Respirator fit testing and SCBA fit testing products.
American Airworks™ PO Box 1000, Sophia, WV 25921-1000 / 1-800-523-7222
Respirator Fit Testing



If you need quantitative fit testing click here.

Quantitative fit testing measures the total particles (Parts Per Millionth-PPM) of contaminates inside the respirator using a Portacount machine to analyze the air quality while the subject is wearing the respirator.

A fit test adapter is attached to the threaded connector of the APR Adapter and a sample tube is inserted through the APR Adapter inhalation valve. A barbed fitting on the fit test adapter body may be connected to an appropriate quantitative fit test apparatus.


If you need qualitative fit testing click here.

The qualitative fit test provides the user with a qualitative measure of the fit of the respirator. First, a sensitivity test is performed to determine if the test subject can detect the test agent being used.

Once it is determined that the test subject can sense the test agent, a qualitative fit can begin. The subject will perform a series of activities while wearing the respirator inside a testing chamber filled with test agent to ensure a proper fit.

Qualitative Fit Testing
Quantitative Fit Testing

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For more information on these respirator test, please read the article from the magazine SizeUp, "RespiratorFit Testing - Made Easy" by By Maricia Sawnor, CIH Senior Industrial Hygenist, New York State Department of Labor.

Read this Article


OSHA Fit Testing Regulations (Standard - 29 CFR)
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