Course Outline
Registration
Course outline and introduction to the course aims and objectives
Legislation
Overview of the chain of infection and Transmission
Personal Protective Equipment advised in the standard precautions and Transmission based precautions (TBPs) for pandemic COVID-19
Gloves
Aprons
An overview of Masks:-
- Respiratory protective equipment (RPE).
- Types of mask and selection of suitability
- Why RPE is needed.
- How RPE works.
- The FFP3 Mask
- Why fit testing is required
- How to wear and check the RPE correctly.
- Fit checking before use.
- Employee and employer responsibilities.
- Use and misuse of RPE.
Donning and Doffing of PPE
The FIT test assessor must be trained in
- selection of adequate and suitable RPE;
- examination of RPE and the ability to identify poorly maintained facepieces;
- ability to correctly fit a facepiece and perform pre-use wearer-seal checks;
- ability to recognise a poorly fitting facepiece;
- awareness of external factors that may affect the fit of the facepiece or the fit test result;
- the purpose and applicability of fit testing;
- the differences between, and the appropriate use of, QNFT and QLFT methods;
- the purpose of the fit test exercises;
- preparation of facepieces for fit testing;
- how to carry out diagnostic checks on the facepiece and the fit test equipment;
- capabilities and limitations of the fit test equipment;
- how to perform a correct fit test with the chosen method;
- awareness and knowledge of how to prevent and correct problems during fit testing;
- interpretation of fit test results;
- an understanding of the differences between fit factor, workplace protection factor (WPF),† assigned protection factor and nominal protection factor (NPF)‡;
and
- HSE ACOPs and guidance that deal with fit testing of RPE.
Competency assessment on all delegates
The course follows the guidance in “Guidance on respiratory protective equipment (RPE) fit testing” HSE 2019