Nextteq Irritant Smoke Tube Kit for Respirator Fit Testing and Airflow Indication User Manual
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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.
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Operating Instructions
13. To determine the precise volume of the Nextteq Aspiration
Bulb Pump, fill the bulb with water and empty the contents into
a measuring cup to determine the exact volume of the bulb.
Next, calculate the number of compressions per unit of time
necessary to generate the desired flow rate.
14. Perform the irritant smoke qualitative respirator fit testing in
accordance with OSHA 29 CFR 1910.134.
15. Before commencing the Irritant Smoke Qualitative Respirator
Fit Testing, the fully trained, qualified, and professional
commercial, industrial, military, or government test
administrator shall perform the following:
A. Provide the test subject with a description of the test
and instruct the test subject in the test subject’s duties
and responsibilities before, during, and after the test in
accordance with OSHA 29 CFR 1910.134 and Nextteq
specifications, operating instructions, and warnings and
Gastec Instructions and Warnings (included in the box of
Gastec Irritant Smoke Tubes No. 9501).
B. Ensure the test subject has read, understands, and
explicitly agrees to comply with all the duties,
responsibilities, and provisions of the OSHA irritant
smoke qualitative fit testing protocol that apply to the
test subject per OSHA CFR 1910.134 as well as all
warnings and instructions incorporated in Nextteq’s
Irritant Smoke Tube Kit Manual and Gastec Instructions
and Warnings (included in the box of Gastec Irritant
Smoke Tubes No. 9501).