The Face Fit Tester & Health and Safety Training.

BSIF FIT 2 FIT Accredited Face Fit Testing
Qualitative + Quantitative Testing & training available - Nationwide.
Family run business based in the North West UK

[The Face Fit Tester & Health and Safety Training. @iessltd]

🚨Calling all construction employees- was your last Face Fit test more than 2 years ago?
If so you must book in with us for an up to date test and ensure you are protected against harmful airborne substances.
💻https://t.co/jA2rh3HnbO
☎️01204 275 779
#rpe #bsif #facefittesting

[Health and Safety Executive @H_S_E]

The dust generated by cutting and polishing engineered stone is abrasive and drying when in contact with skin. Wet working can also cause dermatitis.

Protect your hands and report any symptoms.

Find out more about what should be provided at work:

https://t.co/IeaXu9tziK

[BSIF @BSIF1]

The Fit2Fit RPE Fit Test Providers Accreditation Scheme is designed to confirm the competency of those performing RPE fit testing

Fit2Fit 🔗 https://t.co/lLbdFuf7Sg

🔵 It is a legal requirement that workers using tight-fitting RPE are fit tested by a competent person

[Health and Safety Executive @H_S_E]

The harmful dust generated by cutting and polishing engineered stone is fine enough to reach deep inside your lungs and can cause irreversible lung damage.

Employers should provide regular health surveillance, find out more:

https://t.co/t1uHCPwxvA

[BSIF @BSIF1]

Employers: Take care to protect workers from airborne contaminants

The RPE provided to workers must be right for:

- the hazardous substance

- the work environment

- the task

- the wearer

🔵 Fit testing must be conducted by a competent person

#fit2fit

[Health and Safety Executive @H_S_E]

Silicosis can develop from engineered stone exposure in months or years.

Workers can suffer permanent lung damage before experiencing any symptoms.

The good news is that it’s preventable with the right controls.

Support the campaign:
https://t.co/IeaXu9tziK

[Health and Safety Executive @H_S_E]

You could save lives by helping to share this message...

“Silicosis is incurable, but entirely preventable with the right controls.”

Support HSE's engineered stone campaign, download the toolkit:

https://t.co/FFwTTWkleM

#Quartz #ArtificialStone #Comms

[BSIF @BSIF1]

A worker needs to be clean-shaven when using tight fitting RPE to achieve an effective fit

🔵 A beard or stubble will prevent the respirator sealing properly

Don't forget that it is a legal requirement that those using tight-fitting RPE are fit tested by a competent person

[BSIF @BSIF1]

Does the RPE you provide to employees fit them properly and is it able to work effectively?

🔵 It is a legal requirement that workers using tight-fitting RPE are fit tested by a competent person

Use the Fit2Fit register 🔗 https://t.co/uz8sos49dX

#Fit2Fit

[Health and Safety Executive @H_S_E]

Silicosis can develop from engineered stone exposure in months or years.

Workers can suffer permanent lung damage before experiencing any symptoms and almost all cases of silicosis are male.

If you work with engineered stone, find out more:

https://t.co/qv047BGlWX

[Health and Safety Executive @H_S_E]

HSE inspectors have ordered four businesses to stop working with engineered stone after finding serious failures to control silica dust.

Read more: https://t.co/vrOIq0gC7u

[Health and Safety Executive @H_S_E]

Inspections have resulted in these four enforcement notices being served as of the end of May as part of the 1,000 inspections that will be conducted across Great Britain.

Find out more about how the businesses failed to meet the required standards: https://t.co/nnKUjCKjK8

[Health and Safety Executive @H_S_E]

Four companies have been ordered to stop working due to failures in providing the correct controls.

The guidance has been published, the expectations are clear, and inspections of engineered stone businesses are underway.

Make sure you’re compliant: https://t.co/IeaXu9tziK

[Health and Safety Executive @H_S_E]

Martin, a carpenter, was diagnosed with mesothelioma, an asbestos-related cancer. He urges others in the trades to think about what you're doing and what type of building you're in.

Get practical guidance from the Asbestos & You campaign:

https://t.co/phoH80ORwt

#AMD26

[Health and Safety Executive @H_S_E]

Using water reduces harmful dust that's released when engineered stone is cut, ground or polished. No work should be done dry.

Mains-fed water is preferable for hand finishing, find out more: https://t.co/qv047BGlWX

[BSIF @BSIF1]

RPE will not protect a worker unless it is right for the hazard, the task and the wearer

You must select the right respiratory protective equipment

🔗 https://t.co/VBLu8GS7x7

It is a legal requirement that workers using tight fitting RPE are fit tested by a competent person

[PPE Media | Safety Marketing @PPEorg]

🔴 Under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH), employers must assess and control workers' exposure to RCS

[Health and Safety Executive @H_S_E]

Our isocyanate inspections show RPE failures are the most common theme across bodyshops – wrong masks, poor fit, damage, and inconsistent use.

Filtering respirators won't protect against isocyanates. Air-fed RPE is required.

https://t.co/ALY4CzKlGT

#Isocyanates #RPE #COSHH

[Health and Safety Executive @H_S_E]

There’s been a lot of talk about silicosis and the dangers of engineered stone recently, here are the facts.

Inspections are underway to check that businesses are compliant with the ST3A guidance:

https://t.co/i7I2iL8kLX

[Stone Update @StoneUpdate]

UK MPs to hold silicosis debate as devastating impact of killer silica dust revealed https://t.co/wniRcKjgCJ

[The British Occupational Hygiene Society @BOHSworld]

Health risks often take years to show symptoms. By the time a worker develops an occupational illness, it’s too late. Prevention and exposure control are the only solutions.