Full Support PortaCount 8040 User manual

PortaCount® Pre Fit Test Checklist
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•Set up PortaCount®machine and run daily check,
making sure ambient particle count is over 3000 pcm3
for testing half-face respirators and is over 10000 pcm3
for full-face respirators.
•Ask if the individual has smoked or vaped in the last
60 minutes or eaten in the last 15 minutes.
•Ask if they are medically t to take the test – it will
involve gentle continuous exercise for around 8 minutes.
•Check that the individual is clean shaven and ensure
they are aware that they must always be clean shaven
when wearing RPE at work.
•Ask if other PPE is worn during work (glasses, hearing
aids, visors etc). Any required PPE must be worn during
the Fit Test.
•Explain why you are conducting a Fit Test.
•Briey explain the test exercises and reiterate that the
subject will be stepping/cycling/pacing throughout the
test in addition to these.
•Probe the respirator and attach tubing.
•Ensure a P3 or P3 combination lter is attached of a
similar size/weight/shape to what will be worn in the
work environment.
•Instruct the subject how to don and do the mask.
•Visually check that their mask is tted correctly, checking
that no hair is trapped in the face seal.
•Fill out details for the individual and the make/model of
the respirator they are Fit Testing into the PortaCount®.

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Insert the wick, making sure it has been sitting
in alcohol for at least 2 minutes.
Connect to the power supply
Connect the tubing – blue to blue, clear to clear.
Connect to computer with preinstalled
PortaCount®software, FitPro Ultra.
Turn on.
Perform a ‘Daily Check’ and address any errors, paying
particular attention to the ambient particle count.
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Setting up your
PortaCount® 8040 machine
NOTE: To Fit Test an FFP1 or FFP2 respirator, you will need a PortaCount®8048 with n95 technology enabled.
NOTE: When Fit Testing single-use or half-face respirators, the Ambient Particle Count should be in excess of
3000 pcm3. When Fit Testing full-face respirators, the Ambient Particle Count should be in excess of 10000 pcm3.

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Fill Salt Solution Reservoir container with water to the ll line and add one salt tablet.
Attach container to machine, screwing anti-clockwise.
Connect to the power supply and turn on.
The machine should buzz and produce a mist from the top.
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Setting up a Particle Generator
NOTE: When Fit Testing single-use or half-face respirators, the Ambient Particle Count should be in excess of
3000 pcm3. When Fit Testing full-face respirators, the Ambient Particle Count should be in excess of 10000 pcm3.

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Slide sampling probe onto piercing
tool and push nut onto anvil tool.
Push the piercing tool through the mask,
from the inside of the respirator.
Firmly push the tools together and remove. Attach clear tubing to probe and don the respirator.
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Probing a single-use
FFP3 respirator
NOTE:
Disposable and reusable respirators are probed in different ways.
Please ensure your respirator is a disposable model before starting.
NOTE: If tted correctly, the probe should not swivel or move.
CAUTION: Probed respirators are for Quantitative Fit Testing only and should be discarded after use.
NOTE: The probe should be inserted centrally around the breathing zone - avoiding seams, folds and valves.
CAUTION:
The piercing tool is very sharp – watch your hands!

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Performing a Pre-use
wearer-seal check
1. Prepare 2. Don 3. Check
Fully open respirator. Pull bottom
strap downwards so top strap
runs parallel with nose band on
outside of the respirator.
Pull bottom strap over the head so it rests
at back of the neck and below the ears.
Place bottom of respirator onto the chin
and top of respirator onto bridge of the
nose. Pull upper strap and place it on
crown of head above the ears.
Pull respirator down under
chin and ensure the respirator
sits centrally on the face.
5. Dispose4. Fit Check
Perform a t check by cupping both hands
over the respirator. Unvalved respirators,
exhale sharply. Valved respirators, inhale
sharply. If air leaks around the nose adjust
nose area. If air leaks around the edge of
respirator adjust straps to eliminate leakage,
then repeat process.
Remove the mask by holding the
straps and lifting them over your head,
then dispose of the mask. Do not touch
the mask – it may be contaminated.
Fit testing should be carried out by a trained competent t tester.
Your department t tester is:
Additional supplies of Easimask can be ordered via NHSSC
Order Codes: FSM18 (unvalved) FSM17 (valved).
Closest depart stocking this product:
Custom Fit Unvalved FSM18 Custom Fit Valved FSM17
Please ensure that you follow these six steps to t your respirator correctly:
Please be
aware that our
t testing is
mask and brand
specic. Ensure
you are wearing
the Easimask®
for which
you received
t testing.

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NOTE:
Disposable and reusable respirators are probed
in different ways. Please ensure your respirator is
a reusable model before starting.
Attach a short (1-2 inch) offcut of tubing onto
the central shaft of the probing attachment.
Remove a lter from the respirator.
Screw the probing attachment onto the mask with the
tubing inserted into the hole and attach the lter on top.
Firmly push suction pad to side of mask around
the breathing zone, avoiding valves and seams.
Attach metal clip onto the inner tubing
and slot suction pad onto clip.
Attach clear tubing from PortaCount®machine to outer
shaft of the probing attachment and don the respirator.
CAUTION:
Probing attachments vary. Please ensure
your attachment is correct for the respirator
you are Fit Testing.
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Probing a reusable respirator
NOTE: You must use a P3 of combination P3 lter of a similar size/weight/shape during the Fit Test.

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Performing a Pre-use
wearer-seal check
1. Don 2. Secure 3. Press
Hold the mask against your face
and place harness over your head.
Connect straps behind your head
and tighten securely.
Press the front and back of both
lters covers together and inhale.
The body of the respirator should
collapse against your face,
indicating a good t.
5. Remove4. Repeat
Repeat the press check process
looking up, down, left and right to
ensure a suitable seal is formed.
Unclip the straps behind your head
and bring the harness over your head,
in front of your face. Do not touch the
mask – it may be contaminated.
Fit testing should be carried out by a trained competent t tester.
Your department t tester is:
Additional supplies of Series 8 Half-
Masks can be ordered directly.
Order Codes: IND-110-2289 (small),
IND-110-0051 (medium), IND-110-2290 (large)
Closest department stocking this product:
Series 8
Please ensure that you follow the following ve steps to t your respirator correctly every time
you put it on. A Pre-Use Wearer-Seal Check does not replace the need for a Fit Test.
Please be
aware that you
should have
passed a face
Fit Test before
wearing this
respirator. Face
Fit Testing is
mask and brand
specic.

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Fit Test Exercises Protocol
Prepare the equipment
• Ensure the PortaCount®machine has been set up, daily checks run, the ambient particle count of the room is over
3000 pcm3 (single-use/half-face) or 10000 pcm3 (full-face) accordingly and that all respirators are probed.
Prepare the subject
• Ask the subject whether they have smoked or vaped in the past 60 minutes, eaten in the past 15 minutes, if they are
 medicallytandwhethertheyhavecleanshaveninthepast8hours.
Don the respirator
• Instructthesubjecttodontheirrespiratorandperformatcheck.Iftheyareunfamiliarwiththerespirator,please
refer to the respirator’s manufacturer’s instructions.
• Visuallycheckthattherespiratorhasbeenttedcorrectly,andcheckthatnohairistrappedalongthefaceseal.
• If Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is usually worn during the course of work (including spectacles and hearing
aids) it should also be worn for the Fit Test.
CAUTION
If PPE interferes with the Quantitative Fit Test process
you may need to wear an alternative form of RPE.
The exercises
• Ensure the subject is continually cycling on an exercise bike / walking on a treadmill / stepping on a stepper
throughout the test - with the exception of the bending exercise (step 6)
• Follow on-screen instructions and timings.

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Step 2
Deep breathing.
Step 4
Moving head up and down.
Step 1
Normal breathing.
Step 3
Turning head
side to side.
Rainbow Passage
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When the sunlight strikes raindrops in the air,
they act like a prism and form a rainbow.
The rainbow is a division of white light
into many beautiful colours
These take the shape of a long round arch,
with its path high above, and its two
ends apparently beyond the horizon.
There is, according to legend,
a boiling pot of gold at one end.
People look, but no one ever nds it.
When a man looks for something beyond
his reach, his friends say he is looking for the
pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
*To be read continuously for a period of 1 minute, during the Fit Test procedure
Step 6
Bending at the waist.
Step 5
Read the
Rainbow
Passage
on screen.
Step 7
Normal breathing.

Rainbow Passage
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When the sunlight strikes raindrops in the air,
they act like a prism and form a rainbow.
The rainbow is a division of white light
into many beautiful colours
These take the shape of a long round arch,
with its path high above, and its two
ends apparently beyond the horizon.
There is, according to legend,
a boiling pot of gold at one end.
People look, but no one ever nds it.
When a man looks for something beyond
his reach, his friends say he is looking for the
pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
*To be read continuously for a period of 1 minute, during the Fit Test procedure