New VelocityEHS industrial hygiene software simplifies compliance with OSHA’s respirator fit testing regulations
VelocityEHS announced the launch a New Respirator Fit Testing (RFT) Solution to help companies safeguard workers and ensure compliance with respiratory protection standards during the pandemic. The massive increase in the use of N95 filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) has sparked an equal increase in the need for workplace respirator fit testing. VelocityEHS’ new Respirator Fit Test Software directly meets this need by standardizing the scheduling, documentation and follow up for all RFT activities through a single, easy-to-use software platform.
Complying with RFT requirements is time-consuming. Normal RFT protocols (like those required by OSHA) take as much as seven to eight minutes per employee, and documenting test results using paper forms can take another five minutes. The increase in the number of workers required to wear respiratory protection has made RFT compliance overwhelming for some employers. VelocityEHS improves RFT efficiency with a 50 to 60 percent reduction in total test time.