| Does your organisation require their
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| | South Ayrshire Council is one of may
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| employees to wear RPE? RPE stands for
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| | organisations which have realised that in
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| Respiratory Protective Equipment. Where
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| | order to meet the statutory obligations
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| RPE is used to control exposure, the
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| | for Respiratory Protective Equipment
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| employer must ensure that the correct
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| | (RPE) Face Fit Testing they must develop
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| type of equipment is selected and
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| | a tailor made testing program. South
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| supplied and that the wearer has been
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| | Ayrshire Council has a large number of
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| trained to use it effectively. If tight
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| | RPE wearers (with a diverse range of RPE
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| fitting RPE is used then a good seal
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| | types) and needs a quick, cost effective
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| between the wearers face and the
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| | solution to enable them to comply with
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| facepiece is crucial to achieve the
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| | their statutory duties under COSHH 2002.
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| claimed protection. The COSHH ACoP
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| | As the needs of every organisation are
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| recognises the importance of a good seal
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| | unique South Ayrshire Council choose to
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| with tight fitting RPE and requires that
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| | develop a bespoke program. This program
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| a fit test be performed to test the seal
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| | included training up selected supervisors
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| and to ensure that the wearer has the
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| | to train and prepare their workforce.
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| correct device.
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| | Supervisors were provided with "Tool box
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| These tests should be carried out on all
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| | talk" type training material to assist
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| employees who wear RPE. Repeat tests
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| | with the delivery of this information to
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| should be carried out if they:
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| | their staff. This is then followed up by
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| - lose or gain weight
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| | a rigorous program of face fit testing
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| - grow facial hair
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| | carried out by Albion Environmental Ltd.
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| - develop significant changes in the
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| | This system has saved the council money
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| facial area round the seal of the RPE
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| | and reduced the number of failures during
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| - change the type/brand of RPE
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| | testing.
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