LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake County Farm Bureau will be conducting respirator fit testing for all employers and employees that are required to wear a respirator under CalOSHA standards on Wednesday, Jan. 26.

If a respirator is required to be worn during any type of work being performed, the person must be tested on an annual basis.

Tests will be either qualitative or quantitative depending upon the respirator being worn.

Certificates will be issued upon completion of the test. The test takes approximately 15 minutes to complete. Tests will be done by pre-scheduled appointment only.

The person being tested: 1) must have passed their medical questionnaire/exam and bring proof of this to the fit test; 2) know the manufacturer and model number of the respirator in advance so Farm Bureau can order the correct adaptors; 3) need to bring their own respirator to the fit testing; and 4) need to be clean shaven (free of facial hair) in order to do the fit tests.

 

The cost for the test is $25 per person; Farm Bureau members receive a $15 discount.

This is a service sponsored by Lake County Farm Bureau and State Compensation Insurance Fund.

Please call the Farm Bureau office, 707-263-0911, to make an appointment or for more information.

Lake County Farm Bureau works to protect family farms and ranches on behalf of 600+ members countywide and as part of a state and nationwide network of more than 6.2 million Farm Bureau members.