Nextteq Irritant Smoke Tube Kit for Respirator Fit Testing and Airflow Indication - Manual (Page 42)

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
E. Generate a small, weak, dilute stream of irritant smoke
that is the absolute minimum amount necessary to elicit
a response.
F. Perform the Sensitivity Check.
G. Recognize an invalid test.
7. Prior to commencing the Sensitivity Check:
A. The administrator shall ensure the test subject has
read, understands, and agrees to comply with all the
provisions of this test protocol; all of Gastec and Nextteq
specifications, instructions, and warnings; and the test
subject’s duties and responsibilities as described in
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.134.
B. The test subject shall be given a description of the
test, the test subject’s duties and responsibilities, and
instructed to minimize his or her exposure to the smoke
and to keep his or her eyes tightly shut during the test.
C. The test subject shall be instructed to immediately step
into fresh, clean air in the event of any exposure or
response to irritant smoke.
D. The test subject shall be given instructions in and shall
correctly demonstrate for an experienced, trained, and
qualified professional test administrator:
I.
The proper method to waft a small, weak, and diluted
concentration of smoke toward the test subject by
extending his or her arm at full length with the palm
up and fingers closed together. The test subject’s
hand should be extended to the edge of the smoke
cloud. If the test subject’s arm is not extended at
full length, the test subject shall back up until his or
Sensitivity Check Protocol