Mobile RFT Teams Deploy to Hard-Hit Hospitals
As the United States exceeds 3 million reported COVID-19 cases, surges in hospitalizations in hard-hit states continue to tax frontline workers. Currently, dozens of Florida hospital intensive care units (ICUs) are at or near capacity, while COVID-19 hospitalizations in Texas reached an all-time high of nearly 10,000 patients. Mobile Health will soon deploy mobile RFT[Read the Rest]
Readying Nursing Home Staff for N95 Respirators
Even as long-term care facilities resume normal activities, the CDC urges higher levels of personal protective equipment (PPE) for nursing home staff, including the wearing of N95 respirators or higher. The CDC issued PPE guidance for nursing home staff handling patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 cases. The virus has extracted a deadly toll on[Read the Rest]
Helping Vendors Adapt to Hospital Re-Entry Rules
As elective surgeries resume, vendors face stricter ambulatory surgery center (ASC) and hospital re-entry rules. More stringent rules affect medical device representatives present during certain aerosol-generating surgical procedures. Those reps should don fit-tested N95 respirators with face shields or surgical N95 respirators, according to Joint Re-Entry Guidance from the AHA, AORN and AdvaMed. New Safety[Read the Rest]
Reducing Risk for Dentists and Small Businesses
Our recent efforts ‘behind the lines’ to clear thousands of frontline workers remain a source of great pride at Mobile Health. That frontline now includes dentists eager to resume work despite the risks. To assist, respirator fit tests for dentists are now offered at various on-site testing events, in our clinics and thousands of our[Read the Rest]
Respirator Safety Resources Page
Given the importance of respiratory protection, businesses should develop a plan to promote safe and responsible respirator use. Also, businesses should periodically examine their respirator practices. Below you’ll find some resources to help you promote respirator safety in the workplace. Respirator Fit Test Information OSHA requires first-time wearers of N95 respirator masks to undergo a[Read the Rest]
Respirator Fit Test (RFT) Types – An Infographic
Mobile Health has dozens of occupational health locations nationwide through our network of clinics where you can get a respirator fit test done. We can even do on-site respirator fit tests in certain situations. If you need a respirator fit test (RFT) done for your employees, feel free to click below to request a free quote. [Read the Rest]
Respirator Fit Test: Basic Information
What Is a Respirator Fit Test? In this post you’ll find a little about what a Respirator Fit Test (RFT) is and who needs one. We’ll also look at what’s different between a Qualitative and Quantitative Respirator Fit Test. This is handy for those who work in industries that deal with strict rules from the Federal[Read the Rest]
Respirator Fit Testing and Asbestos: Getting Safer
Respirator fit testing isn’t just an OSHA obligation, it’s a way to protect your workers from airborne hazards. The N95’s that many workers use isn’t much to them if they don’t fit. While Mobile Health works with many hospital staff, we also work with many construction and contracting organizations to provide them with respirator fit[Read the Rest]
Qualitative Respirator Fit Test (QLRFT): General Requirements
So you want to give your staff a Qualitative Respirator Fit Test, eh? Well, you’re probably going to have to know what that is before you come in for one. Qualitative Respirator Fit Tests, or QLRFTs for short, test to make sure that an employee’s respirator fits properly. Below, you can find out more information on[Read the Rest]
12 Least Thought of Workplace Safety Tips
When was the last time you reviewed your company’s safety checklist? Or, better yet, does your company have a safety checklist? Between 2010-2012, it was estimated that employee injuries had an economic cost of $10.9 billion in New York. Mobile Health provides testing services nationwide at our occupational health locations, and we stand by the[Read the Rest]
