Respiration tests suitability

An employer has speeifie obligations to ensure all eontrol measures are kept in an effieient state, effieient working order and good repair. Engineering eontrols should be examined and tested at suitable intervals, e.g. loeal exhaust ventilation equipment must be tested at least onee every fourteen months, and more often for proeesses speeified in Table 5.23, and a reeord kept. Respirators and breathing apparatus must also be examined frequently and the eheeks reeorded. 

The method for generating the required atmospheric dispersion of anti-ChE (e.g.. as vapor or aerosol). Highly volatile and/or reactive liquids may have to be metercd from stainless-stce cylinders (Dodd etal.. 1986). For generation of liquid aerosols of respirable size, the La,skin nebulizer is suitable for one-component test materials (Drew et at., 1978) and for generation of du.st particles, the Wright dust feeder is commonly used. 

Forward an employee s training, fit test, initial and annual spirometric evaluation, and medical doctor s evaluation for suitability to wear a respirator to the Human Resources Manager for inclusion in the employee s personnel record. 

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