Nextteq Irritant Smoke Tube Kit for Respirator Fit Testing and Airflow Indication - Manual (Page 34)

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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P/N 9505 Rev F 8/09
Operating Instructions
F. Ensure that the test subject does not have any hair growth,
beard, mustache, or sideburns which cross the respirator
sealing surface or any type of apparel or equipment that
interferes with a satisfactory respirator fit.
b. Steps for Smoke generation
1. Break the tip off a fresh tube by bending each tube end in the
tube tip breaker supplied with the Nextteq Irritant Smoke Tube
Kit (P/N 9500).
2. Place the black cap on one broken end of the smoke tube.
3. Pointing the tube end with the black cap away from you, insert
the other end of the tube into the aspiration bulb pump, being
careful not to compress the bulb.
4. Immediately before commencing use, remove the black cap
from the end of the smoke tube.
note: Retain the black cap for later use.
5. Holding the pump at half arm’s length away from you, place the
protective tube sheath over the jagged end of the smoke tube
and aim the smoke tube tip away from you and other people in
the area.
CautIon: Prior to compressing the bulb, ensure the smoke tube
is aimed in the correct direction and at the correct
distance from the test subject.
6. Tell the test subject to tightly close his or her eyes.
7. Slowly, gently, and uniformly compress the bulb at a
controlled, steady rate until the bulb is completely compressed.