OSHA requires annual respirator fit testing for all employees who fall under 29 CFR 1910.134 due to likelihood of exposure to airborne hazards. For hospitals managing hundreds or thousands of staff across high-risk units like ICU, emergency departments, and infectious disease wards, coordinating annual testing is a significant compliance challenge. Mobile Health’s respirator fit testing services help organizations scale their programs through streamlined medical evaluations, flexible fit testing options, and centralized compliance tracking.
Why Fit Testing Becomes a Bottleneck at Scale
OSHA requires that employees complete and pass a medical evaluation before any respirator fit test is performed, and that records be retained for the duration of employment plus 30 years. When medical evaluations require in-person appointments or paper forms, they create a backlog before testing can even begin. Fit testing must also be repeated whenever an employee uses a different respirator size, make, model, or style, or when there’s a change in physical condition that could affect fit, adding ongoing volume beyond the annual cycle.
For large healthcare systems operating 24/7 across multiple locations, these requirements create scheduling complexity and fragmented compliance tracking that can quickly overwhelm employee health teams.
How Mobile Health Scales Fit Testing for Organizations
Mobile Health’s approach removes bottlenecks at each step of the process, so organizations can handle higher volumes without adding administrative burden:
Online medical evaluations eliminate the pre-testing queue. Employees complete the required OSHA questionnaire on their own time through online medical evaluations, reviewed by a Physician or Other Licensed Healthcare Professional (PLHCP) as required by OSHA. Instead of scheduling individual appointments that create queues, employees self-serve and clearances flow through automatically. This means staff are ready for testing as soon as they’re cleared, eliminating the bottleneck before testing even begins.
Flexible testing delivery absorbs volume fluctuations. Mobile Health offers both quantitative and qualitative testing at your facility through on-site events, at our 6,500+ nationwide clinic locations, or in-house using the Fit Kit™, a complete DIY respirator fit testing solution with OSHA-standard supplies and live training. On-site events handle bulk annual renewals efficiently, clinics provide flexibility for new hires and off-cycle needs, and the Fit Kit lets internal teams handle urgent retests independently. Together, these options mean hiring surges and annual deadlines don’t create backlogs.
The Respirator Fit Testing Portal makes compliance visible across all locations. The Portal stores all fit testing documentation, medical evaluations, and clearance certificates in one centralized location, accessible 24/7. Instead of tracking compliance across scattered spreadsheets and email threads, employee health teams get system-wide visibility into who’s current, who’s expiring, and who’s overdue. This centralized view is what allows scaled programs to stay ahead of compliance gaps instead of reacting to them.
Fit Testing FAQs
Who can perform respirator fit testing for healthcare staff?
Mobile Health’s team performs respirator fit testing at 6,500+ nationwide locations and on-site at your facility. Organizations can also conduct testing in-house using the Fit Kit™. All results are stored in the Respirator Fit Testing Portal for centralized access.
Keep your high-risk units compliant with Mobile Health’s streamlined annual respirator fit testing. Online evaluations, nationwide clinics, and on-site services with centralized compliance tracking. Contact Mobile Health to get started.
