Concordia’s Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) team offers both qualitative and quantitative respirator fit testing to individuals and organizations outside the university. These services ensure ...

OSHA has proposed adding two protocols to its Respiratory Protection Standard aimed toward the general, shipyard and construction industries. TSI Inc., a Shoreview, Minn. company engaged in the design ...