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"Tight-fitting Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) needs to fit the wearer's face well in order to work correctly and provide the expected protection. As faces come in all shapes and sizes, each wearer needs to be supplied with a facepiece which matches their face. Fit testing demonstrates how well a facepiece matches the individual's face"
A quote from HSL. So does that mean that in a workforce of fifty people we might have to have say twenty or thirty different facepieces or indeed individually tailored ones?
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Yes.
As with all PPE the equipment has to be fit for purpose - if id does not fit the face then it will not provide the respiratory protection you have decided you need. I'm not sure how many different fittings there are and most have some level of adjustment's so whether you would need 20 or 30 different fits I think is questionable. The fit test should show which you need, but don't forget our faces change with time. Facial hair growth may be an issue, if a person loses/gains weight the fit may change, extensive dental work can alter the fit, so even when you have established which mask you need you will have to continue to monitor the fit. This is 1 good reason to find a better control than PPE wherever possible. RPE may seam a cheap option to begin with but turn out to cast more to maintain than an engineering change. I accept that sometimes RPE is the only option.
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redken wrote:"Tight-fitting Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) needs to fit the wearer's face well in order to work correctly and provide the expected protection. As faces come in all shapes and sizes, each wearer needs to be supplied with a facepiece which matches their face. Fit testing demonstrates how well a facepiece matches the individual's face"
A quote from HSL. So does that mean that in a workforce of fifty people we might have to have say twenty or thirty different facepieces or indeed individually tailored ones? In theory yes, in practice probably not. From a workforce of 1000+ wrasses we have 3 different respirators and no issues.
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Potentially yes but not ever so likely. By completing face fit tests you will find which RPE is suitable for different users I normally try at least 3 or 4 types and note what fits each user and what does not. 700 workers and we stock 3 styles of various filters for the tasks we do.
By trying 3 or 4 you may find one of them was suitable for all employees in your workplace.
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