A four-hour practical course at your mill or yard that prepares your designated staff to perform qualitative respirator fit testing on your own workers, following CSA Z94.4 protocols. Every participant performs a complete fit test and is assessed before sign-off.
Available across the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley. Qualitative fit testing only.
Wood dust is a recognised carcinogen, and cedar is a sensitiser on top of that. Workers in a mill or a millwork shop need a respirator that seals from their first shift, not from whenever the next outside testing visit can be arranged. A tester on your own payroll removes that delay.
The course covers qualitative fit testing using Bitrex or saccharin protocols. It does not cover quantitative fit testing, and your organisation remains responsible for its respiratory protection program under the Regulation whoever performs the testing.
Prefer us to do the testing? See fit testing for forestry and wood products.
A working course, not a lecture. Participants finish it having performed a complete fit test from start to finish, and leave able to clear the next worker on Monday.
Respirator selection, seal checks versus fit tests, CSA Z94.4 requirements, health considerations and when not to proceed, sensitivity screening, test exercises and pass/fail criteria.
Each participant performs a complete qualitative fit test and is assessed before sign-off, then receives a Clear Health Group certificate of completion.
Participant manual, fit test record forms and a simple program procedure, so your documentation holds up when WorkSafeBC asks.
We fit test workers in BC mills and wood products operations year-round. The course is built on the way testing actually goes in a shop with dust in the air, including the parts that go wrong: facial hair along the seal, the worker who cannot taste the solution, the mask that was the wrong size all along.
We teach on site, on the respirator models your workers wear, so there is no gap between the course and the job.
Your tester can call us with a question. When you have a large intake, a shutdown, a second site, or cover to arrange while your tester is away, we can come and test.
Clear Health Group delivers mobile occupational health and RN-led home services across British Columbia - including the Lower Mainland, Fraser Valley, Vancouver Island, and the BC Interior. Our team travels directly to worksites and homes, eliminating the need for clinic visits.
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Clear Health Group supports employers with reliable, structured mobile health services designed to simplify compliance and reduce operational disruption. Families trust our RN-led team for professional in-home care delivered with consistency and clinical oversight.
We recently used Clear Health Group for our company-wide annual hearing testing and respirator fit testing across two locations and two days. … Seamless and professional.
They showed up to our jobsite in Duncan, on time and were well prepared for our team to have their fit tests done on site.
Wonderful experience! Noah was lovely to coordinate with and the testing experience was seamless for our team! Would happily book again for our next test. Cheers!
We got our mask fitting tests done by Amy. Both the service and attitude were excellent! Will definitely call them again for other services!
Great experience with Noah and Catherine. Showing up on time, very professional and on track for the schedule.
Definitely good at their job. Noah and Amy were at our construction job site and did a good job for testing. Helped all our crew on site.
Happy to have booked with Clear Work. Noah & Nina were fast, easy to work with, and readily available. 5/5!
ClearHealth is fantastic. Very accommodating and Noah is an absolute pleasure. Very friendly, quick services, very efficient! Highly recommend.
Friendly, professional and accommodating team! Pleasure to work with.
A great on-site hearing test experience. Katherine was kind, professional, and made the process quick and comfortable.
Overall it was a wonderful experience for the test. Very professional and good consultation regarding hearing loss prevention.
Ammy took my hearing test and it was an awesome experience. She was very professional, kind, and explained everything clearly. The test was done smoothly and I felt comfortable the entire time. I truly appreciate her patience and excellent service. Highly recommended!
Here are answers to common questions about fit tester training for mills and wood products employers.
Usually a safety coordinator, a shift supervisor, or the designated first aid attendant. No prior fit testing experience is needed. Pick someone on site regularly, because the benefit comes from testing being available whenever a worker needs it.
Yes. On completion, your participant has been assessed as competent to perform qualitative respirator fit testing on your workers as part of your own respiratory protection program. It does not qualify them to train other people to fit test, and it does not cover quantitative fit testing.
Qualitative, using Bitrex or saccharin protocols. That covers N95, half-face and full-face respirators where an assigned protection factor of 10 is sufficient for your hazard assessment. Where a higher protection factor is relied on, CSA Z94.4 calls for quantitative testing, which this course does not cover.
CSA Z94.4 requires fit tests to be carried out by a trained, competent person, but it does not set an expiry date on that training. Industry practice is to refresh every three years and we recommend the same. Refresh sooner if your tester moves to different respirator types or your program changes.
For routine testing, no. Most employers who train in-house keep us for the work an internal tester cannot absorb: a large intake, a shutdown, a second site, or cover while the tester is away.
Four hours at your site, with the participant manual, fit test forms and record templates included. Add a qualitative fit test kit and your program can start the same week.
See full pricing and course content on our fit tester training page.
