Face Fit Testing

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Introduction

If you provide respiratory protective equipment (RPE) to your employees then it is essential that you have documentary evidence to show the RPE fits the wearer. The Face Fit Training course will provide attendees with the knowledge and confidence to complete your own in-house Face Fit Testing. By Face Fit Testing each of your employees you can be sure that your organisation is fulfilling the requirements laid out in the Health& Safety Executive’s (HSE) guidance note INDG 479 and the statutory duties placed upon you under regulations such as the COSHH Regulations 2002.  This is a half a day course for a maximum of 6 people.

To provide the delegate with correctly fitted PPE, namely a mask, to enable them to offset the effects of fine particulate dust (eg. Silica), as a last resort.

  • Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
  • Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
  • Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
  • Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 2002
  • Practical Mask Fitting Assessment

This programme uses a mixture of group discussions, practical exercises, pro-forma examples and information input sessions, along with case studies and exercises to fully involve participants.

Participants by the end of the training will have been:

  • Correctly fitted for a mask based on the ‘3M’ Model for assessment.
  • Correctly assessed on their compatibility with an FFP3 mask type (disposable mask or half mask) based on the ‘3M’ Model for assessment.
  • Understand the reasons for the introduction of Face Fit Testing.
  • Understand their legislative responsibilities
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