[MCOH-EH] Respiratory fit test

[Leslie Thompson]

Same, PAPR if employee has facial hair interfering with the seal.  We are careful to advise the employee that they are not just shaving for the fit test but they are choosing to stay clean shaven or to not grow facial hair beyond goatee or groomed mustache.  The caution is that employees may shave just for the fit test and then grow facial hair the rest of the year which obviously defeats the purpose.

Leslie Thompson, MSN, RN, COHN-S
Manager
Employee Occupational Health Department
Sharp HealthCare
858-499-5264
leslie.thompson at sharp.com<mailto:leslie.thompson at sharp.com>



From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces+leslie.thompson=sharp.com at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Sajjad_Savul at bayhealth.org
Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2015 7:55 PM
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Subject: Re: [MCOH-EH] Respiratory fit test

We use PAPR as well (if the employee chooses not to remove facial hair).

Sajjad A. Savul, MD, MS, FACOEM
Medical Director
Bayhealth Occupational Health

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On Jun 17, 2015, at 10:51 PM, "Hudson, T. Warner" <TWHudson at mednet.ucla.edu<mailto:TWHudson at mednet.ucla.edu>> wrote:

PAPR



T. Warner Hudson, MD FACOEM, FAAFP

Medical Director, Occupational and Employee Health

UCLA Health System and Campus

Office 310.825.9146

Fax 310.206.4585

Pager 800.233.7231  ID 27132

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From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Long, Deryl

Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2015 4:25 PM

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Subject: [MCOH-EH] Respiratory fit test



We have encountered new employees with beards who refuse to shave due to religious reasons. Has anyone experienced these issues and how do you address?



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