UC Davis Health is assessing the integrity, performance of the respirator masks after they are decontaminated The goal is to establish a backup supply in the face of high demand during the coronavirus ...

TSI’s PortaCount Respirator Fit Tester delivers an objective fit test for any respirator, including all N95s, in less than two and a half minutes. Using OSHA’s newly modified CNC protocols, fit tests ...

Quantitative fit testing is the preferred testing method. The ambient aerosol condensation nuclei counting (CNC) method, using a Portacount® Plus instrument, has been selected as the quantitative fit ...

Researchers sought to find how many times clinicians can consecutively don face N95 filtering facepiece respirators without compromising the fit of those protective equipment, according to a study ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on Sept. 25 issued a final rule approving two additional quantitative fit testing protocols for inclusion in its Respiratory Protection ...

As the world is responding to the COVID-19 outbreak, fit testing respirators for healthcare workers and first responders remain vital to respiratory protection programs to reduce exposure to the ...

CORTLAND, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Intertek, a Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide, is pleased to announce it has won a multi-year contract with the U.S. National Institute for ...