Evaluation of irritant smoke qualitative fitting test for respirators
The results of a qualitative fit test, utilizing an irritant smoke, were compared with the results of a quantitative fit test utilizing an oil mist aerosol, for both half-mask and full-facepiece respirators. For a respirator-wearer combination having a fit factor less than 10, as determined by the quantitative test, the point estimate of the probability of that combination not being rejected by the irritant smoke qualitative test was found to be 0.00 with 95% confidence that this statistic will not exceed 0.08. For a respirator-wearer combination having a fit factor less than 100, the point estimate of the probability of that combination not being rejected by the qualitative test was found to be 0.04 with 95% confidence that this statistic will not exceed 0.08.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 5518709
- Report Number(s):
- LA-9778-MS; ON: DE84002291
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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