On the TV show Monk, the main character occasionally donned a facemask to ward off the germs he so famously feared. But what Adrian Monk didn’t show viewers is the need for the layman respirator ...

For several years, the annual appropriations bill for the U.S. Department of Labor and its agencies contained a rider named the Wicker Amendment that barred OSHA from enforcing the requirement in its ...

As the world is responding to the COVID-19 outbreak, fit testing respirators for healthcare workers and first responders remain vital to respiratory protection programs to reduce exposure to the ...

Preregistration is required for all in person, ZOOM, or Canvas Initial Training. In Person class sizes are limited. See individual training types at the left to Sign ...

Gov. Spanberger issues flag order in memory of Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. Governor Spanberger issued a flag order on Monday in memory and respect of Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. Another eaglet ...

The purpose of Western Michigan University’s Respiratory Protection Safety Program is to enhance the protection of employee health by ensuring proper training, selecting and fitting of respirators, in ...

A fit test is a test protocol conducted to verify that an air-purifying respirator is both comfortable and correctly fits the user. Fit testing uses a test agent, either qualitatively detected by the ...

The Department of Health extended its “sincere gratitude to Dr. Roy McKay for leading a comprehensive Fit Test Training session on 21 October 2025 at Bermuda College.” A Government spokesperson said, ...