Explaining the differences between a real legitimate respirator that can be fit test and fake ones sold on Amazon that can NOT be fit tested. How to protect yourself and what to look for on respirators to ensure they are real and not fakes.
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Ranked 2nd in Top 10, Conclusive
In this Competitive Analysis 2020–2026 of the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley group of Professional Respirator Fit Testing companies, it is a great honour to be grouped with such a distinguished list.
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Fit Testing Respirators vs Beards and Religion Religion vs Regs Beards vs Regs are a heated subject right now in BC. At this very point in time the legality of beards, respirators and regulation are being looked at very closely by certain organization on both sides of this coin. With that being said, as of this day it was stated by a WorkSafe BC OSO […]
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Accurate CSA Fit Tests Respirator Fit Tests Vancouver & Fraser Valley – Are You Getting the Protection You Deserve? Accurate CSA Fit Tests to the standard Z94.4-02 . When it comes to workplace safety, few things are more important than knowing your respirator actually protects you. I’ve been conducting respirator fit tests in the Fraser Valley and Vancouver area for over a decade, and I […]
Continue readingEssential Time for a Respirator Fit Test. 30 to 45 Min
Essential Time for a Respirator Fit Test. 30 to 45 Min. The Essential Time for a Respirator Fit Test should be 30 to 45 minutes. You need to be instructed on the essential aspects of respirator safety. Others advertise a time frame for a fit test is only 15 minutes. WorkSafe BC clearly states in Regulation 8.40(2) that “ Fit tests must be performed in […]
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Dead by a Speck of Dust
For Jim Hobbs and his daughter Janice Martell Dead by a Speck of Dust When I heard her say “When you watch a man like that become Dead by a Speck of Dust, You Fight” after describing who her father was, my emotions were very evident. Feeling both sad and mad caused my heart to drop, my throat swelled and wouldn’t swallow, my […]
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How Respirator Fit Tests are Done N95 How to conduct a Respirator Fit Test For N95 and Respirators, when searching the question “How Respirator Fit Tests are Done N95” or similar How to conduct a Respirator Fit Test? , it seems every answer on Google starts the same way. They jump right into the actual procedures and miss the entire front end of the process. The […]
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8 Reasons Irritant Smoke is Better then Sweet and Bitters 8 Reasons Irritant Smoke is Better then Sweet and Bitters. When conducting a Qualitative Respirator Fit Test, there are several advantages when using VeriFit Irritant Smoke Generators rather then using Sweet and Bitter Solution. From time in conducting the tests, cost to the tester associated with each, medical concerns and cost to test subject of […]
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10 FAQ on Respirators Masks Fit Testing 10 FAQ on Respirators Masks Fit Testing These are the 10 FAQ on Respirators Masks Fit Testing asked over the past several months during COVID-19. I have been asked as a professional respirator fit tester with over 2000 people protected in early 2020 alone, hundreds of questions. I choose these 10, however if there’s other questions people wish […]
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The Respirator * The Medical, Dental & 1st Responders vs. COVID-19 3000 vs Covid 3000 vs Covid, all looking at me so they can be safe. As Construction Site Safety company sole proprietorship, you have to be ready. Having been involved directly with the OH&S profession, I’ve Developed, and Coordinator Safety Programs and Safety Manuals for various sized companies. All to a COR standard. […]
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When the N95 Masks Run Out 3D Printed Respirator The making of a 3D Printed Respirator is now a reality. When I first heard about this and the doctor who created one, I was more than skeptical. Yet all it takes is an emergency of epic proportions to force the human mind and drive for survival to seek a solution. That’s exactly what an Orthodontists […]
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Surgical Mask vs N95 Surgical Mask vs N95 Surgical Mask vs N95 are complete opposites of each other. Respirators are worn to protect you from what ever substance or material you’re working with that has the capability of being inhaled and causing you injury or worse. Surgical masks have gaps and offer little to no protection at all. They’re for others protection from you. A […]
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When It’s Your Child That Gets Caught in the BITE Posted on February 16, 2017 Caught in the in BITE The Phone Call When It’s Your Child That Gets Caught in the in BITE, what do you do? I just received a call that NO safety professional ever wants to receive. My son who is 20 years old, is in the trades, learning concrete forming, […]
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Right to Refuse Unsafe Work The Lie The Right to Refuse Unsafe Work is more than just a Right. It is your responsibility, or so we were led to believe. Practice Directive 1-1-3(A) flies in the face of WorkSafe BC 3.12 and 3.13 which is supposed to protect you. “A worker must not be subject to discriminatory action as defined in section 150 of Part […]
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