Nextteq Irritant Smoke Tube Kit for Respirator Fit Testing and Airflow Indication - Manual (Page 41)

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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
Sensitivity Check Protocol
3. Use this Sensitivity Check test protocol only with a Gastec
Irritant Smoke Tube (P/N 9501) and Nextteq Aspiration Bulb
Pump (P/N 9502) or Nextteq One-Way Aspiration Bulb Pump
(P/N 90005) as packaged in the Nextteq Irritant Smoke Tube Kit
(P/N 9500). Do not use an electronic pump with this Sensitivity
Check test protocol.
4. Do not use this Sensitivity Check test protocol unless you
are a trained, qualified, technically competent, and professional
industrial, commercial, military, or government respirator
user/test administrator experienced in generating a small,
weak, dilute stream of smoke with an aspiration bulb pump.
This test protocol is solely for distribution to, storage by,
and use by trained, qualified, technically competent, and
professional industrial, commercial, military, or government
respirator users/test administrators in compliance with
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.134.
5. Do not use this test protocol or a Sensitivity Check for
voluntary respirator use.
6. This test is to be conducted only by an experienced, trained,
and qualified professional test administrator. The experienced,
trained, and qualified professional test administrator shall be
able to correctly perform the following:
A. Instruct the test subject.
B. Demonstrate the techniques for performing the test.
C. Inspect, test, calibrate, and operate all test equipment.
D. Ensure all test equipment and components are in good
working order and are suitable to be used together.