Dave,
See responses below:
BENCHMARK QUESTIONS
If you use TSI Portacount devices to perform respirator fit testing;
We have 3 new Portacount Pro+ machines Model 8038 from:
TSI Incorporated
500 Cardigan Road
Shoreview, MN
55126
U.S.A.
Telephone: +1 651-483-0900
Toll Free: 1-800-874-2811
Fax: +1 651-490-3824
1. How frequently do you calibrate your Portacount device?
Annually
Why?
TSI recommends that the PortaCount® Pro Respirator Fit Tester be
cleaned and recalibrated annually.
2. What is your minimum overall fit factor?
MSA Comfo II Half Face - 100
MSA Full Face Respirator – 1000
MSA Advantage Full Face - 500
Scott SCBA Advantage 2000 Respirator – 500
Scott SCBA Advantage 3000 Respirator – 500
Avon PC-50 Full Face - 500
3. Do you add margin to your minimum overall fit factor in the event that
the Portacount as-found condition is outside the vendor tolerance?
No
If so, what is the margin?
4. What actions do you take if your Portacount device as-found condition
is outside the ±15% vendor standard tolerance?
We haven’t had that problem, but if we did; We have the resources and ability
to print a list of all personnel fit tested with a particular machine during
A particular time period and we would recall them to be refit tested on a
different PortaCount.
If you are in need of more info, my contact number is below.
Lucius Clark
PSEG Nuclear LLC
856-339-2436
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Nadeau, Marc
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 12:27 PM
To: '[email protected]'
Cc: Perkins, David
Subject: Powernet: TSI Portacount
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Seabrook Station recently sent a Portacount respirator fit test device to the
vendor for calibration and it was found to be out of the vendor’s standard
tolerance of ±15%. So, we are benchmarking to understand how others maintain
Portacount devices and are asking if you would please answer 4-benchmark
questions?
BENCHMARK QUESTIONS
If you use TSI Portacount devices to perform respirator fit testing;
1. How frequently do you calibrate your Portacount device?
Why?
2. What is your minimum overall fit factor?
3. Do you add margin to your minimum overall fit factor in the event that
the Portacount as-found condition is outside the vendor tolerance?
If so, what is the margin?
4. What actions do you take if your Portacount device as-found condition
is outside the ±15% vendor standard tolerance?
David Perkins
SR. RP Analyst
NextEra Energy –Seabrook Station
Ph:603-773-7079
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