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News release: U.S. Department of Labor Approves New Respirator Fit Testing Protocols to Protect Workers from Airborne Contaminants is available on this link.

For more information on below Table A-2 go to this link Appendix A of OSHA’s Respiratory Protection Standard

TABLE A–2— MODIFIED AMBIENT AEROSAL CNC QUANTITATIVE FIT TESTING PROTOCOL FOR FILTERING FACEPIECE RESPIRATORS

Exercises¹	Exercise procedure	Measurement procedure
Bending Over ...........	The test subject shall bend at the waist, as if going to touch his/her toes for 50 seconds and inhale 2 times at the bottom².	A 20 second ambient sample, followed by a 30 second mask sample.
Talking ......................	The test subject shall talk out loud slowly and loud enough so as to be heard clearly by the test conductor for 30 seconds. He/she will either read from a prepared text such as the Rainbow Passage, count backward from 100, or recite a memorized poem or song.	A 30 second mask sample.
Head Side-to-Side ....	The test subject shall stand in place, slowly turning his/her head from side to side for 30 seconds and inhale 2 times at each extreme².	A 30 second mask sample.
Head Up-and-Down	The test subject shall stand in place, slowly moving his/her head up and down for 39 seconds and inhale 2 times at each extreme².	A 30 second mask sample followed by a 9 second ambient sample.

¹Exercises are listed in the order in which they are to be administered.
²It is optional for test subjects to take additional breaths at other times during this exercise.

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