Even though OSHA first accepted quantitative respirator fit testing (qnft) methods in the 1980s, few companies have produced fit testing machines that use those methods. Products like AccuTec’s AccuFIT and…
Are you or your company currently using qualitative respirator fit testing (e.g., the procedure that relies on the ability of the test subject to sense saccharine exposure)? If so, how…
Very few people like mandates, but there are many that make sense. For instance, restaurants are required to meet certain standards of cleanliness and sanitation to stay open and functioning.…
Even N95 Masks Require Respirator Fit Testing With the rise of the omicron variant, many States and businesses are enforcing mask mandates. Whether or not you agree with these mandates,…
Quantitative respirator fit testing measures how much air leaks into any tight-fitting respirators. Each fit test is performed by using a machine that calculates measurements with one of two methods:…
The Qualitative Respirator Fit Test is a method that relies on the ability of the test subject to detect a challenge agent such as Saccharin. It has been in use…
There is a lot of misinformation about the way N95 respirators work and in fact what the designation actually means. In order to understand the AAC/CPC method of fit testing,…
One of the many important things to know about the particular strain of coronavirus which is the etiological agent of the current pandemic is the length of time the virus…
I understand that respirator fit testing is becoming more important all the time. It looks like there are two methods for performing quantitative fit testing, CNC and CNP. What's the…
Hi, I'm Wesley with Accutec-IHS. The AccuFIT9000 is a new instrument for performing respirator fit testing which depends on measuring the fit of a tight fitting respirator by comparing the…
Both CDC (Centers for Disease Control) and WHO (World Health Organization) have now recognized the 2019-nCoV coronavirus outbreak as being serious. One of the more concerning developments is the fact…
In summary, it can be demonstrated that the Ambient Aerosol method as used in the AccuFIT9000 is traceable to and compares extremely favorably to the proven “Gold Standard”.
CPC-AAC fit testing measures the concentration of these particulates in the breathing zone while the test subject is performing a series of exercises designed to stress or breach the seal…
The AccuFIT9000 has been designed to meet the requirements of the Condensation Nuclei Counting Fit Test protocol as described in 29 CFR 1910.134
Because the official protocol required to perform a legally-valid qualitative (i.e., Saccharine or irritant-smoke) fit test is time-consuming and labor-intensive many practitioners omit required steps in order to simply get…
We make it very easy for the customer to contact AccuTec. We employ a toll-free number (800-896-6959) which goes to a technically competent person, a dynamically monitored “inbox” for email,…
We have seen numerous examples of respirators that do not fit the subject when they are fit-tested the following year. Primarily these are the N95-type filtering facepieces, but we have…
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…