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Reusable Half-Face & Full-Face Respirator Training & Quantitative Fit Testing

Target Audience:听All staff and students who require the use of a reusable elastomeric听respirator while performing activities at 海角社区. This course provides Respiratory Protection听Training and Quantitative Fit Testing for听谤别耻蝉补产濒别听蹿耻濒濒-蹿补肠别听补苍诲 half-face respirators, using听a machine to measure the leakage into a respirator.

Training: Training: You can view the Elastomeric Reusable Half-face and Full-face Respirator Online Course & Exam. Once you have viewed the training video and completed the quiz, you may register for an in-person Fit Test using the registration steps below. Note that using the 海角社区 VPN is required when accessing the online course and exam while off campus. Consult IT Services for questions regarding the use of the VPN.

Duration: Online training video - 20 minutes (excludes examination time); In-person fit test - 2 hours

颁别谤迟颈蹿颈肠补迟颈辞苍:听Training and Fit Test results are听valid for 2 测别补谤蝉.听

Cost: $125听for an in-person Fit Test, payable by FOAPAL. Students must reach out to their department administration so that the department may provide the FOPAL directly to rpp.ehs [at] mcgill.ca.

In-person fit test location: 3610 McTavish, room 430

Note: Do not buy/purchase any equipment prior to attending the Fit Test.听EHS has 3M reusable respirators available for fit testing. If you have a different make, it may not be possible to have your respirator fit-tested.听

Registration steps:

  1. 海角社区 students, staff and faculty must complete the online course and exam using the EHS Safety Training System - Web Training.听
  2. Once you have successfully passed the exam (80%), you may 听
  3. You must complete the PDF icon Health Validation Form听/听PDF icon Validation sant茅听补苍诲 return it to rpp.ehs [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Health%20Validation%20Form) 听before your Fit Test appointment. Note that if 鈥榊es鈥� is answered to any of the questions in Section 2, then the user must have Section 3 completed by a physician before EHS is able to fit test you.
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Quantitative Fit Test

Note that the below sessions are for fit tests for reusable full-face and half-face masks only. EHS also offers Qualitative Fit Tests听for N95 respirators.

NOTE:听If you can鈥檛 attend your scheduled fit test session, you must formally cancel a minimum of 48 hours prior to the course's scheduled time to avoid a charge to your FOAPAL.

Please ensure that you complete the registration steps above before registering for a Fit Test. If you register for a Fit Test before successfully passing the online course and exam, your registration will be cancelled.

Fit test dates are available via Microsoft Bookings using the link above. If you have issues finding an available date, please rpp.ehs [at] mcgill.ca (email the Respiratory Protection Program).

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