RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
It is a legal UK requirement that workers be Face Fit Tested before wearing a tight-fitting respirator.
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A family business, Northern about providing the very best service for each customer and wearer, ensuring both the health and safety compliance requirements of employers and the respiratory protection of employees. This is achieved through quantitative Face Ireland Respiratory Protective Equipment (NI RPE) is passionate Fit Testing and the supply of trusted RPE brands which have been carefully tried and tested. NI RPE is experienced in working across a range of sectors, including industry, construction, dental and healthcare. NI RPE Face Fit testers are Fit2Fit Accredited, and members of the BSIF Safe Supply Scheme. Staff have also successfully completed the BSIF Safe Supply Accreditation Level II Qualification. In addition to fit testing, NI RPE provides a training portfolio of Quantitative and Qualitative ‘Train the Tester’ courses,
you the way it needs to. It’s essential to choose a respirator that is adequate for the hazard, and you complete due diligence to ensure the respirator has been compliantly fit tested. In the UK, when a person needs to wear a tight-fitting respirator for work, it is a legal requirement that they first be face fit-tested. Get expert advice on RPE and PPE from the NI RPE team on: +44(0) 28 91249000 or email: customerservice@nirpe.com “It’s essential to choose a respirator that is adequate for the hazard, and you complete due diligence to ensure the respirator has been compliantly fit tested.”
which can be carried out on site, or at NI RPE’s training premises in Newtownards. These training courses are Fit2Fit approved, which is the gold standard for fit testing in the UK. Quality, safety, productivity and protection are vitally important to every industry. Whether you work in construction, welding, stone masonry or quarries, respiratory protective equipment (RPE) can be essential for keeping your organisation and teams safe from potentially life-threatening airborne hazards in the workplace, such as silicosis, asbestosis and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). NI RPE supplies a range of solutions to meet your needs. Your local RPE expert is only a phone call away, and happy to help you find the right solution to your respiratory needs, every time. With RPE often being used as a last line of defence against extremely hazardous substances, it’s essential that it protects
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