Fit2Fit Approved Portacount Training

Fit Test Operator Training: TSI Portacount

RPA are very proud to be TSI’s Gold Portacount Channel Partners and Portacount Training Providers for the UK. With over 20 years experience of practical Face Fit Testing, we provide TSI-approved training, technical support and fit test consultancy services for Portacount users throughout the UK. All of our trainers are Fit2Fit Accredited for both the TSI Portacount and Qualitative Fit Testing, and are experienced, dedicated experts in their field.

This course is ‘Fit2Fit Approved’, which means that the content has been judged to include all aspects of the health and safety executive’s face fitting guidance and protocols, and will be delivered by a fit2fit accredited face fitter. This course does not award delegates the Fit2Fit accreditation upon completion; no training course can do that. The only way to gain accreditation is to sit and pass the BSIF Fit2Fit exam.

Our TSI Portacount Fit Test Operator Training course is an on-site course aimed at those who require an in-depth knowledge of Face Fit Testing using the TSI PortaCount. This course covers the Fit Test Operator criteria set out in INDG 479 but also includes many additional practical elements including troubleshooting, how to  plan and manage a fit test program and an advanced practical session.

HSE Guidance Document INDG 479 highlights that RPE Fit Testing should only be conducted by a trained person. The fit test operator should have adequate knowledge and have received adequate instruction and training in the following areas:

• Regulations and Guidance
• The Purpose and Applicability of Fit Testing
• Procedures for Selection of Adequate and Suitable RPE
• Fit Factors and Protection Factors
• Examination Procedures for RPE, Identification of Maintenance Problems
• Correct Donning Procedures and Pre-Use Fit Checks
• Qualitative and Quantitative Face-Fit Testing
• Sampling from the Facepiece
• Diagnostic Checks on Equipment
• Correct Fit Testing Procedures, Purpose of the Fit Testing Exercises
• Problem Solving
• Capabilities and Limitations of the Fit Testing Equipment
• Interpretation of Results

Our Respirator Face Fit Training courses are both theoretical and practical. They aim to give candidates the skills and knowledge to meet the requirements of INDG 479 for Fit Test Operators.