Fit-testing available at Hands On Clinical Safety event

Vanderbilt Environmental Health and Safety will be fit-testing at the Hands On Clinical Safety Event in the Langford Auditorium Lobby 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 12, and Friday, April 13. This event is for annual re-fits only. If you have any questions regarding N-95 fit testing or your N-95 record, please email respirator@vanderbilt.edu.

VEHS offers year-round N-95 Fit Testing. Staff can visit the VEHS website at https://www.vumc.org/safety/clinical/n95-respirator-program to see the dates and times of the walk-in Open Fit Testing Sessions, as well as other usual information. If staff are unsure when or if they are due to be fit tested, they can see this information in their Health and Wellness Information Portal by logging in at https://myhealthandwellness.vanderbilt.edu/hwip/, or by checking the N-95 sticker on the back of their ID badge.

Reminder: Individuals must have no amount of facial hair/stubble, OR have a mustache/goatee that does not interfere with where the mask seals to the face to be fit-tested. Shaving the same day as the fit test is recommended.

Check out this video to see acceptable facial hair styles for N-95 use: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhI2NCJrMfg&t=1s.