Essential Site Skills provide vital Face Fit Testing to frontline NHS staff

Over the past month, the Essential Site Skills (ESS) team of fully qualified Fit2Fit accredited testers have provided both ‘Face Fit Testing’ and ‘Face Fit: Train the Tester’ training to frontline NHS staff fighting Covid-19.

All UK employees who wear tight-fitting respiratory protective equipment (RPE) must have a certificate to prove that the protective equipment they wear during work not only fits them, but also affords them the effective protection necessary for the task being performed. Face Fit Testing is a Legal Requirement.

In early April, ESS delivered ‘Face Fit: Train the Tester’ sessions to staff members of the Nottingham NHS Trust. This provided vital, hands-on training in using PPE correctly, increasing their ability to test frontline staff. ESS provided this training free of charge from their head office, following strict social distancing guidance in the process.

The ESS team are also working alongside A-Plant Safety’s RPE team and WE FIT RPE to train staff at the newly-opened Nightingale hospital in London. Working in shifts, several experienced trainers have spent the last two weeks away from their families in London, and will continue to for the foreseeable future, in order to ensure NHS staff are protected and supported in their ability to save lives.

Darren O’Neill, Training & Consultancy Director at Essential Site Skills said: “We recognise it’s incredibly tough and tiring for the NHS during this time, but it is important work and a rewarding chance to be part of national effort to beat the virus.”

Essential Site Skills’ expertise in face fit training and testing could make a huge difference to those fighting Coronavirus on the frontline. You can contact the team by emailing info@essentialsiteskills.com or by calling 0115 8970 529.

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