RPE FACE FIT TESTING

Face fit testing is a quick and straightforward process all employers should adopt for their employees who need to wear a tight-fitting mask to carry out their duties. Legislation and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) advise face fit testing, keeping employers compliant and suitably protected against insurance claims and prosecution should any be brought against them. Crucially, however, it is for the safety and comfort of employees working in usually uncomfortable and high-risk areas where masks are necessary - resulting in a more productive and happy workforce. 

This certification takes learners through a mask face fit test. It is for anyone needing fitting and testing to safely wear a mask at work.

This certificate is a simple pass or fail test based on the wearer’s assessment of face seal leakage using their sense of taste of a test agent (bitter or sweet). In addition, they’ll participate in mask selection, inspection, correct fitting and care and maintenance activities and advice during the session. 

The course reflects national standards and industry best practices and is fully accredited in line with regulations. In addition, choose to learn with Totally Training, and learners will benefit from our custom-built training facilities and customer-first approach.

Our occupationally and technically experienced testers take learners through the test completing the session with a pass or fail assessment. They must pass the test to qualify for the  certification.

This training is essential for anyone needing to wear a mask to carry out their work.

The Qualitative Face Fit Session consists of:

• Responsibilities of the wearer
• Mask selection
• Mask inspection
• Correct mask fitting
• Formal wearer fit test
• Reasons for mask disposal and replacement
• Guidance on retest requirements

On successful completion of the test, the tester will return all paperwork and a Face Fit Certificate will be issued. The certificate shows that the delegate has successfully passed a formal face fit test to the standard identified in INDG 479.

The Qualitative Face Fit Test is suitable for anyone who needs to wear a mask in their line of work, no matter their role or industry sector. 

The training is a short session with a pass or fail on completion.

At Totally Training, quality and support to our learners is priority. Totally Training provide a dedicated service to Our Clients.

Totally Training are a leading provider of health, safety, environmental and technical theory and practical training and assessment services, covering a wide range of industry sectors, working with 100s of organisations to provide quality written and delivered courses. 

Totally Training Tutors and Assessors are fully qualified and occupationally experienced and competent from industry-specific backgrounds to deliver Our qualifications, traveling nationwide to provide necessary support at all times.

Our occupationally experienced face fit trainers and testers have successfully trained and tested over 10,000 Learners across the face fit training and testing categories. Delivering courses and tests at our nationwide, industry-leading and accredited training centres and offering the very best of training standards and quality assurance. 

We have hundreds of public dates and locations nationally for face fit testing and training, or can offer dedicated training and testing for specific requirements such as on-site groups. Whatever you need, our training services help bring together the optimum mix of solutions to ensure you can apply the hierarchy of risk control most effectively. 

This course is theory-based, but delegates must inform their trainer if they have any serious health issues, physical problems, special considerations or are taking any medication which may create difficulties. 

There are no prerequisites for this course, and delegates can do so with no previous knowledge.

For training held at your location, please ensure that the classroom you make available has a power supply and is a suitable size for the number of delegates attending. 

To learn more about this qualification, to book or for any queries, please contact a member of the team by phone at 07763 854 325 or email training@totally.training