TSI M41 Fit Fit Test Software Owner's Manual

R e s p i r a t o r F i t T e s t i n g

M41 Fit™

Fit Test Software

User’s Manual

P/N 1980238, Revision B

May 2004

™

Fit Test Software

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1. GRANT OF LICENSE. TSI grants to you the right to use one copy of the enclosed TSI software program (the

“SOFTWARE”) with one Type M41 PATS Mask Fit Tester. TSI requires one copy of M41 Fit software to be licensed for each M41 used with M41 Fit software. For example: if you own two or more M41s, and plan to use them with M41

Fit software, you must license the corresponding number of separate copies of M41 Fit. M41 Fit software may be installed on more than one computer or on a network as long as the above requirement is met.

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- Restricted Rights” clause at 52.227-19. This software is licensed sole for the U.S. Government or its authorized subcontractors, it is not transferable, except as defined under the referred regulations.

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Contents

ABOUT THIS MANUAL ...................................................................................... V

Introduction ....................................................................................................................................v

Organization ...................................................................................................................................v

Conventions.....................................................................................................................................v

Trademarks....................................................................................................................................vi

M41 PATS Web Site! ....................................................................................................................vi

CHAPTER 1.......................................................................................................... 1

Introducing M41 Fit Test Software ..............................................................................................1

M41 Fit Features ..........................................................................................................................1

Using M41 Fit with TSI Commercial Fit Testers.........................................................................1

M41 Fit Tasks...............................................................................................................................2

CHAPTER 2.......................................................................................................... 3

Getting Started ...............................................................................................................................3

Installing M41 Fit Software..........................................................................................................3

Hardware Requirements ...........................................................................................................3

Software Requirements ............................................................................................................3

Installation Procedures .............................................................................................................3

Installing M41 Fit with Windows 3.x...................................................................................3

Installing M41 Fit with Windows 95/98/NT ........................................................................4

Connecting the M41 .....................................................................................................................4

Using the 9-pin Cable with the 9-pin Computer Port...............................................................4

Setting Up the M41 ......................................................................................................................4

CHAPTER 3.......................................................................................................... 5

Conducting a Fit Test - Basic Procedures ....................................................................................5

Before you Begin the Fit Test ......................................................................................................5

Step 1 - Select a Person ................................................................................................................8

Step 2 - Select a Respirator ..........................................................................................................9

Step 3 - Select a Protocol............................................................................................................12

Step 4 - Information ...................................................................................................................14

Step 5 - Conducting the Fit Test.................................................................................................15

Alternate Step 5 - Manual Entry.............................................................................................16

View Record (optional) ..............................................................................................................17

Summary .......................................................................................................................................17

CHAPTER 4........................................................................................................ 19

Using the M41 Fit Menu Options................................................................................................19

Using the File Menu ...................................................................................................................22

Copying a Database................................................................................................................22

Merging Databases .................................................................................................................24

Exporting Databases...............................................................................................................25

Deleting Databases .................................................................................................................27

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Exiting M41 Fit Software.......................................................................................................27

Using the Database Menu...........................................................................................................28

Opening and Updating the Default Database Files ................................................................28

Updating the People Database File.....................................................................................28

Updating the Respirator Database ......................................................................................31

Updating the Protocol Database .........................................................................................34

Viewing the Fit Test Database............................................................................................38

Changing the Default Database Files .....................................................................................42

Creating New Default Database Files ....................................................................................44

Using the M41 Menu..................................................................................................................44

Conducting a Fit Test .............................................................................................................44

Displaying Real-time Fit Factors............................................................................................45

Performing Daily M41 Checks...............................................................................................46

Using the Report Menu ..............................................................................................................48

Report Examples ....................................................................................................................54

Example 1 - Next Due Report ............................................................................................54

Example 2 - Single Page Fit Test Report ...........................................................................54

Example 3 - User Defined Reports.....................................................................................55

Example 4 - Reports Based on M41 Fit for DOS Data Files..............................................55

Using the Setup Menu ................................................................................................................56

Selecting the Communications Port .......................................................................................56

Changing Daily Checks Settings ............................................................................................56

Changing the Default Fit Test Options...................................................................................57

Automatic Save and Automatic Print .................................................................................57

Automatic Termination ......................................................................................................58

Signature Lines...................................................................................................................58

Figures

Figure 3-1. M41 Fit Main Menu ......................................................................................................6

Figure 3-2. Daily Checks Inquiry Dialog Box .................................................................................7

Figure 3-3. Daily Checks Dialog Box ..............................................................................................7

Figure 3-4. People Database (Step 1) ...............................................................................................8

Figure 3-5. Respirator Database (Step 2) .........................................................................................9

Figure 3-6. Respirator Details Dialog Box.....................................................................................10

Figure 3-7. N95-Companion Connected Warning .........................................................................10

Figure 3-8. N95- Companion Not Connected Warning .................................................................11

Figure 3-9. Protocol Database (Step 3) ..........................................................................................12

Figure 3-10. Protocol Details Dialog Box ......................................................................................13

Figure 3-11. Sample Timing Details Dialog Box...........................................................................14

Figure 3-12. Information (Step 4) Dialog Box ...............................................................................14

Figure 3-13. Fit Test (Step 5) Dialog Box......................................................................................15

Figure 3-14. Manual Entry (Alternate Step 5)................................................................................16

Figure 3-15. Fit Test Record ..........................................................................................................17

Figure 4-1. Main Menu ..................................................................................................................19

Figure 4-2. Toolbar Buttons ...........................................................................................................21

Figure 4-3. Copy Database Dialog Box .........................................................................................22 ii

Figure 4-4. Select source database file Dialog Box........................................................................23

Figure 4-5. Merge Databases Dialog Box ......................................................................................24

Figure 4-6. Export Database Dialog Box .......................................................................................25

Figure 4-7. Select destination file Dialog Box - Export Database .................................................26

Figure 4-8. Select file to delete Dialog Box ...................................................................................27

Figure 4-9. People Database Dialog Box .......................................................................................28

Figure 4-10. Database Search Dialog Box .....................................................................................30

Figure 4-11. Respirator Database Dialog Box................................................................................31

Figure 4-12. Protocol Database Dialog box ...................................................................................34

Figure 4-13. Sample timing for M41 (alone) Dialog Box ..............................................................37

Figure 4-14. Sample timing for N95-Companion Dialog Box .......................................................37

Figure 4-15. Fit Test Database Dialog Box....................................................................................38

Figure 4-16. Protocol Information..................................................................................................41

Figure 4-17. Respirator Information...............................................................................................41

Figure 4-18. Complete Fit Test Results..........................................................................................42

Figure 4-19. Setup/Create Default Database Filenames Dialog Box .............................................42

Figure 4-20. Select xxxxx Database Dialog Box.............................................................................43

Figure 4-21. Realtime Fit Factor Display - M41 Only Dialog Box ...............................................45

Figure 4-22. Realtime Fit Factor Display - N95-Companion Only Dialog Box ............................46

Figure 4-23. Daily Checks Dialog Box ..........................................................................................47

Figure 4-24. Daily Checks Settings for M41 Alone Dialog Box ...................................................47

Figure 4-25. Daily Checks Settings for N95-Companion Dialog Box...........................................48

Figure 4-26. Report List Dialog box ..............................................................................................49

Figure 4-27. Select Fields to Use for Sorting Dialog Box..............................................................51

Figure 4-28. Select Records to Include in Report Dialog Box .......................................................52

Figure 4-29. Rename Report Title (Optional) Dialog Box.............................................................52

Figure 4-30. Select Database Dialog Box ......................................................................................53

Figure 4-31. Select Fields to Include in Report Dialog Box ..........................................................53

Figure 4-32. Communications Port Dialog box .............................................................................56

Figure 4-33. Fit Test Options Dialog box ......................................................................................57

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About this Manual

Introduction

This manual describes how to install, set up, and use M41 Fit Test Software (also referred to as

M41 Fit software). M41 Fit

™ is intended for use with the M41 PATS Mask Fit Tester.

Instructions for setting up the M41 with M41 Fit software appear in Chapter 3, “Getting Started.”

Organization

This manual is organized as follows:

Chapter

Description

1 Introducing M41 Fit

Test Software

2 Getting Started

3 Conducting a Fit

Test-Basic

Procedures

4 Using the M41 Fit

Menu Options

Introduces M41 Fit Test Software and describes its functions and features.

Provides instructions for installing the M41 Fit software and setting up the M41.

Provides the basic procedures for conducting a fit test.

Provides a detailed description of each of the M41 Fit menu options.

Conventions

The following conventions are used throughout this manual:

Convention Description

Boldface

Menu options and dialog box fields are shown in boldface type.

R

Key names, such as R, are shown in keyboard type.

Underline

Menu items can be selected with the mouse or by pressing the A key and the shortcut key for the menu or option. The shortcut key is underlined on the screen display and in this manual. For example, to select the File menu, you can press

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Trademarks

• Microsoft, Windows, and Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

• M41 Fit™ is a trademark of TSI Incorporated.

• Model 8020 P

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Plus is a registered trademark of TSI Incorporated.

• Model 8095 N95-Companion™ is a trademark of TSI Incorporated.

M41 PATS Web Site!

Please visit the TSI web site for the M41 PATS at: http://www.tsi.com/defense/homepage/defense_home.htm

.

From this site you can:

• Download application notes for the M41.

• Download instruction manuals.

• Download product brochures.

• View a complete spare parts price list.

• Use our "links" page of NBC and mask-related web sites: http://www.tsi.com/defense/links/links.htm

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Chapter 1

Introducing M41 Fit Test Software

M41 Fit Test Software runs under Windows 3.x, Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT

®

.

The software is designed for use with the M41, and expands the features available with the DOSbased version of M41 Fit

™ software. This chapter introduces the M41 Fit features, and briefly describes the tasks you can perform with the software.

M41 Fit Features

In addition to the Windows interface, features provided by M41 Fit include:

• Selection of the person to be fit tested from a database using a mouse. You no longer have to rekey the same names again and again.

• Separate databases for people, respirators, exercise protocols, and fit test results. You also can merge databases, and can add fit-test data manually.

• Expanded report capabilities, including a tickler feature indicating who is due for a fit test.

There is also a single page report for each test subject, user-designed reports, and other reports.

• Automated daily diagnostic checks.

• A real-time fit factor display for use in respirator training.

• A database locking capability to prevent tampering.

• Support for the Model 8095 N95-Companion

TM

accessory.

Using M41 Fit with TSI Commercial Fit Testers

As a convenience to military users who also use the TSI commercial fit testers, M41 Fit will also work with these devices. When the proper “Respirator” and “Protocol” selections are made, you can perform fit tests on commercial respirators using either the M41 PATS or the TSI

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The M41 PATS cannot be used with the TSI Model 8095 N95-Companion

TM

since the M41 hardware is not compatible with the N95.

M41 Fit, however, can be used with the N95 and an “N95 Ready” Model 8020 P

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Although M41 Fit and this manual are mostly concerned with the M41 PATS and military masks, the manual and HELP files contain references to using the N95.

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M41 Fit Tasks

M41 Fit software allows you to perform the following tasks. Each task is described briefly.

Instructions for performing these tasks appear in Chapter 3, “Conducting a Fit Test,” and

Chapter 4, “Using the M41 Fit Menu Options.” The tasks are:

• Conducting a fit test

M41 Fit software opens in daily check mode, followed automatically by the first step of the fit test. Fit testing comprises five basic steps: selecting a test subject; selecting a respirator; selecting an exercise protocol; entering mask size and operator information; and running the fit test. An optional sixth step lets you view the fit test results before beginning the next test.

These steps are discussed in detail in Chapter 3.

• Performing daily diagnostic checks

You can run diagnostic checks on the M41, including the particle check, zero check, maximum fit factor check, and valve check. You either can print or save the results of these checks for permanent record keeping.

• Conducting respirator training

The real-time fit factor display assists you in employee respirator training. This feature allows trainees to see the real-time effects of mask positioning and strap tightness while learning proper donning techniques.

• Viewing, modifying, and printing reports

M41 Fit software generates reports for fit test subjects, respirators, protocols, fit tests, next due dates, daily check results, and user-defined reports. You have the option of viewing the reports or printing the reports. You also can customize the reports to include specific fields only, or to sort the data in a specific order and specific ranges.

• Setting up communications ports

You can select any of four communications ports on your PC for the M41 Fit/M41 communications, depending on your hardware configuration.

• Modifying setup options

You can customize the setup for saving fit test data, printing fit test data, and alerting you to failed exercises and failed overall fit factors.

• Opening and setting up databases

There are four default databases: People, Respirator, Protocol, and Fit Test. You can open each of these databases to add, delete, duplicate, or search for information. You can also create new databases.

• Copying, merging, and exporting databases

These features allow you to move data from one database to another, to merge two databases, or to export the database to a tab-delimited ASCII file.

M41 Fit software also contains an online help facility.

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Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Getting Started

This chapter describes how to install M41 Fit software. It also describes how to connect the M41 to your computer.

Installing M41 Fit Software

To install M41 Fit, you must have the following minimum hardware and software configurations:

Hardware Requirements

• M41 Mask Fit Tester

• 386 or higher microprocessor

• 5 MB free hard-disk space for program files

• Windows-compatible printer

• Serial port

• Pointing device

Software Requirements

• Microsoft Windows 3.x, Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT

• M41 Fit disk

Installation Procedures

The procedures for installing M41 Fit are different for Windows 3.x or Windows 95/98/NT. Both procedures are included here.

Installing M41 Fit with Windows 3.x

1. Insert the M41 Fit disk into drive A:.

2. In the Program Manager, click the File Menu and choose Run.

3. Type A:SETUP in the Command Line box.

4. Click OK.

The setup procedure creates the TSI Products group if it is not already present on your PC. The

M41 Fit icon appears in this group.

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Installing M41 Fit with Windows 95/98/NT

1. Insert the disk into drive A:.

2. Choose Run from the Start menu.

3. Type A:SETUP in the Open bar.

4. Click OK.

5. Follow the installation instructions on the screen.

The setup procedure creates the TSI Products group if it is not already present on your PC. When you select Programs from your Start menu, TSI Products appears on the list. Highlight TSI

products and then select M41 Fit.

Connecting the M41

The M41 connects to the serial port on your computer. M41 Fit is shipped with an RS-232 interface cable with an 8-pin RJ 45 modular connector on one end and a 9-pin female connector marked “COMPUTER” on the other end.

Follow the instructions below to connect your M41 to your computer:

Note: IBM-PC compatible serial ports always have pins (male) on the computer side. Ports with

holes (female) are not serial ports.

Using the 9-pin Cable with the 9-pin Computer Port

1. Plug the 9-pin RS-232 cable into the 9-pin connector on the back of your computer.

2. Tighten the keeper screws to prevent the cable from accidentally disconnecting.

3. Plug the other end of the cable into the Data Port located on the back of the M41.

Setting Up the M41

Before you begin fit testing, you also need to set up the M41. The M41 Operation and Service

Manual contains the instructions you need if you are not already familiar with setting up the

instrument.

If you are using the Model 8095 N95-Companion with the P

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Service Manual.

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Chapter 3

Conducting a Fit Test—Basic Procedures

This chapter provides the basic procedures you follow to conduct a fit test using M41 Fit software. These procedures begin by default when you open the software. The chapter discusses what you must do before you begin fit testing, and presents the dialog boxes you must fill in to complete a fit test. The dialog boxes are easy to fill in by following the information on the screen.

However, if you need additional information, each dialog box is discussed in detail in Chapter 4,

“Using the M41 Fit Menu Options.”

If this is the first time you have used M41 Fit, you must also set the COM (communications) port and set up the fit test options for automatically saving fit test results, automatically printing fit test results, and automatically terminating fit tests. You must do this before you begin fit testing. Basic instructions for completing these tasks appear in the next section.

M41 Fit always starts in daily check mode. TSI Incorporated strongly recommends that you run daily checks of the M41 before you run the first fit test.

Each fit test includes five steps:

1. Selecting a person to be fit tested from the People database.

2. Selecting a respirator from the Respirator database.

3. Selecting an exercise protocol from the Protocol database.

4. Entering mask size and operator identification information.

5. Running the fit test.

If this is the first time you have used M41 Fit, your People and Respirator databases will be empty. The instructions in this chapter and the information in Chapter 4 explain how to add records to the databases. M41 Fit provides a Protocol database which includes the most commonly used exercise protocols. If your protocol is not in this database, M41 Fit also lets you add it.

Before you Begin the Fit Test

Before you start the software, you must make sure the M41 is connected to the computer, is on, and is operating properly. Also, if you plan to use the N95-Companion with the M41, to fit test filtering-facepiece (disposable) respirators, you should connect the N95-Companion now. Refer to the Model 8095 N95-Companion Operation and Service Manual for specific information.

• Check the cable connections to the M41.

• If the M41 is not already running, press the ON/OFF key on the front panel to begin the

60-second warm-up cycle.

Then, start the software:

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IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR FIRST-TIME USERS

Start the software as described below, EXCEPT do not run the Daily Checks. Click the Cancel button in the Daily Checks dialog box. When the Step 1 dialog box appears, also click the

Cancel button. Then, follow the steps below:

1. From the M41 Fit main menu (Figure 3-1), select Setup/Communications Port. Choose the correct Com port from the dialog box and click OK.

2. Select Setup/Fit Test Options. Choose the options you want to apply to your fit tests from the dialog box and click OK.

3. Select M41/Daily Checks. Run the daily checks (Figure 3-2). When the checks are complete, click OK.

4. Select M41/Fit Test. The first fit test dialog box appears on your screen (Figure 3-3).

You are now ready to begin fit testing.

Note: Details for the dialog boxes referenced above appear in Chapter 4, “Using the M41 Fit

Menu Options,” under the descriptions of the Setup and M41 menus.

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Figure 3-1. M41 Fit Main Menu

Chapter 3

• Double-click the M41 Fit icon from your TSI Products group (Windows 3.x), or select TSI

Products/M41 Fit from the list that appears when you select Programs from your Start menu. A dialog box asking if you want to do the daily checks appears on your screen (Figure

3-2). Click Yes. The Daily Checks dialog box appears (Figure 3-3). Run the daily checks at least once a day. When the checks are complete, click the OK button. The first fit test dialog box appears on your screen (Figure 3-4).

Note: If you did not start the M41 before starting the software, or if the M41 has not completed

the warm-up period, you will receive this message: M41 is not responding, including

suggestions to check the M41 and communications cable connections. Start the M41 and

wait for the countdown. Click OK to continue. You may also select Cancel to skip the daily checks.

You are now ready to begin fit testing.

Figure 3-2. Daily Checks Inquiry Dialog Box

Figure 3-3. Daily Checks Dialog Box

Conducting a Fit Test - Basic Procedures

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Step 1 - Select a Person

When the People Database (Step 1) dialog box appears, it shows the record of the first person in the People database. The records are arranged in alphabetical order.

Note: If this is the first time you have used M41 Fit, your People database will be blank. The

following instructions indicate which buttons you must click to add records to the database. However, you must refer to Chapter 4, “Using the M41 Fit Menu Options,” for detailed descriptions of the fields in the database dialog boxes.

Figure 3-4. People Database (Step 1)

If the person shown is the one you want to fit test, click the Next button. Otherwise:

1. Click the Sorted List field arrow to display all the names in the People database, or use the

Search button to find the name you need.

Note: If the person you want to fit test is not in the database, or if the record is blank, click

the New button and create a new record.

2. Click the selected person’s name to display the correct record.

3. Click the Next button to proceed to step 2.

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Chapter 3

Step 2 - Select a Respirator

When the Respirator Database (Step 2) dialog box appears, it shows the name of the first respirator in the Respirator database. The records are in alphabetical order (Figure 3-5).

Figure 3-5. Respirator Database (Step 2)

If the record for the respirator you want to use is displayed, click the Next button. Otherwise:

1. Click the Respirator List field arrow to display all the respirators in the database. Use the scroll bar to find the respirator you need.

Note: If the name of the respirator you want to use is not in the database, or if the record is

blank, click the New button and create a new record.

2. Click the selected respirator name to display it in the records field. If you want to see details for the selected respirator, click the Detail box to display the Respirator details dialog box

(Figure 3-6).



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Figure 3-6. Respirator Details Dialog Box

Note: The following warning appears if the N95-Companion is connected to the P

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Figure 3-7. N95-Companion Connected Warning

Chapter 3

Respirators equipped with particulate filters having 99% or greater efficiency should be fit tested

without using the optional Model 8095 N95-Companion. This allows you to measure high fit factors more precisely. If you choose to ignore the warning and use the N95-Companion, the highest fit factor you can measure is 200.

Note: The following warning appears if the N95-Companion is not connected to the

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Figure 3-8. N95-Companion Not Connected Warning

Most respirators equipped with particulate filters having less than 99% efficiency should be fit tested using the optional Model 8095 N95-Companion with the P

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Step 3 - Select a Protocol

When the Protocol Database (Step 3) dialog box appears, it shows the exercise protocol that was last used (Figure 3-9).

Note: If this is the first time you have used M41 Fit software, the dialog box displays the most

commonly used 6-exercise protocol named “Default.” The protocols are listed in alphabetical order.

Figure 3-9. Protocol Database (Step 3)

If you want to use this protocol, click the Next button. Otherwise:

1. Click the Sorted Records field arrow to display all the exercise protocols in the database.

Use the scroll bar to find the protocol you need.

Note: If the name of the protocol you want to use is not in the database, or if the record is

blank, click the New button and create a new record.

2. Click the selected protocol name to display it in the Sorted Records field. If you want to see details for this protocol, click the Details box to display the Protocol details dialog box

(Figure 3-10).


Note: M41 Fit remembers the protocol you last used and defaults to that protocol for the next fit

test. If you always use the same protocol, this saves you from searching for it over and over again.

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Figure 3-10. Protocol Details Dialog Box

Click the View button in the Sample Timing area of the Protocol Details dialog box to display the Sample Timing Details dialog box appears (Figure 3-11). The exercise protocol timing details shown on the screen differ depending on whether or not the N95-Companion is connected to the

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Figure 3-11. Sample Timing Details Dialog Box

Step 4 - Information

When the Information (step 4) dialog box appears, the mask size and operator fields are blank.

(Figure 3-12.) You must fill in these fields before the M41 Fit software will let you continue.

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Figure 3-12. Information (Step 4) Dialog Box

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1. Fill in the Mask Size field. For example: SMALL, MEDIUM, or LARGE. This is a required field.

2. Fill in your name in the Operator field. This is a required field.

3. Override the Pass Level and Due Date by typing in new information, if necessary.

4. Click the Next button to proceed to Step 5.

Note: The default setting for data input is M41. If you want to input data manually, click

Manual. When you click the Next button, the Manual Entry - Step 5 of 5 (Figure 3-14)

screen appears. You can use this screen to fill in information from a fit test conducted without the computer.

Step 5 - Conducting the Fit Test

The Fit Test (Step 5) dialog box (Figure 3-13) is not active until you begin the fit test by clicking the Start button. Before you click the Start button, make sure the M41 sample tube is connected

to the respirator and the test subject is ready to begin the exercise protocol immediately. Refer to the M41 Operation and Service Manual if you need additional information. If you are also using the N95-Companion, refer to the Model 8095 N95-Companion Operation and Service

Manual.

Figure 3-13. Fit Test (Step 5) Dialog Box

1. Click the Start button. The fit test begins immediately and the first exercise description appears in large type. The elapsed exercise time appears in the Time box. As each exercise is completed, the results appear in the grid at the lower left of the screen. The Ambient and

Mask fields show the ambient and mask particle concentrations as they are measured.


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2. M41 Fit prompts you when it begins a new exercise. The exercises proceed one after another without pause.

3. When the fit test is complete, the main portion of the dialog box displays either a pass or fail status. The grid at the lower left of the screen displays the results of each exercise and the overall fit factor. You can now begin a new fit test on another person by clicking the New

test button, redo the test on the same person/respirator by clicking the Redo test button, cancel fit testing by clicking the Cancel button, or view the detailed fit test record by clicking the View record button.

Alternate Step 5 - Manual Entry

If you clicked the Manual button in Step 4, you will be allowed to edit the test date and time if necessary. If you then click Next, the Manual Entry (alternate Step 5) screen appears

(Figure 3-14). You use this screen to enter the results of a fit test conducted without a computer.

Fill in the results in the Fit Factor column of the screen. After you complete the manual entry of data, you can begin a new fit test on another person by clicking the New test button, or go on to view the detailed fit test record by clicking the View record button.

Figure 3-14. Manual Entry (Alternate Step 5)

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View Record (optional)

Clicking View Record at the completion of a fit test allows you to look at the detailed information from the fit test you just finished (Figure 3-15). You cannot edit the information from this dialog box, but you may view all information and optionally print a single page fit test report.

When your are done, click OK to begin fit testing another person.

Figure 3-15. Fit Test Record

Summary

This chapter presented the basic fit testing procedures provided by the M41 Fit software. For detailed information on all the options available in M41 Fit, refer to Chapter 4.


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Using the M41 Fit Menu Options

This chapter discusses how to use the M41 Fit menu options to perform all the tasks available in the M41 Fit software. It is organized in the same order as the M41 Fit main menu bar, shown in

Figure 4-1. You can perform M41 Fit tasks independently of the default basic procedures discussed in Chapter 3 by selecting them from the menu.

Figure 4-1. Main Menu

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The following table lists all of the menu selections.

Menu

Description

File

The File menu contains three options:

• Copy Database

• Merge Databases

• Export Database

• Delete Database

• Exit

Database menu contains two options:

• Open

• Setup/Create Default Filenames

• Fit Test

• Realtime

• Daily Checks

• Select Report

• Single Fit Test

• Communications Port

• M41 Daily Checks

• N95-Companion Daily Checks

• Fit test Options

• Contents

• M41 Fit Features

• M41 Fit Tasks

• About M41 Fit

You can select any of the options using the mouse or the keyboard.

• To select an item using the mouse, move the cursor to the menu and click the left mouse button. Then click the menu option you want to select.

• To select an item using the keyboard, press the A key and the underlined letter of the menu you want to select. For example, to select the Database menu, press and hold A

,

and then press

D. Then, to select the menu option, press the underlined letter for the option you want.

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In addition to the menu bar, M41 Fit includes toolbar buttons. These buttons, located directly below the menu bar, offer easy access to the most common menu options.

Figure 4-2. Toolbar Buttons

Toolbar button descriptions in order from left to right are:

Copy a database file to another location and optionally rename the file

Start a fit test

Start the Real-time fit factor display

Merge one database into another and optionally rename the file

Start daily checks

Export a database to a tab-delimited

ASCII file

Select a report format from a list

Delete a database

View or print a single-page fit test report

View or edit the People database

Select or test a communications port

View or edit the Respirator database

Set fit test options

View or edit the Protocol database

View or edit the Fit Test database

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Using the File Menu

The File menu allows you to copy, merge, or export databases, or to exit the program. M41 Fit provides a distinct directory structure for the four types of database files: People, Respirator,

Protocol, and Fit Test. Each file type has a specific directory. When you open any of the Select

Source/Destination Database File dialog boxes, explained below, M41 Fit automatically displays the directory structure in the right-hand side of the dialog box.

Copying a Database

To copy a whole database from one location to another, open the File menu and click Copy

Database. The Copy Database dialog box appears (Figure 4-3).

Figure 4-3. Copy Database Dialog Box

1. Click the Browse button under Select Source Database. The Select source database file dialog box appears (Figure 4-4).

2. In the Folders list on the right-hand side of the dialog box, double-click the folder for the type of database you want to copy. The names of the files in the selected folder appear in the

File name list on the left-hand side of the dialog box.

3. Using your mouse, select the name of the database you want to copy. (If the database name does not appear in the list, search for the desired database in other folders. If you are not familiar with basic Windows browse techniques, please refer to your Windows documentation.) The name of the file to be copied must appear in the File name bar at the top left of the screen. Click the OK button. The Copy Database dialog box reappears with the name of the source database filled in.

4. Click the Browse button under Select Destination Database. The Select destination

database file dialog box appears. This dialog box looks exactly like the Select source

database file dialog box, and functions in the same way.

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5. The name of the source database file appears in the destination database File name bar by default. To change the name, type the new name in the bar. (The default destination drive is

A:. If you want to change the drive, select a new drive from the Drives bar at the bottom of the screen.)

If you want to copy and rename the file, enter the name of the new file in the File name bar

The Copy procedure will copy and rename the file. Click the OK button. The Copy

Database dialog box reappears, with the names of the source and destination databases filled in.

6. Click the Copy Database button under Execute. The file is copied from the source to the destination.

Figure 4-4. Select source database file Dialog Box

If you need to cancel the Copy Database procedure at any time, click the Cancel button that appears on all of the dialog boxes. You immediately return to the main M41 Fit window.

If you are on a network, click the Network button on the Select Source/Select Destination

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Merging Databases

To merge data from one database file into another, open the File menu and click Merge

Databases. The Merge Databases dialog box appears (Figure 4-5). This procedure adds data from the source database to the destination database. It does not alter the source database file.

Figure 4-5. Merge Databases Dialog Box


2. In the Folders list on the right-hand side of the dialog box, double-click the folder for the type of database you want to merge. The names of the files in the selected folder appear in the


3. Using your mouse, select the name of the source database you want to merge data from. (If the database name does not appear in the list, search for the desired database in other folders.

If you are not familiar with basic Windows search techniques, please refer to your Windows documentation.) The name must appear in the File name bar at the top left of the screen.

Click the OK button. The Merge Databases dialog box reappears with the name of the source database filled in.

4. Click the Browse button under Merge Source Database Into…. The Select destination

database file dialog box appears. This dialog box looks exactly like the Select source

database dialog box, and functions in the same way.

5. Select the name of the database you want to merge data into. Search for the database if it does not appear in the list. The file must already exist or you cannot execute the merge function.

Click the OK button. The Merge Databases dialog box reappears, with the names of the source and destination databases filled in.

6. Click the Merge Databases button under Execute. The data is copied from the source database and added to the destination database. The source database is not altered.

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If you need to cancel the Merge Databases procedure at any time, click the Cancel button that appears on all of the dialog boxes. You immediately return to the previously displayed dialog box.



Exporting Databases

The Export Database function allows you to transfer data to programs that cannot read dBASE IV format databases. Most popular database and spreadsheet software can read dBASE IV format databases directly.

The export database function creates a tab-delimited ASCII file containing all data in the database. There is no way to filter records.

To export data from one database file into a tab-delimited ASCII file, open the File menu and click Export Databases. The Export Database dialog box appears (Figure 4-6).

Figure 4-6. Export Database Dialog Box


2. In the Folders list on the right-hand side of the dialog box, double-click the folder for the type of database you want to export. The names of the files in the selected folder appear in the File name list on the left-hand side of the dialog box.

3. Using your mouse, select the name of the database you want to export. (If the database name does not appear in the list, search for the desired database in other folders. If you are not familiar with basic Windows search techniques, please refer to your Windows documentation.) The name must appear in the File name bar at the top left of the screen.


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Click the OK button. The Export Database dialog box reappears with the name of the source database filled in.

4. Click the Browse button under Select Destination File. The Select destination file dialog box appears (Figure 4-7).

5. Select the name of the file you want to export the data to.

WARNING: If you select the name of an existing file, the file will be overwritten.

Create a new file by typing the file name in the File name bar, or search for the file if it does not appear in the list. (The file extension .txt is used by default and may be changed if you want.) Click the OK button. The Export Database dialog box reappears, with the names of the source and destination files filled in.

6. Click the Export Database button under Execute. The data is copied from the source to the destination database.

If you need to cancel the Export Database procedure at any time, click the Cancel button that appears on all of the dialog boxes. You immediately return to the previously displayed dialog box.



Figure 4-7. Select destination file Dialog Box - Export Database

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Deleting Databases

To delete a database, open the File menu and click Delete Database. The Select file to delete dialog box appears (Figure 4-8).

Figure 4-8. Select file to delete Dialog Box

1. In the Folders list on the right-hand side of the dialog box, double-click the folder for the type of database you want to delete. The names of the files in the selected folder appear in the


2. Using your mouse, select the name of the database you want to delete. (If the database name does not appear in the list, search for the desired database in other folders. If you are not familiar with basic Windows search techniques, please refer to your Windows documentation.) The name must appear in the File name bar at the top left of the screen.

Click the OK button. A dialog box appears, asking if you really want to delete this file.

3. Click Yes to delete the file.

If you need to cancel the Delete Database procedure at any time, click the Cancel button that appears on all of the dialog boxes. You immediately return to the previously displayed dialog box.

If you are on a network, click the Network button on the Select file to delete dialog box to access other drives on the network.

Exiting M41 Fit Software

To exit the program, open the File menu and click Exit. The main M41 Fit window closes, terminating the application.


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Using the Database Menu

M41 Fit uses four types of database files: People; Respirator; Protocol; and Fit Test. The

Database menu allows you to open the database files, add new data to these database files, change the default database file, or create a new database file.

All database files carry the .dbf extension. The default files supplied with M41 Fit software are

People.dbf, Respirator.dbf, Protocol.dbf, and Fittest.dbf.

The default databases are the databases used for fit testing. In other words, Step 1 of a fit test uses the default people database, Step 2 uses the default respirator database, Step 3 uses the default protocol database, and the fit test results are stored in the default fit test database. The only way you can change a default database is by using the Setup/Create Default Filenames option, described later in this section.

Opening and Updating the Default Database Files

To open one of the database files, click the Database menu, select Open, and select one of the four database files: People, Respirator, Protocol, or Fit Test. The first record in the default database appears. If you want to work on another database that is not currently defined as the default, click the Open button and select another database from the Select Database File dialog box.

Note: Each of the four database files is described in a separate section below.

Updating the People Database File

The People Database dialog box automatically displays the first record in the default people database (Figure 4-9), sorted by last name. If the database is empty, the dialog box contains all blank fields. You enter information for a new record in the fields in the People Information section of the dialog box. You can also change any of the displayed information for any existing record by overwriting these fields.

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Figure 4-9. People Database Dialog Box

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The following table describes the function of each of the buttons or fields in the People Database dialog box.

Button or Field Name

Function

Search button

ID Number field

Last Name field

First Name field

Company field

Location field

Note field enter a new record in the database. record. A warning message first appears, asking if you are sure you want to delete the record. If you click Yes, the record is deleted permanently. it to the database, and displays the duplicate record. You can use this feature to create a record similar to the displayed record, and edit the fields as necessary.

Clicking the Search button displays the Database Search dialog box (Figure 4-10). Type the name of the person you want to find in the Text to search for… bar and click OK. The People Database dialog box reappears, displaying the selected record.

You may search other fields besides the last name field by changing the field shown in the Data to search through .

If the record you are searching for is not in the database file, the first record in the file reappears. Click New and add the new record.

Displays the person’s ID number. Limited to 11 alpha-numeric characters.

Displays the person’s last name. Limited to 25 characters.

Displays the person’s first name. Limited to 25 characters.

Displays the person’s company name. Limited to 25 characters.

Displays the person’s division or department name. Limited to 25 characters.

Displays any information about the person that can affect the fit test circumstances or results, such as “wears safety goggles,” or

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Sorted List field

Custom fields (1, 2, 3, and 4)

Open button

Close button

Help button

Function

Clicking the arrow to the right of the sorted list field displays a list of all the records in the database file. It is used to select a record for display.

Displays any user-defined data you may want to keep track of. The field names “custom1”, “custom2”, etc. cannot be changed.

Clicking the Open button displays the Select people database file dialog box. You can select another file for editing. However, this does not change the default people database for fit test purposes.

Clicking the Close button closes the dialog box.

Clicking the Help button accesses the FitPlus online help information.

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Figure 4-10. Database Search Dialog Box

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Updating the Respirator Database

The Respirator Database dialog box automatically displays the first record in the default respirator database (Figure 4-11), sorted by description. You use the Respirator List field to display and select any existing respirator record. If the database is empty, the dialog box contains all blank fields. You enter information for a new respirator in the Respirator Information section of the dialog box. You can also change the displayed information for any existing record by updating the appropriate fields.

Figure 4-11. Respirator Database Dialog Box


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The following table describes the function of each of the buttons or fields in the Respirator

Database dialog box.


Function

Search button

Sorted Records field

Manufacturer field

Model field

Style field

Approval field enter a new record in the database. record. A warning message first appears, asking if you are sure you want to delete the record. If you click Yes, the record is deleted permanently. it to the database, and displays the duplicate record. You can use this feature to create a record similar to the displayed record, and edit the fields as necessary.

Clicking the Search button displays the Database Search dialog box. (This box is structured exactly like the box shown in Figure

4-10, although it displays respirator information.) Select the data to search through, and type the information to search for in the

Text to search for… bar. Click OK. The Respirator Database dialog box reappears, displaying the selected record.


Clicking the arrow to the right of the Sorted Records field displays a list of all the respirator records in the database. You can select a new record or leave the current record in the dialog box.

Displays the respirator manufacturer’s name.

Displays the respirator model.

Displays the description of the respirator style, such as half- or fullface.

Displays the respirator approval number.

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Fit Factor Pass Level

field

Description field

Filter efficiency less

than 99% (N95-

Companion required) box

Auto Description

Check Box

Open button

Close button

Help button

Function

Displays the fit factor pass level number for this respirator, such as

100 for half masks and 500 for full-face masks. Consult the applicable regulations for additional information.

Displays the respirator description, also shown in the Sorted

Records field. See Auto Description at the end of this table.

A check mark in this box indicates that the N95-Companion must be used with the P

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Plus to guarantee accurate fit test results for the selected respirator.

• If the respirator you are fit testing with has HEPA, class 100 or class 99 filters, leave this box unchecked. The N95-

Companion is not needed.

• If the respirator has DM, DMF or class 95 filters, you should check this box so that the N95-Companion will be used (if present).

• International users should leave this box unchecked for P3 filters and checked for P1 or P2 filters.

If Auto Description is checked, the description field will automatically be filled in using the information from the manufacturer, model, style and fit factor pass level fields. You may overwrite the automatic description if necessary.

Clicking the Open button displays the Select respirator database

file dialog box. You can select another file for editing purposes.

However, this does not change the default respirator database for fit test purposes.

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Updating the Protocol Database

The Protocol Database dialog box automatically displays the records in the default protocol database in alphabetical order. (Figure 4-12). You use the Sorted Records field to display and select any existing exercise protocols. If the database is empty, the dialog box contains all blank fields. You enter information for a new exercise protocol in the Protocol Information section of the dialog box. You can also change the displayed information for any existing record by updating the appropriate fields.

Figure 4-12. Protocol Database Dialog box

The following table describes the function of each of the buttons or fields in the Protocol

Database dialog box.


Function enter a new record in the database. record. A warning message first appears, asking if you are sure you want to delete the record. If you click Yes, the record is deleted permanently. it to the database, and displays the duplicate record. You can use this feature to create a record similar to the displayed record, and edit the fields as necessary.

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Search button

Protocol Name field


Exercise Name fields

Mask Time field

Total Time field

Function

Clicking the Search button displays the Database Search dialog box. (This box is structured exactly like the box shown in

Figure 4-10, although it contains only the protocol names.) Type the name of the protocol for this fit test in the Text to search for… bar and click OK. The Protocol Database dialog box reappears, displaying the selected record.


Displays the name of the displayed exercise protocol.

Clicking the arrow to the right of the Sorted Records field displays a list of all the Protocol records in the database. You can select a new record or leave the current record information in the dialog box.

Displays the names of all the exercises in the protocol. There are up to 12 exercises. Use the scroll bar to the right of the Exclude buttons to display Exercises 7 through 12.

Displays the mask sample time in seconds for each exercise. Use

20 seconds for U.S. military protocols. Civilian and non-U.S. military protocols may use different mask sampling times.

Displays the total time in seconds for each exercise. The total time is the mask plus ambient purge plus ambient sample plus mask purge times. FitPlus for Windows automatically updates the total when you move to the next field. You cannot update this field directly.

Exclude buttons Clicking the Exclude button for an exercise excludes those exercise results from the overall fit factor result for the entire fit test. Do not exclude exercises unless you are absolutely certain that they are not required for the overall fit factor result. For U.S. military protocols, no exercises should be excluded.

Ambient Purge field

Displays the ambient purge time in seconds. The default is 4. Do not change this setting under normal circumstances.

Ambient Sample field Displays the ambient sample time in seconds. The default is 5. Do not change this setting under normal circumstances.

Mask Purge field Displays the mask purge time in seconds. The default is 11. Do not change under normal circumstances.


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Next Test field

Close button

Function

99% and greater button Clicking the 99% and greater button displays the Sample timing

for M41 (alone) dialog box (Figure 4-13). This box lists Mask

Sample Times, Mask Purge Time, Ambient Sample Time, and

Ambient Purge Time when you are conducting a fit test with the

M41 alone.

Less than 99% button Clicking the Less than 99% button displays the Sample timing

for N95-Companion dialog box (Figure 4-14). This box lists Mask

Sample Times, Mask Purge Time, Ambient Sample Time, and

Ambient Purge Time when you are using the N95-Companion and

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Open button

Displays the number of months before the next fit test is due. This is typically 12 months, although some regulations call for 6 months. Consult the applicable regulations for additional information.

Clicking the Open button displays the Select protocol database

file dialog box. You can select another file for editing purposes.

However, this does not change the default protocol database used for fit testing.

Clicking the Close button updates the displayed record and closes the dialog box.

Help button Clicking the Help button accesses the FitPlus online help information.

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Figure 4-13. Sample timing for M41 (alone) Dialog Box

Figure 4-14. Sample timing for N95-Companion Dialog Box


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Viewing the Fit Test Database

The Fit Test Database file dialog box automatically displays the first record in the default fit test database, sorted by last name (Figure 4-15). Many of the fields in this dialog box are display only, you cannot modify them.

Figure 4-15. Fit Test Database Dialog Box

You can display a new record by clicking the arrow next to the Sorted Records field and selecting a new record from the resulting list. You can also click the Search button at the bottom of the screen to display a dialog box that allows you to select a specific fit test record.

The following table describes the function of each button and field in the Fit Test Database dialog box. It also indicates whether or not you can modify the field.

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First Name field

Last Name field

ID Number field

Company field

Location field

Test Date field

Test Time field

Due Date field

Protocol field

Mask Size field

Respirator field


Note field

Custom fields (1, 2, 3, and 4)

M41 field

Operator field

Pass Level field N

Overall Fit Factor field N

Overall Pass field

N

Y

N

N

Y

Y

N

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y n/a

Modify? Function

Y

Y

Displays the first name of the fit test subject.

Displays the last name of the fit test subject.

Displays the ID number of the fit test subject.

Displays the company name of the fit test subject.

Displays the division or department name of the fit test subject.

Displays the date of the fit test.

Displays the time the fit test began.

Displays the date that the next fit test is due.

Displays the protocol used for the fit test.

Displays the size of the mask used for the fit test.

Displays the name of the respirator used for the fit test.

Clicking the arrow to the right of the Sorted

Records field displays a list of all the Fit Test records in the database. You can select a new record or leave the current record information in the dialog box.

Displays any information about the person that can affect the fit test circumstances or results.

Displays any user-defined data.

Displays the serial number of the M41 used for the fit test.

Displays the name of the operator who conducted the fit test.

Displays the pass level used for the fit test.

Displays the overall fit factor result for the fit test.

Displays a Y for a passed fit test; an N for a failed fit test.


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Protocol button

Respirator button

View results button

Search button

Delete button

Print button

Open button

Close button

Help button

Modify? Function n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Clicking the Protocol button displays the Protocol

Information dialog box (Figure 4-16). To view detailed exercise protocol information for this fit test, click the View button.

Clicking the Respirator button displays detailed information on the respirator used for this fit test

(Figure 4-17).

Clicking the View results button displays the detailed exercise results for this fit test

(Figure 4-18).

Clicking the Search button displays the Database

Search dialog box. (This box is structured exactly like the box shown in Figure 4-9, although it contains fit test information). Select the type of data to search through, and type the information to search for in the Text to search for… bar. Click

OK. The Respirator Database dialog box reappears, displaying the selected record.

If the record you are searching for is not in the database file, the first record in the file reappears.

Click New and add the new record.

Clicking the Delete button permanently deletes this record from the fit test database. A warning message first appears asking if you are sure you want to delete the record.

Clicking the Print button prints a detailed one-page report for this fit test.

Clicking the Open button displays the Select fit

test database file dialog box. You can select another file for editing purposes. However, this does not change the default fit test database used for fit testing.

Clicking the Close button updates the displayed record and closes the database dialog box.


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Figure 4-16. Protocol Information


Figure 4-17. Respirator Information

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Figure 4-18. Complete Fit Test Results

Changing the Default Database Files

The default databases are the databases you use for new fit tests. Although you can have numerous databases in your database directories, only those designated as the defaults are used for new fit tests. To change the default database files, open the Database menu and select

Setup/Create Default Filenames. The Setup/Create Default Database Filenames dialog box appears (Figure 4-19).

Figure 4-19. Setup/Create Default Database Filenames Dialog Box

The Setup/Create Default Database Filenames dialog box displays the names of each of the default databases. Clicking the People, Respirator, Protocol, or Fit Test button displays the

Select xxxxx Database dialog box (Figure 4-20). The dialog box name changes depending on the database you select.

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M41 Fit provides a distinct directory structure for the four types of database files. Each file type

(People, Respirator, Protocol, and Fit Test) has a specific sub-directory under the main M41 Fit directory (usually C:\M41FIT). When you open any of the Select xxxxx Database dialog boxes,

M41 Fit automatically opens the correct database directory for the database type you selected.

Figure 4-20. Select xxxxx Database Dialog Box

Follow these instructions to select a new default database file. The instructions are the same for all database types.

1. Select Setup/Create Default Filenames from the Database menu. The Setup/Create

Default Database Filenames dialog box appears (Figure 4-19).

2. Select the type of database you want to change. The Select xxxxx Database dialog box appears (Figure 4-20).

3. Using your mouse, select the name of the new default database. (If the database name does not appear in the list, search for the desired database in other folders. If you are not familiar with basic Windows search techniques, please refer to your Windows documentation.) The name must appear in the File name bar at the top left of the screen after you have selected it.

If you want to create a new database, type the new file name into the file name bar.

4. Click the OK button. The Setup/Create Default Database Filenames dialog box reappears with the name of the new default database displayed in the field next to the appropriate button. Click the Protected box next to the database name to protect existing records in the database from being changed. With this box selected, you can only add new records to the database, but you cannot edit existing records.

5. To edit the new database file, return to the Database menu. Select Open. Refer to the instructions in the previous section, Opening/Updating the Default Database Files, if you need additional information.

You now see this default database file when you select Open from the Database menu, and when you begin a fit test.


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You can cancel the selection at any time by clicking the Cancel button to return to the

Setup/Create Default Database Filenames dialog box.

If you are on a network, click the Network button on the Select or create default database dialog box to access other drives on the network.

Creating New Default Database Files

To create new database files, open the Database menu and select Setup/Create Default

Filenames. The Setup/Create Default Database Filenames dialog box appears (Figure 4-19).

Click the button for the type of database file you want to create. The Select xxxxx Database dialog box appears (Figure 4-20).

Follow these instructions to create a new default database file. The instructions are the same for all database types.

1. Click the File name field of the Select xxxxx database dialog box. Enter the name of your new database file. Overwrite the name already in the box if necessary. You do not need to include the .dbf file extension.

2. Click the OK button. The Setup/Create Default Filenames dialog box reappears, with the new database name in the field next to the appropriate button.

3. Click the OK button to return to the main menu. Open the Database menu and select Open, choosing the type of database file you just created. The database opens and displays a blank record.

4. Complete all the necessary fields in the new record. Refer to the tables earlier in this chapter for descriptions of the fields. When you are finished, click the New button to display another blank record.

5. Add all your new records. After you have added the last record, click OK. The main menu reappears.

To view your new file, select the appropriate database type using Open from the Database menu.

The first record of your new file appears in the database dialog box.

Using the M41 Menu

M41 Fit software allows you to run daily diagnostic tests and provides real-time fit factor displays for use in employee respirator training. Both of these selections are available from the

M41 menu. The M41 menu also includes a Fit Test selection.

Conducting a Fit Test

To begin the fit test, open the M41 menu and select Fit test. The People Database dialog box appears. The fit test procedure is identical to the procedure described in Chapter 3, “Conducting a

Fit Test - Basic Procedures.” Please refer to Chapter 3 for additional information.

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Displaying Real-time Fit Factors

M41 Fit software allows you to display real-time fit factors to assist in mask training. This allows a person to experiment with straps and fit while watching the effect in real-time. The person then learns how each adjustment affects the fit, and learns how to achieve a fit that is comfortable and has minimum leakage. This feature is intended for classroom training and should not be used immediately before a fit test. Using the feature to help the test subject immediately before the official fit test defeats one of the main purposes of fit testing: to prove that the test subject

knows how to don the mask properly without help. Use the Real-time Fit Factor feature in the classroom for training and practice only.

Note: You can use the real-time fit factor display just prior to a fit test as long as you have the

test subject remove the mask and put it on again (without help) before the final test.

Before you start the real-time fit factor display, you must have the M41 on and properly attached to the computer, and must have someone wearing a respirator that is properly attached to the

M41.

To begin the display, open the M41 menu and select Realtime. The Realtime Fit Factor Display dialog box appears. Figure 4-21 shows the realtime fit factor when only the M41 is in use.

Figure 4-22 shows the realtime fit factor when the M41 is used with the N95-Companion.

Figure 4-21. Realtime Fit Factor Display - M41 Only Dialog Box


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Figure 4-22. Realtime Fit Factor Display - N95-Companion Only Dialog Box

Because this dialog box monitors a process as it occurs, you cannot modify any of the fields manually. You can observe which process is occurring in the Status field, see the actual readings for the Ambient and Mask Purges and the Fit Factor in the Readings field, and watch the Fit

Factor reading fluctuate in the graph portion of the dialog box. You can also stop the display by clicking the Cancel button, and stop and restart the display by clicking the Restart button. The display pauses periodically while the M41 takes an ambient reading. Clicking the Restart button forces a new ambient reading immediately.

Performing Daily M41 Checks

Daily checks consist of the particle check, zero check, and maximum fit factor check. There is also an optional valve check. TSI Incorporated strongly recommends daily checks of the M41 before you begin fit testing. M41 Fit software provides a very easy way for you to complete these checks. Daily Check results are automatically recorded in a database named daily.dbf. This database is located in the directory that holds the M41 Fit executable files (usually C:\M41FIT).

M41 Fit automatically initiates the daily checks when you first start the program. The M41 must be on and the 60-second countdown must be completed for this to work. You may click Cancel to skip the checks.

To start the daily checks manually, open the M41 menu and select Daily Checks. The Daily

Checks dialog box appears (Figure 4-23).

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Figure 4-23. Daily Checks Dialog Box

Note: The Daily Check process detects whether or not the N95-Companion is attached to the

M41 and adjusts the pass/fail values accordingly. Figure 3-3 shows pass/fail values for the M41 alone.

The dialog box instructs you to remove the HEPA filter or mask and press Start. Once you click the Start button, the daily check process begins and the status appears in the middle of the dialog box, with the elapsed time in seconds appearing in the bar at the bottom of the dialog box.

Note: If you want to change the settings for the Daily Checks before starting, click the Settings

button. Either the Daily Checks Settings for M41 Alone dialog box (Figure 4-24) or the

Daily Checks Setting for N95-Companion dialog box (Figure 4-25) appears, depending

on your system configuration. Each dialog box displays the current settings and allows you to reset them. Do not change these settings unless you are sure you should do so.

Figure 4-24. Daily Checks Settings for M41 Alone Dialog Box


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Figure 4-25. Daily Checks Settings for N95-Companion Dialog Box

The Particle check is performed first. After the Particle check is complete, the dialog box instructs you to attach a HEPA filter and press Start again. This starts the Zero check and Maximum Fit

Factor check.

When these checks are complete, you can click the OK button to save the results and close the dialog box, or click Advanced to run the optional Valve check. The dialog box instructs you to again remove the HEPA filter and press Start. This starts the Valve check. When the Valve check is complete, all the test results appear in the dialog box. Click the OK button to save the results and close the dialog box. The results are saved in a database called daily.dbf. You can access them through the Report menu, discussed in the next section.

Using the Report Menu

M41 Fit provides the following reports:

• People Database report

• Respirator Database report

• Protocol Database report

• Fit test Database report

• Next Due report

• Daily check Results report

• DOS Fit Test Database report

• User defined reports 1 through 4 (you can rename and customize these reports)

You can access these reports by opening the Report menu and selecting Select Report. The

Report List dialog box appears (Figure 4-26).

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Figure 4-26. Report List Dialog box

The People Database is the first in the list, and is highlighted. The name of the database file used for the report appears across the top of the dialog box. This is the default database, although you can choose another database if you wish. The number of records included in the highlighted report appears in the field under the list. The following table describes each of the fields and buttons in the Report List dialog box.


Function

Report List field Displays the names of the reports provided by M41 Fit.

Number of Records field Displays the number of records contained in the report highlighted in the Report List field.

Database File button Clicking the Database File button opens the Select xxxxx

Database (Figure 4-20) dialog box and allows you to choose another database for report purposes. The Select xxxxx Database dialog box is described previously in the Changing the Default

Database Files section.

Note: Selecting another database in this dialog box does not permanently change the default database used for fit testing.

If you do select another file for report purposes and click the OK button, the new filename then appears at the top of the Report List dialog box.


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Function

Modify Report button Clicking this button displays the Select Fields to Use for Sorting dialog box (Figure 4-27). This dialog box lets you select fields to use for sorting reports. To select a new field:

1. Use your mouse to highlight the sort field name on the left hand list. You can add more than one field if you wish.

Note that the right-hand list has <end of list> highlighted. Any fields you add to the list appear at the end of the list by default.

If you want to insert the fields elsewhere in the list, highlight the field name that you want the new field to appear above. The order of the fields in the right-hand list determines the sort order of the fields in your report.

2. Click the Add arrow. The names appear in the right hand list.

These fields are now used in order to sort the selected report.

3. To remove sort fields, be sure they are highlighted in the right hand list and click the Remove arrow. The names move back into the left hand list and are not used for sorting.

Click the Next button at the bottom of the Select Fields to Use for

Sorting dialog box. The Select Records to Include in Report dialog box appears (Figure 4-28). If you want to include all records in the report, click the All Records button at the top left of the dialog box. To include selected records only, click Selected

Records and choose the field you want to use for filtering in the #1

Select Record with section of the screen, such as Company or

Last Name; the filtering operation, such as “equal to” or “greater than”; and the specific filter criteria, such as an actual company name. You can include a second criteria by clicking the And button and completing the #2 Select Record with section of the screen, click None to use no second criteria, or click Or to use the second criteria only. Click the Next button to redisplay the Report List.

Click View Report to display your modified report. All changes to your reports are saved.

TO MODIFY USER DEFINED REPORTS

If you selected a user defined report to modify, the Rename

Report Title (Optional) dialog box appears (Figure 4-29). Type a name for the report if you wish and click Next. The Select

Database dialog box appears (Figure 4-30). Choose the type of database you want to associate with this report and click Next. The

Select Fields to Include in Report dialog box appears (Figure 4-

31). Choose the fields you want in your report and click Next. The

Select Fields to Use for Sorting dialog box appears. Refer to the beginning of this Modify Report button description.

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View Report button

Print Report button

Close button

Help button

Function

Clicking this button displays the first record in the selected report.

Click Next to view the next record in the report. Click Close to return to the Report List dialog box. To select another database, refer to the Database File button description above.

Clicking this button sends the selected report to your designated printer. The entire multi-page report is printed. If you want to print selected records only, refer to the Modify report button description above.

Clicking this button closes the Report List dialog box.

Clicking this button accesses the M41 Fit online help information.

Figure 4-27. Select Fields to Use for Sorting Dialog Box


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Figure 4-28. Select Records to Include in Report Dialog Box

Figure 4-29. Rename Report Title (Optional) Dialog Box

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Figure 4-30. Select Database Dialog Box

Figure 4-31. Select Fields to Include in Report Dialog Box

When you display the reports using the View report button described in the above table, the first record in the report appears on the screen. All reports have a Next and a Close option in the menu bar across the top of the report screen. Click Next to view the next record in the report. Click

Close to return to the Report List dialog box.


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Report Examples

The following examples include instructions for generating four different types of reports: a Next

Due report; a single page Fit Test report; a user defined report; and report based on M41 Fit for

DOS database files. Although these are only a representative sample of the many reports you can generate with M41 Fit, the examples show how to navigate through the many Report dialog boxes, and should provide some basic guidelines for generating other types of reports.

Example 1 - Next Due Report

Follow the steps below to generate a report showing who is due for a fit test. This report will have one record per line.

1. Open the Report menu and choose Select Report. From the Report List dialog box, select

Next Due. The report obtains the data from the default Fit Test database. If you want to use a different Fit Test database, click Database File and choose another one. The name of the database file used for the report always appears across the top of the Report List dialog box.

2. Click Modify Report to choose the fields to use for sorting: for example, Last Name and ID

number. If you do not select any fields, the report appears blank when you view it.

3. Click the Next button to choose the records to include in the report: for example, click

Selected Records and choose Due Date less than xx/xx/1996, using whatever date you wish.

4. Click None for the #2 filter.

5. Click Next and choose View Report or Print Report. The report shows all people due for a fit test prior to the date you entered.

Example 2 - Single Page Fit Test Report

Follow the steps below to generate a single page fit test report. Each fit test will be printed on a separate page.


Fit Test Database. The report obtains the data from the default Fit Test database. If you want to use a different database, click Database File and choose another one. The name of the database file used for the report always appears across the top of the Report List dialog box.

2. Click Modify Report to choose the fields to use for sorting. If you do not select any fields, the report appears blank when you view it.

3. Click the Next button to choose the records to include in the report: for example Company

equal to ABC.

4. Click None for the #2 filter.

5. Click Next and choose View Report or Print Report. The report shows each fit test report on a separate page.

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Example 3 - User Defined Reports

Follow the steps below to generate a user-defined report.


User Defined 1.

2. Click Modify Report and type a name for the report in the Rename Report Title (Optional) dialog box.

3. Click Next and choose the type of database you want to take the data from. The report will obtain data from the default database.

4. Click the Next button to choose the fields to include in the report. The report will be structured in columns with one field per column. The first field in the list is used for column one, the second field for column two, and so forth.

5. Click Next and select the fields to use for sorting the report.

6. Click Next and select the records to include in the report.

7. Click Next and choose View Report or Print Report.

Note: If you want to change the database used for the report, click Database File and select

a different one.

Example 4 - Reports Based on M41 Fit for DOS Data Files

Follow the steps below to generate a report based on a M41 Fit for DOS database file.


DOS Fit Test Database.

2. Click Database File to choose a M41 Fit for DOS database file. You can usually find these files in the M41 Fit directory on your hard drive. The most commonly used file name is

testdata.dbf. When you have chosen the file, click OK.

3. Click Modify Report and select a field to sort on.

4. Click Next and choose All Records or Selected Records from the Select Records to

Include in Report dialog box.

5. Click Next and choose View Report or Print Report. A one page report from each fit test is displayed or printed.


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Using the Setup Menu

The four selections on the Setup menu allow you to select the communications port for your computer, change Daily Checks settings depending on your system configuration, and change the default fit test options.

Selecting the Communications Port

To select the communications port for the M41, open the Setup menu and choose

Communications port. The Communications Port dialog box appears (Figure 4-32).

Figure 4-32. Communications Port Dialog box

Make sure your M41 is attached to your computer, the power is on, and the 60-second countdown is complete. If you don’t know which port number the instrument is attached to, click Auto Find.

The software will assign the correct port number.

If you do know the port number, click Com1, Com2, Com3, or Com4. Then, click Test. The software will verify that you have selected the selected the correct port.

Clicking OK saves the information, closes the dialog box, and returns you to the main menu.

Changing Daily Checks Settings

To change Daily Checks settings when you are using the M41 alone, open the Setup menu and select M41 Daily Checks. The Daily Checks Settings for M41 Alone dialog box appears

(Figure 4-24). Refer to the “Using the M41 Menu” section earlier in this chapter for additional information.

To change Daily Checks settings when you are using the M41 with the N95-Companion, open the

Setup menu and select N95-Companion Daily Checks. The Daily Checks Settings for N95-

Companion dialog box appears (Figure 4-25). Refer to the “Using the M41 Menu” section earlier in this chapter for additional information.

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Changing the Default Fit Test Options

To change the default fit test options, open the Setup menu and select Fit test options. The Fit

Test Options dialog box appears (Figure 4-33).

Figure 4-33. Fit Test Options Dialog box

The default settings are to automatically save all fit tests, to not automatically print fit test results, to not automatically terminate fit testing, and to include signature lines on reports. Once you have made any changes to these options, click OK. The dialog box closes, the options are changed, and the main menu reappears.

Automatic Save and Automatic Print

To change the Automatic Save and Automatic Print options, click the options you want.

Automatic Save allows you to:

• Save every fit test, regardless of the end result (except manually terminated fit tests).

• Save passed fit tests only

• Never save fit tests

Automatic Print allows you to:

• Print all fit tests, automatically at the end of each test

• Print passed fit tests only, automatically at the end of each test

• Never print automatically

You must have the printer attached to the computer with the power on during fit testing to use the autoprint options.


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Automatic Termination

Automatic termination allows you to terminate a fit test when only one exercise fails, or when it is certain that the overall fit factor will fail.

Failed Exercise

Technically, it is possible to fail an exercise but still pass the overall test. If you want to require that all exercises pass, select the Failed Exercise box.

Failed Overall

M41 Fit always warns you when a fit test in progress is progressing so poorly that a passing fit factor is impossible. The fit test continues as usual until the last exercise is complete. The fit test then fails. If you would like to terminate fit tests automatically when an overall failure warning appears, select the Failed Overall box.

Signature Lines

The default setting is to show signature lines on single-page fit test reports. If you do not want signature lines, click the checked box to deselect this feature.

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Chapter 1

Introducing M41 Fit Test Software

M41 Fit Features

Using M41 Fit with TSI Commercial Fit Testers

M41 Fit Tasks

Chapter 2

Getting Started

Installing M41 Fit Software

Installing M41 Fit with Windows 3.x

Installing M41 Fit with Windows 95/98/NT

Connecting the M41

holes (female) are not serial ports.

Setting Up the M41

Manual contains the instructions you need if you are not already familiar with setting up the

Service Manual.

Chapter 3

Conducting a Fit Test—Basic Procedures

Before you Begin the Fit Test

Menu Options,” under the descriptions of the Setup and M41 menus.

the warm-up period, you will receive this message: M41 is not responding, including

suggestions to check the M41 and communications cable connections. Start the M41 and

wait for the countdown. Click OK to continue. You may also select Cancel to skip the daily checks.

Step 1 - Select a Person

following instructions indicate which buttons you must click to add records to the database. However, you must refer to Chapter 4, “Using the M41 Fit Menu Options,” for detailed descriptions of the fields in the database dialog boxes.

the New button and create a new record.

Step 2 - Select a Respirator

blank, click the New button and create a new record.

C

Plus but should not be used to fit test the selected mask.

P

C

Plus but should be used to fit test the selected mask.

Step 3 - Select a Protocol

commonly used 6-exercise protocol named “Default.” The protocols are listed in alphabetical order.

blank, click the New button and create a new record.

test. If you always use the same protocol, this saves you from searching for it over and over again.

Step 4 - Information

screen appears. You can use this screen to fill in information from a fit test conducted without the computer.

Step 5 - Conducting the Fit Test

Manual.

View Record (optional)

Summary

Chapter 4

Using the M41 Fit Menu Options

Using the File Menu

Using the Database Menu

Updating the People Database File

Updating the Respirator Database

Updating the Protocol Database

Viewing the Fit Test Database

Using the M41 Menu

test subject remove the mask and put it on again (without help) before the final test.

M41 and adjusts the pass/fail values accordingly. Figure 3-3 shows pass/fail values for the M41 alone.

button. Either the Daily Checks Settings for M41 Alone dialog box (Figure 4-24) or the

on your system configuration. Each dialog box displays the current settings and allows you to reset them. Do not change these settings unless you are sure you should do so.

Using the Report Menu

Database Files section.

Example 1 - Next Due Report

Example 2 - Single Page Fit Test Report

Example 3 - User Defined Reports

a different one.

Example 4 - Reports Based on M41 Fit for DOS Data Files

Using the Setup Menu

Automatic Save and Automatic Print

Automatic Termination