Latest Advances in Respirator Fit Testing: Is Your Current Method Outdated?

[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]The next time one of your co-workers complains about the respirator fit test he or she is scheduled to undergo, show them the YouTube video below, which shows how fit testing was performed in the late 1930’s.[/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNBIMFZ9NrI”][vc_column_text]Generally the response is, “Wow, it could be worse!”

Actually visual methods such as the one shown in the video are considerably less accurate than modern protocols using instruments such as the AccuFIT9000.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]