{"title":"Respirator Fit Testing","description":"\u003cp\u003eQualitative and quantitative respirator fit-test kits, adapters, hoods, and replacement test solutions. Everything needed to run the fit tests OSHA requires before an employee wears a tight-fitting respirator, and again every twelve months after that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eQualitative or quantitative\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQualitative\u003c\/strong\u003e testing is pass\/fail and relies on the wearer detecting a test agent: Bitrex (denatonium benzoate, bitter) or isoamyl acetate (banana oil). It is accepted for negative-pressure respirators up to an assigned protection factor of 10. \u003cstrong\u003eQuantitative\u003c\/strong\u003e testing measures leakage instrumentally and produces a numeric fit factor, which is required above APF 10 and for full-facepiece respirators used in that range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eConsumables are the recurring part\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTest solutions, sensitivity ampules, nebulizers, and hoods are consumed each testing cycle. A programme testing an annual population runs through them predictably, which is why these are stocked as replenishment items rather than one-time purchases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCompliance context\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/resources\/building-codes-standards\/safety-compliance\/osha-1910-134\"\u003eOSHA 1910.134\u003c\/a\u003e requires fit testing before initial use, whenever a different facepiece is used, and at least annually, using one of the protocols in the standard's Appendix A. A fit test is specific to the exact make, model, style, and size of respirator, so a passing test does not transfer to a different facepiece. See also \u003ca href=\"\/safety\/respirator-cartridges-filters\"\u003ecartridges and filters\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/safety\/respirators\"\u003erespirators\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"dentec-79200-respirator-fit-test-adapter-kit-for-tsi-portacount-with-clips-tubing-suction-cups-and-2-p100-filters","title":"Dentec 79200 Respirator Fit Test Adapter Kit for TSI PortaCount with Clips Tubing Suction Cups and 2 P100 Filters","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis \u003ca href=\"\/companies\/dentec-safety\"\u003eDentec Safety Specialists\u003c\/a\u003e kit lets you run quantitative fit tests on Dentec respirators with a TSI PortaCount. You get the adapter, clips, tubing, suction cups, and two P100 filters. The PortaCount itself is not included, and if you only need the adapter it is sold on its own as 79210. Dentec lists it as USA made, and their respirator plant is in Lenexa, Kansas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/resources\/building-codes-standards\/safety-compliance\/osha-1910-134\"\u003eOSHA 1910.134\u003c\/a\u003e calls for a fit test before anyone first wears a tight-fitting respirator, again whenever the facepiece changes, and at least once a year, using one of the protocols in Appendix A. A pass covers the exact make, model, style, and size tested and nothing else. The qualitative protocols only go up to a required fit factor of 100, so a full facepiece relied on above that has to be tested quantitatively. Our \u003ca href=\"\/resources\/guides\/respirator-fit-testing-medical-evaluation\"\u003efit testing and medical evaluation guide\u003c\/a\u003e walks the medical evaluation and training that go alongside it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dentec","offers":[{"title":"Kit","offer_id":47927250813105,"sku":"79200","price":405.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/5269\/4961\/files\/15A79200_600.jpg?v=1789410041"},{"product_id":"dentec-79260-bitrex-qualitative-fit-test-kit-with-hood-nebulizers-sensitivity-and-fit-test-solutions","title":"Dentec 79260 Bitrex Qualitative Fit Test Kit with Hood Nebulizers Sensitivity and Fit Test Solutions","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis \u003ca href=\"\/companies\/dentec-safety\"\u003eDentec Safety Specialists\u003c\/a\u003e qualitative fit test kit works off Bitrex, a bitter tasting aerosol. You get the hood, two nebulizers, sensitivity solution, fit test solution, and two spare sets of nebulizer inserts. Dentec lists it as USA made, and their respirator plant is in Lenexa, Kansas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/resources\/building-codes-standards\/safety-compliance\/osha-1910-134\"\u003eOSHA 1910.134\u003c\/a\u003e calls for a fit test before anyone first wears a tight-fitting respirator, again whenever the facepiece changes, and at least once a year, using one of the protocols in Appendix A. A pass covers the exact make, model, style, and size tested and nothing else. The qualitative protocols only go up to a required fit factor of 100, so a full facepiece relied on above that has to be tested quantitatively. Our \u003ca href=\"\/resources\/guides\/respirator-fit-testing-medical-evaluation\"\u003efit testing and medical evaluation guide\u003c\/a\u003e walks the medical evaluation and training that go alongside it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dentec","offers":[{"title":"Kit","offer_id":47927251206321,"sku":"79260","price":322.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/5269\/4961\/files\/sq_79260_0.jpg?v=1789412021"},{"product_id":"dentec-79210-tsi-portacount-fit-test-adapter","title":"Dentec 79210 TSI PortaCount Fit Test Adapter","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis \u003ca href=\"\/companies\/dentec-safety\"\u003eDentec Safety Specialists\u003c\/a\u003e adapter lets you run quantitative fit tests on Dentec respirators with a TSI PortaCount. It is the adapter on its own, for replacing a worn one when you already have the clips, tubing, suction cups, and filters from the 79200 kit. The PortaCount itself is not included. Dentec lists it as USA made, and their respirator plant is in Lenexa, Kansas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/resources\/building-codes-standards\/safety-compliance\/osha-1910-134\"\u003eOSHA 1910.134\u003c\/a\u003e calls for a fit test before anyone first wears a tight-fitting respirator, again whenever the facepiece changes, and at least once a year, using one of the protocols in Appendix A. A pass covers the exact make, model, style, and size tested and nothing else. The qualitative protocols only go up to a required fit factor of 100, so a full facepiece relied on above that has to be tested quantitatively. Our \u003ca href=\"\/resources\/guides\/respirator-fit-testing-medical-evaluation\"\u003efit testing and medical evaluation guide\u003c\/a\u003e walks the medical evaluation and training that go alongside it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dentec","offers":[{"title":"Each","offer_id":47927251239089,"sku":"79210","price":105.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/5269\/4961\/files\/sq_79210_0.jpg?v=1789412026"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.usmadesupply.com\/collections\/respirator-fit-testing.oembed","provider":"US Made Supply","version":"1.0","type":"link"}