Re: Respirator Fit Testing

[Tim J Kirkham <kirkham@geneseo.net>]

We, at the Quad Cities station, use incense in the room.  It removes the
question of the open flame and make the area smell good too!  I am now
waiting to install some love beads to finish the ambiance.

At 12:15 PM 2/17/99 -0600, Morgan Ben wrote:
>Greetings:
>
>At the Harris Nuclear Plant quantitative respirator fit testing is
>performed using the PortaCount Plus. This instrument uses ambient air
>particulate to perform the test and requires a minimum of 1,000
>particles/cc. When particulate is below this level we light a candle to
>achieve the required concentration. The use of an open flame has caused
>some concern and we would like to know what other methods are being used
>by other sites with this, or similar, equipment.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Ben
>
>ben.morgan@cplc.com
>
>I'm not an official spokesperson for CP&L. 
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