OSHA-Compliant Respirator Fit Testing On-site Fit Tests: Clearance Convenience,Safety and Compliance

KSA Occupational Services has fit testing solutions for every business type and size:?online medical evaluation,?on-site fit testing?at your location, or in clinic. Spirometry PFT Testing.

What Is a Respirator Fit Test?

A Respirator Fit Test is required by?OSHA?to ensure the efficacy of each mask in use by any employee while performing their job function to protect them from airborne hazards, including COVID-19.

A?medical clearance?must be filled out by each individual prior to their annual Fit Test. Clearance of this evaluation by a healthcare provider is required to confirm respirator use is safe for that employee. KSA conveniently offers?online medical evaluations?through our secure online portal.

On-Site Fit Testing

• We come to you and bring all staff and supplies – we handle all the details!
• Efficient,?convenient?way to fit test?100 or more?employees at?your?location(s)???

Online Medical Evaluation

• Easy, secure online medical evaluation of workers for fit testing by KSA Occupational clinicians
• Standalone service or bundled with Respirator Fit Test
• Convenient – no need to send employees elsewhere for medical evaluation
• Rapid results – 24-48-hour turnaround, most in one day!
• Compliant with OSHA?Respiratory Protection Program

What Is a Respiratory Protection Program?

Whenever OSHA standards or employers require respirator use?in the workplace,?OSHA?mandates the employer to develop a comprehensive Respiratory Protection Program (RPP). The RPP establishes a set of procedures to protect workers and train them in the safe and appropriate use of respirators..

How the Respiratory Protection Program Works

An OSHA-compliant Respiratory Protection Program must identify a dedicated, knowledgeable administrator and also explain the following processes:

• Selection of respirators for workplace use;
• Medical evaluations?of employees required to use respirators;
• Respirator fit testing?for tight-fitting respirators;
• Proper use of respirators in routine and emergency situations;
• Respirator cleaning, disinfection, storage, inspection, repair and disposal;
• Provisions for adequate air quality, quantity, and flow of breathing air for atmosphere-supplying respirators;
• Training employees to handle potential exposure to respiratory hazards during routine and emergency situations;
• Training employees to properly don and remove respirators and to understand mask limitations; and
• Regular evaluation of program effectiveness.

In addition to regular program evaluation, employers must update the program’s written procedures whenever any changes in workplace conditions affect respirator use.

Respiratory Protection Compliance

KSA Occupational Services?online medical evaluations?and?respirator fit tests?support the goals of a Respiratory Protection Program – ensuring the health and safety of workers:

• Prior to every fit test, our clinicians review workers’ medical evaluations to make sure they are medically able to wear the designated respirator.
• Once a worker is medically cleared, our fit testers ensure that the respirator fits the worker’s facial configuration and forms a tight seal, protecting them from airborne hazards.

We also provide OSHA Audiometric Hearing Testing & Training

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