Brandon Searcy
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Credentials
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Certified Occupational Hearing Conservationist
Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation 555 E. Wells St., Suite 1100, Milwaukee, WI 53202-3823 Phone: 414/276-5338; Fax: 414/276-2146 E-Mail: info@caohc.org -
NIOSH SPIROMETRY PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTING
School of Public Health/Deep South Center for Occupational Health & Safety The University of Alabama in Birmingham RPHB 520D | 1720 2nd Avenue South | Birmingham, AL 35294-0022
Experience
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KSA OCCUPATIONAL SERVICES
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United States
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Environmental Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director - Mobile Operations
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Jun 2017 - Present
KSA MOBILE OCCUPATIONAL SERVICESNationwide Mobile Health and Safety ServicesOSHA Compliant Audiometric Hearing Tests – Respiratory FIT Testing – NIOSH Pulmonary Function Testing – OSHA Respirator Medical Evaluation Questionnaire – Noise Surveys – Air Sampling – Certified DOT Physicals – Crane Certification Physicals – Drug & Alcohol Testing – Safety TrainingOn-Site Testing, Professionally Trained Staff
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RESPIRATOR FIT TESTING QUANTATATIVE AND QUALITATIVE
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Jun 2017 - Present
qualitative vs. quantitative A qualitative fit test is a pass/fail test that relies on the employee's response to a test agent. The OSHA protocols include saccharin, isoamyl acetate (banana oil), Bitrex and irritant smoke. For a saccharin or Bitrex test, an administrator challenges a subject wearing a respirator with a test aerosol. The subject dons the respirator and a fit test hood. The test aerosol (saccharin or Bitrex) is sprayed inside the hood while the subject performs prescribed exercises. If the subject can taste the test agent, the respirator fails the test and another respirator must be tested. Prior to conducting the test, the administrator must determine if the subject can detect the test agent. If the subject can’t detect the test agent, another one that can be detected must be used. The fit test procedure requires about 15 to 20 minutes.A quantitative fit test measures the adequacy of a respirator's fit by numerically measuring the amount of leakage into the respirator. The OSHA protocols include use of a PortaCount, CNC or CNP test.The PortaCount works by measuring the concentration of microscopic dust particles in the ambient air and then measuring the concentration of those dust particles that leak into the respirator. The ratio of these two concentrations is called the fit factor. The filters stop essentially all the particles so anything that gets into the mask must have come through the face seal. A quantitative fit test is not affected by the person's sense of smell, taste or sensitivity to irritant chemicals.
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CERTIFIED OCCUPATIONAL HEARING CONSERVATIONIST
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Jul 2017 - Present
According to CAOHC's definition, a Certified Occupational Hearing Conservationist (COHC) is usually the focal point of a hearing conservation program (HCP). Even though the audiometric testing program must be supervised by an expert in the hearing field (an audiologist or physician or otolaryngologist), the OHC is the person who is most often closely involved with noise-exposed workers and their activities.
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Education
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2014 - 2015
Trevecca Nazarene University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Human Resource Management -
2013 - 2013
Volunteer State Community College
Associate of Science (A.S.), Business Administration and Management, General -
2010 - 2012
Maryville College
Business Administration and Management, General
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