Nextteq Irritant Smoke Tube Kit for Respirator Fit Testing and Airflow Indication - Manual (Page 31)

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Nextteq Irritant Smoke Tube Kit Manual
The Gastec Irritant Smoke Tube (Part Number 9501) is manufactured by the Gastec Corporation.
Nextteq is Gastec’s exclusive U.S. master wholesale distributor.
Tel: 813-249-5888 Toll free: 877-312-2333 Fax: 813-249-0188 Toll free: 877-312-2444 www.nextteq.
P/N 9505 Rev F 8/09
Operating Instructions
8. Test subject’s eyes should be tightly closed and remain closed
during Irritant Smoke Qualitative Respirator Fit Testing or
Sensitivity Check until smoke clears. Do not remove or adjust
respirator during Irritant Smoke Qualitative Respirator Fit
Testing or in the presence of smoke or fumes. Move to an area
of fresh clean air before removing or adjusting respirator.
9. A test subject’s sensitivity to irritant smoke varies based upon
size, weight, heredity, age, health, and other factors. Some
test subjects may respond to a greater degree than others to
irritant smoke. During the Sensitivity Check, the administrator
shall consider the test subject’s sensitivity and be careful to
generate a small, dilute, weak stream of smoke that is the
absolute minimum stream of irritant smoke necessary to elicit
a response from the test subject.
10. Do not re-expose the test subject to irritant smoke until the test
subject specifically and expressly confirms that all effects from
the prior exposure to irritant smoke have ceased.
11. Test only one test subject at a time.
12. For Irritant Smoke Qualitative Respirator Fit Testing, the
Nextteq Aspiration Bulb Pump has an internal volume of
approximately 30 milliliters. The Nextteq Aspiration Bulb
Pump produces a volume of approximately 25 milliliters
with each complete and uniform bulb compression plus or
minus 5 milliliters per compression. To obtain a flow rate
of approximately 200 milliliters per minute, uniformly and
smoothly press the bulb every 8 seconds for 1 minute.