[MCOH-EH] Quantitative vs qualitative fit testing

[Brosseau, Lisa M]

Qualitative testing may only be used for respirators with assigned protection factors of 10 or less, which means only for tight-fitting half-facepiece respirators. All other tight-fitting respirators must be fit tested with a  quantitative method.

Lisa
Lisa M Brosseau, ScD, CIH
Professor
University of Illinois at Chicago
School of Public Health, Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
312-413-5185



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Is there any OSHA standard requiring only quantitative fit testing for full face masks? Or qualitative testing may be used for full face. Thanks.

Saj Savul, MD



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