Organizations Offering Respirator Fit Testing
NYCAMH Respirator Fit Clinics:
To schedule an appointment please call the NYCAMH office during the accepting appointments date range listed below for the clinic you would like to attend, and ask to speak with the farm respirator clinic scheduler.
Call 607-547-6023 or (toll free) 800-343-7527 - Have the following information ready when calling
1. Total number of people attending from your farm
2. Name of each person being scheduled
3. Language spoken by each attendee
4. Make & model of each respirator to be tested. - if a worker uses more than one style of respirator they must be fit test for each one.
DEC Region 8, Finger Lakes (Counties - Chemung, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, and Yates)
Dates of Clinic: Tuesday - Thursday, May 15th-17th, 2018
Location: CCE Ontario County, 480 North Main St., Canandaigua, NY 14424
Accepting appointments: Monday, April 16th-Friday, May 11th, 2018 (call between the hrs of 8am - 4:30pm)
DEC Region 9, Western New York (Counties - Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Niagara, and Wyoming)
Dates: August, 2018
Location: TBD
Accepting appointments: Monday, July 23rd-Friday August 17th, 2018
Partial list of organizations offering respirator fit testing compiled by the New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health (NYCAMH)
When inquiring, ask these organizations about their fee structure, whether or not they will come to you, and if they can test the brand and model of your mask(s). Note that this list is evolving and may change over time. Please see pdf for more info on each of these organizations.
Erie:
Riverfront Medical, P.C.
(716)-276-3849 https://riverfrontpc.com/locations/
Healthworks Western New York
(716)-712-0674 https://www.healthworkswny.com/
Healthworks Western New York
(716)-447-6474 https://www.healthworkswny.com/
Comprehensive Occupational Medical Services
(716)-692-6541 http://www.comsmedical.com/
Mobile Health
(212)-695-5122 http://www.mobilehealth.net/
Genesee:
United Memorial for Rochester Regional Health
(585)-343-6030 https://www.rochesterregional.org/locations/hospitals/united-memorial-medical-center/
Monroe:
Riverfront Medical, P.C.
(585)-325-3002 https://riverfrontpc.com/locations/
Finger Lakes Occupational Health Services
(585) 244-4771 https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/finger-lakes-occupational-health.aspx
Niagara:
Eastern Niagara Health System
(716)-433-2025 http://www.enhs.org
Onondaga:
WorkRite Safety
(315)-637-7233 http://workritesafety.com/WorkRiteSafety_Locations.html
Riverfront Medical, P.C.
315-451-3906 https://riverfrontpc.com/locations/
Mobile Health
(212) 695-5122 http://www.mobilehealth.net/
Ontario:
Clifton Springs Occupational Medicine Services for Rochester Regional Health
(315) 462- 9561 https://www.rochesterregional.org/locations/
Tompkins:
Mobile Health
(212) 695-5122 http://www.mobilehealth.net/
Fit Testing Table (pdf; 101KB)
- List of organizations offering fit testing including locations & contact information
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