Face-Fit Testing

Face-Fit Testing in Leicester

Name: Integral Safety Ltd
Address: 53 John Cooper Way, Coalville, Leicestershire, LE67 4AP, GB
Telephone: 01530 382 150
Price range: ££

We come to your Leicester premises and fit test your people around your shift pattern. Around 20 minutes per wearer, with an individual record for each one.

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Professional Face-Fit Testing in Leicester

If your employees wear tight-fitting respiratory protective equipment, the law requires it to be face-fit tested to the individual wearing it. A mask that does not seal offers almost no protection, and no amount of training or supervision compensates for a poor fit. We provide HSE-compliant qualitative face-fit testing at your premises.

Based in Coalville, Leicestershire, Integral Safety is ideally positioned to serve businesses in Leicester. Choosing a local consultancy means testing at your premises on a date that suits your production schedule, without sending people away or losing a shift.

Leicester's manufacturing base creates a lot of respiratory risk that is easy to underestimate. Textile and garment production generates fibre and dust, food manufacturing brings flour and powdered ingredients, and the city's plastics, printing and fabrication firms all involve substances where RPE is the last line of defence once other controls have done their work.

The problem we see most often is masks issued in good faith and never fit tested. A mask that does not seal to that particular face gives very little protection, and the wearer has no way of knowing. Testing takes about twenty minutes each and settles the question.

Local knowledge

Business and Industry in Leicester

Leicester is the largest city in the East Midlands and its economy is unusually broad. Textiles and garment manufacturing still employ thousands across the north and east of the city, sitting alongside food production, plastics, printing, logistics and a large public sector anchored by two universities and the hospital trust. That mix means a consultant walking into a Leicester business could be looking at industrial sewing machines one day and a commercial kitchen the next.

Business parks and estates we work on

Meridian Business Park
Grove Park, Enderby
Optimus Point, Glenfield
Braunstone Frith Industrial Estate
Troon Industrial Estate
Frog Island
Abbey Lane Industrial Estate
Leicester Commercial Park

Getting to you

Leicester is about 20 minutes from our Coalville base on the A50 and M1, so we can usually offer a same-week site visit and, for urgent work, often next-day. We cover the city centre and every one of the outlying business parks.

What we see

What We Commonly Find in Leicester

Recurring issues we come across doing this work locally. If any of these sound familiar, they are all fixable.

FFP3 masks issued in bulk with no record of who was tested on which model
Wearers with beards or stubble at the seal, where no mask can pass
One mask model bought for the whole workforce, which never fits everyone
Tests done years ago with no retest after significant weight change

Who we work with

Sectors We Support in Leicester

Practical, sector-specific advice for the kinds of workplaces we visit every week.

What we do

Our Face-Fit Testing Services

Qualitative face-fit testing to HSE Fit2Fit standards
Testing at your premises, around your shift pattern
Disposable FFP2 and FFP3 masks
Half-mask reusable respirators
Individual test records and certificates
Advice on mask selection where a wearer fails
Retesting after significant weight change or dental work
Guidance on RPE programmes and maintenance

More about face-fit testing

The difference it makes

Benefits for Your Business

Meet your legal duty under COSHH and the Control of Lead and Asbestos Regulations
Genuine protection for employees rather than the appearance of it
Documented evidence for audits, clients and enforcement

Minimal disruption, testing takes around 20 minutes per person
Identify wearers who need a different mask before it matters
Support your health surveillance programme

Coverage

Areas We Cover in Leicester

We provide face-fit testing throughout Leicester and the surrounding area, including:

Leicester City Centre
Beaumont Leys
Belgrave
Braunstone
Evington
Highfields
Knighton
Oadby
Wigston
Glenfield
Birstall
Thurmaston

“Integral Health and safety Consultants have been undertaking H&S audits for the past twelve months on one of our large value developments. They have dealt with various issues that we have had very quickly using minimal hassle to us. Their Site Visits are weekly and their paperwork is always prompt. We would recommend Integral Health and safety consultants to any business that wants a reliable and professional company to take care of their health and safety issues.”

Mick Starkey S & S Contracting Ltd

Questions

Face-Fit Testing in Leicester: Your Questions

Can you test our whole shift in one visit in Leicester?

Usually yes. At roughly twenty minutes per wearer we can get through a substantial group in a day, and we work around break and shift patterns so production is not stopped. For larger workforces we schedule several visits so nobody is waiting around.

What happens if someone fails the test?

A failure is useful information, not a problem. It usually means that model does not suit that face, so we try an alternative size or style until we find one that seals. If the cause is facial hair at the seal, no mask will pass and the answer is either clean shaving or moving to powered hood-type RPE, which does not rely on a face seal.

Do you carry out face-fit testing in Leicester?

Yes. We come to your premises anywhere in Leicester and the surrounding area and test on site, which avoids travel time and lets us work around your shifts. Each test takes around 20 minutes and the wearer receives an individual record.

Is face-fit testing a legal requirement?

Yes, where tight-fitting RPE is used. COSHH, the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and the Control of Lead at Work Regulations 2002 all require the equipment to be suitable for the wearer, and HSE guidance is explicit that this means fit testing. A wearer who is clean shaven at the seal is also essential, as facial hair breaks the seal regardless of the test result.

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