Welch Allyn CP 200 Spirometry Option - User Manual - Manual (Page 63)

Directions for Use Appendix B Spirometry Protocols 59
About the OSHA / Cotton Dust Protocol
The OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Administration, U.S.) Cotton Dust protocol is for
users who want to make sure that occupational testing and reports meet the
requirements of OSHA’s Cotton Dust standard. The device automatically performs as
described here, regardless of user-defined settings.
When using this protocol, the spirometer should be calibrated at three different flows
every day before use.
For details on OSHA / Cotton Dust requirements, see the document noted in Reference 8
on page 75.
When this protocol is selected, testing and reports are affected as follows:
• Operational Settings
Adult and Pediatric Norm: Knudson 1976
(African-American patients shall be adjusted by 0.85. Asian and Hispanic patients
shall be adjusted according to General Norm Value Race Adjustment logic.)
Composite Norm Values: NO
(For details, see “Reviewing the Operation Settings” on page 13.)
• Print Settings
Tests: Three Best Efforts
Scale: 20mm/s & 10mm/L
Curves: V/T & F/V
(For details, see “Reviewing the Spirometry Print Settings” on page 17.)