HomeMy WebLinkAboutFit Test Report 2FIT TEST REPORT
These fit tests will determine whether your respirator is fitting well or not. Follow the guidelines
below for both the Irritant Smoke Fit Test and the Banana Oil Fit Test. After you are through, use
the evaluation form (Fit Test Report Form) and keep it for your records.
Irritant Smoke:
1. The wearer must don a respirator equipped
with HEPA (high efficiency) filters.
2' The wearer must close his/her eyes tightly.
3. The tester must break the ends of the smoke
tube and insert one end of the tube into the
squeeze bulb.
4. Squeeze the bulb to create a cloud of smoke
near the wearer's face. The wearer should
run through the exercises listed below for
15 seconds apiece. If he/she coughs,
sneezes, complains of irritation, try
repositioning the headband and face piece
to eliminate the leak.
5. If, in two attempts, the wearer has not
stopped the leak, he/she has failed the fit
test and must try another size.
Banana Oil:
1. The wearer must don a respirator equipped
with G100 cartridges.
2. The tester must crush the ampoule between
thumb and forefinger.
3. HoId ampoule approximately 1 to 2 inches
from the wearer's face. Pass ampoule around
the face seal area and exhalation valve. The
wearer should run through the exercises listed
below for 15 seconds apiece.
4. Leakage will be noted by a "banana -like"
odor in the face piece.
5. If, in two attempts, the wearer has not
stopped the leak, he/she has failed the fit test,
and must try another size.
Employee:
Company:
FIT TEST REPORT
Fit Test Method Used: Irritant Smoke Banana Oil
Respirator Size: Move Head Up & Down:
Move Head Side to Side: Run In Place:
Bend At Waist: Breath Deeply: Talk:
Fit Test Results: Pass Fail
Comments:
Employee's Signature
TEST ADMINISTERED
Date:
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