Fit2Fit RPE Mask Face Fit
Fit 2 Fit Accredited Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) Face Fit Testing
We offer clients Fit2Fit Accredited Qualitative RPE Face Fit Testing
and Quantitative Face Fit Testing (Portacount) in compliance
with INDG479, HSG53 and COSHH
At reasonable rates throughout the East Midlands, Derby & Derbyshire, Nottingham & Nottinghamshire, Sheffield & South Yorkshire, Central England and further afield if required
Disposable masks and half masks face fit tested at your premises or on site with advice and co-ordination of your RPE fit test requirements
We also fit test out of normal working hours and Weekends if required
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RPE FIT TEST TRAIN THE TESTER
https://www.aspiresafetyandhealth.co.uk/face-fit-tester-training-course
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Silicosis
Silicosis is a chronic (long term) lung disease caused by inhalation of amounts of respirable crystalline silica dust (RCS), usually over many years. Most individuals do not realise they are being harmed in this way until many years later. The disease can be very debilitating and eventually fatal.
Silica is a substance found naturally in certain types of stone, rock, sand and clay and in may building products.
Cutting, grinding, breaking and other tasks with these materials creates a very fine dust that is easily inhaled deep into the lungs. Once there the dust particles are attacked by the immune system. This causes inflammation swelling and leads to areas of hardened and scarred tissue, this is called fibrosis. Lung tissue that is scarred will not function properly.
People who work in the following industries are particularly at risk;
Construction, Demolition, Manufacturing of pottery, ceramics and glass, mining and quarrying and sand blasting.
Silica is a substance found naturally in certain types of stone, rock, sand and clay and in may building products. Cutting, grinding, breaking and other tasks with these materials creates a very fine dust that is easily inhaled deep into the lungs. Once there the dust particles are attacked by the immune system. This causes inflammation swelling and leads to areas of hardened and scarred tissue, this is called fibrosis. Lung tissue that is scarred will not function properly. People who work in the following industries are particularly at risk; Construction, Demolition, Manufacturing of pottery, ceramics and glass, mining and quarrying and sand blasting.
One of the control measures used is Respiratory Protective Equipment, which comes in a variety of styles , shapes and sizes. The RPE should be adequate to protect against the dust hazard and suitable for the individual.
A big part of suitability is Face Fit Testing and Training. Aspire Safety and Health offer Fit2Fit accredited respirator fit testing on site at your premises or at our location in Derbyshire just off the M1 Motorway.
The link below ... A Former Stoneworkers Experiance of Silicosis
COST
Which apply to either method of testing
Qualitative (Taste Test)
Disposable and Reuseable Half Masks
or
Quantitative (Particle Counting Machine)
All tight fitting - Disposable, Re-useable Half and Full Face Masks
If Undertaken at our premises (rates in Blue) in Clay Cross S45 9JW
(nr J28 / 29 M1 - maximum 3 persons per session)
or
within the marked area on the map below (rates in Green)
1st test £35 / £50
2nd test £35 / £40
3rd and more fit tests £30 each
Half Day rate – up to 8 tests £ 200.00
Full Day rate – 14 or more tests £ 350.00
See below for rates further afield
We aim to Face fit Test one individual Device per 30 minutes on average including awareness training and sensitivity test, however this can be variable due to
- Individuals availability and logistics
- The nature of the exercise and pass or failure rates
- Number of retests
- The culture and individuals attitude
- Individual face size and shape
- Types of and quality of masks currently used.
Above rates are applicable within the radius marked below.
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When undertaken outside of a 20 mile radius of our office
Ie Central UK mainland
Minimum charge £120
1st fit test £50
2nd Fit test £40
3rd and subsequent fit tests £30 each
Plus mileage charge of 70p per mile over 40 miles round trip
Half Day Rate - up to 8 tests £220 plus mileage
Full Day Rate - 14 or more tests £370 plus mileage
We would ask that RPE wearers bring along the masks they normally wear. This is not always possible or perhaps the Fit Testing is to aid in the initial choice of RPE.
So we always carry a range of Single shift FFP3 masks and Half Masks to ensure we have the best chance of finding a fit for each individual on the day. This also enables us to try alternative masks when there are failures.
If needed our disposable type masks used for fit testing are charged at £3.00 each as once worn they cannot be used by another individual. If the test is passed with that mask the individual will keep it.
To help with RPE compliance and ongoing good practice we include a 30 minute tool box talk about the why and how of RPE and fit testing, this includes the basics of;
Respiratory disease
Moral and legal obligations of wearers
Why Facial hair in the seal area is a big problem
What is fit testing
Masks and filters
Compatible PPE
The Fit test exercise
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