
Face Fit Testing Do's and Dont's
After years of making sure people are wearing correctly fitted RPE, there are certainly some things that crop up time and time again. The main one being whether or not a person should be clean shaven when wearing or being tested on RPE. OC282-28 states; A fit test should not be conducted if you have any facial hair growth in the area where the facepiece seal meets your face. This is because a reliable face seal can only be achieved if you are clean-shaven in the area where th