{"id":1378,"date":"2024-02-22T11:26:38","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T09:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.praevena.ch\/training-specialist-fit-testing\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T13:05:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T11:05:59","slug":"training-specialist-fit-testing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.praevena.ch\/en\/training-specialist-fit-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Specialist course \u2013 Fit Testing Respiratory Protection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;79px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;23px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_margin__hover_enabled=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text content_tablet=&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 style=%22text-align: center;%22><\/h2>\n<h1 style=%22text-align: center;%22>Maintain health,<\/h1>\n<h1 style=%22text-align: center;%22>Promoting health.<\/h1>\n<h1 style=%22text-align: center;%22>We support you!<\/h1>\n<p>&#8221; content_phone=&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 style=%22text-align: center;%22>Maintain health,<\/h2>\n<h2 style=%22text-align: center;%22>Promoting health.<\/h2>\n<h2 style=%22text-align: center;%22>We support you!<\/h2>\n<p>&#8221; content_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"\">Fit Test Specialist course<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.praevena.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/FitTest-Q-9831.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Person with full masts in the FitTest&#8221; title_text=&#8221;FitTest Q-9831&#8243; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;About the course&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;hyphens: auto;||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>According to ISO 16975-3, a fit test must be carried out for filtering respiratory protection. 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