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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH MEASUREMENT

Responsibility for worker health and safety is a tough job that demands you know the facts. Studies are conducted to evaluate workplace health and safety conditions as they relate to workers' exposure to chemical, physical and biological hazards during the normal work day. TSI monitoring equipment helps to select and implement effective workplace engineering controls, use of administrative controls and the selection, use and limitations of personal protective equipment.

 

TSI assists the occupational health and safety professional by supplying a variety of instruments for personal exposure monitoring, work zone monitoring, and for perimeter monitoring. They measure airborne dust and aerosol mass concentrations along with gas concentrations in various workplace settings.

 

 

RELATED NEWS
INTRODUCING DUSTTRAK II AND DRX AEROSOL MONITORS — June 1, 2008-  TSI Incorporated announces the worldwide introduction of the DUSTTRAK™ II and DRX Aerosol Monitors. The new DUSTTRAK II and DRX Aerosol Monitors are battery-operated, data-logging, light-scattering laser photometers that give you real-time aerosol mass readings. NEW PORTACOUNT® PRO AND PRO+ RESPIRATOR FIT TESTERS — June 2, 2008-  TSI Incorporated announces the worldwide introduction of the PORTACOUNT® PRO and PRO+ Respirator Fit Testers. These new respirator fit testers offer fast, simple, easy-to-use, stand-alone operation and are OSHA-compliant for all respirators. No other respirator fit tester can quantitatively fit test all types of respirators—gas masks, SCBAs, respirators, even N95 disposable (filtering-facepiece) respirators. TSI HELPS INVESTIGATE AIR QUALITY AT BEIJING 2008 OLYMPICS — July 18, 2008- TSI Inc. is supporting the air quality monitoring efforts for the Beijing Olympic Games by providing multiple measurement instruments to sports stadiums, foreign newspapers, TV news stations and research organizations at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. During the bidding process in 2001, Beijing made the agreement with the International Olympic Commission to bring air quality within the World Health Organization standards. Pollution levels remain one of the biggest challenges for the Olympic Games and some athletes have spoken of withdrawing from events because of the health threat.TSI GIVES BACK TO HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMUNITY — January 1, 2009 — TSI Incorporated donated over $250,000 in PortaCount Respirator Fit Testers to numerous University and College ABET-accredited industrial hygiene training programs. TSI realizes the importance of the future of Industrial Hygiene, EH&S and Industrial Safety and would like to recognize these programs and aid in their success. These fit testers will allow students to prepare for their graduation and transition into the Professional Health and Safety community.TSI INCORPORATED AWARDED GSA CONTRACT WITH THE US FEDERAL GOVERNMENT — January 1, 2009 -- TSI Inc. has been awarded a GSA (General Services Administration) Multiple Award Schedule contract, GS-07F-0428U, with the US Federal Government. This schedule 66 contract allows TSI’s government customers to streamline their purchasing of TSI instruments and services. Some of the TSI products available through the GSA contract include the ACCUBALANCE® Air Capture Hoods, AEROTRAK™ Handheld Particle Counters, Certifier FA ventilator tester, IAQ-CALC™ Meter, PORTACOUNT® Respirator Fit Tester, P-TRAK® Ultrafine Particle Counter, and the VelociCalc Series Multi-Function Ventilation Test Instrument.TSI DELIVERS IN TIME OF NEED — June 11, 2009 -  the World Health Organization, (WHO), announced that the world is now at the start of the 2009 influenza pandemic. The Influenza virus A(H1N1) is contagious, spreading easily from one person to another, and from one country to another. As of today, nearly 30,000 confirmed cases have been reported in 74 countries.TSI, SPONSOR OF THE FIT2FIT RPE FIT TEST PROVIDERS ACCREDITATION SCHEME IN UK — August 25, 2009 -  Recent HSE research indicates that up to 50% of all RPE used does not offer the wearer the level of protection assumed and one of the major reasons is that it simply does not fit! TSI PORTACOUNT® RESPIRATOR FIT TESTER WINS 2009 NEW PRODUCT OF THE YEAR — 
October 28, 2009 – TSI PortaCount® PRO and PRO+ Respirator Fit Testers received Occupational Health & Safety magazine’s 2009 New Product of the Year award at the National Safety Council Congress and Expo in October.
TSI WINS INNOVATION AWARD —  TSI OFFERS TOTAL FIT TESTING SOLUTION. NO STRESS. NO MESS. AT THE PUSH OF A BUTTON. FIT TEST DONE. — February 15, 2010 – TSI Incorporated introduces a no stress, no mess qualitative fit testing solution. The Qfit™ Respirator Fit Tester is the only OSHA (29CFR1910.134) compliant automated nebulizer for BITREX® and Saccharin to qualitatively test the integrity of respirators.  UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA AND TSI OFFER 35TH ANNUAL AEROSOL AND PARTICLE MEASUREMENT SHORTCOURSE —  TSI SUPPORTS OIL SPILL RESPONSE —   TSI INC RECEIVES ISO RECERTIFICATION WITH ZERO NONCONFORMANCE ISSUES — April 27, 2011 - TSI Incorporated is pleased to announce the ISO 9001:2008 Standard recertification of its Shoreview, Minnesota facility.  Spanning three and a half days, the in-depth ISO audit performed by BSI reviewed the quality management system in great detail.  In addition to achieving recertification, TSI proudly reports that zero nonconformance findings were issued.  TSI INC HOSTS PRESIDENT OF THE CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES —  TSI INCORPORATED IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES — June 23, 2011- TSI Incorporated is pleased to announce that nationally recognized instructors, Dr. Roy McKay of the University of Cincinnati and Craig E. Colton, CIH with M.C. Townsend Associates, are offering valuable respiratory protection training in one-and two-day courses held at locations throughout the country. Designed for all levels of experience, these experts teach current standards regulating respiratory protection, approved fit testing methods and correct techniques to administer and maintain a successful respiratory protection program.EMILCOTT STREAMLINES ANNUAL FIT TEST WITH TSI QFIT™ RESPIRATOR FIT TESTER — July 20, 2011 - It is no secret that annually fit-testing an army of residents and fellows at large teaching hospitals is a huge undertaking.  The hassle of setting-up the environment and administering the test often downplays its true importance. TSI DUSTTRAK™ USED TO MONITOR FRAC-SAND MINES IN WESTERN WISCONSIN — September 23, 2011 - As frac-sand mines open in Chippewa County (Western Wisconsin) for oil and gas refinery, TSI's DUSTTRAK™ will serve as an important tool for assessing environmental impacts and air quality. Already, researchers at University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire have used the DUSTTRAK to track the presence of minute silica particles in the air- common with this type of mining.
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RELATED PROMOTIONS
PORTACOUNT® TRADE-IN — Trade in your current PORTACOUNT Respirator Fit Tester and receive credit off the price of a new PORTACOUNT Pro or PORTACOUNT Pro+ fit tester.
APPLICATION NOTES
 A Comparison of Respirator Fit Factors Determined by Portable Condensation Nuclei Counting and Forward Light-Scattering Photometric Methods (ITI-020)
 AEROTRAK 9000 Nanoparticle Aerosol Monitor Theory of Operation (ITI-100-A4)
 Determining Custom Calibration Factors For Photometers (ITI-099)
 Don't Use Qualitative Fit Testing for Full-face Respirators (ITI-032)
 DUSTTRAK Alarm Output (ITI-074)
 DUSTTRAK Analog Output (ITI-073)
 DUSTTRAK DRX Aerosol Monitor Calibration Methods (EXPMN-005)
 DUSTTRAK DRX Aerosol Monitor Calibration Methods (EXPMN-005-A4)
 DUSTTRAK DRX Aerosol Monitor Theory of Operation (EXPMN-002)
 DUSTTRAK DRX in Environmental Applications (EXPMN-006)
 DUSTTRAK DRX in Environmental Applications (EXPMN-006-A4)
 DUSTTRAK II Aerosol Monitor and DUSTTRAK DRX Aerosol Monitor Impactor Penetration Efficiency Curves (EXPMN-003)
 DUSTTRAK II Aerosol Monitor Theory of Operation (EXPMN-001)
 DUSTTRAK II Aerosol Monitor Theory of Operation (EXPMN-001-A4)
 DUSTTRAK Theory of Operation (ITI-036)
 Evaluation of Six Inhalable Aerosol Samplers (AIHAJ Article) (ITI-076)
 Evaluation of the TSI PORTACOUNT for Quantitative Respirator Fit Testing (ITI-018)
 Faster OSHA-compliant Fit Testing (ITI-081)
 Fit Factors vs Protection Factors (ITI-023)
 Fit Testing Using Size-Selected Aerosol (ITI-062)
 Getting Data You Need with Particle Measurement (ITI-075)
 Getting Data You Need with Particle Measurement (ITI-075-A4)
 Health-Based Particle-Size-Selective Sampling (ITI-050)
 Help your staff get the most out of their N95 respirators with the PORTACOUNT® Respirator Fit Tester (ITI-102)
 Help your staff get the most out of their N95 respirators with the PORTACOUNT® Respirator Fit Tester (ITI-102-A4)
 How A Virtual Impactor Works (ITI-051)
 How to Quantitatively Fit Test Filtering-facepiece Respirators Using a TSI PORTACOUNT Plus and N95-Companion (ITI-054)
 Hygienic Security and The PORTACOUNT (ITI-034)
 Inlet Aspiration Efficiency of the DUSTTRAK Environmental Enclosure Model 8535 (ITI-060)
 Inlet Aspiration Efficiency of the DUSTTRAK Environmental Enclosure Model 8535 (ITI-060-A4)
 Introduction to Respirator Fit Testing (ITI-070)
 Leakage Measurements on Wearers of Respiratory Protective Equipment with Facial Hair/Beards/Spectacles: Summary of a Literature Search (ITI-028)
 Mass Concentration Comparison Between the DUSTTRAK DRX Aerosol Monitor and TEOM (EXPMN-004)
 Measuring Nanoparticle Exposure (ITI-101)
 Measuring Nanoparticle Exposure (ITI-101)
 Measuring Total Suspended Particulates (TSP) with Aerosol Photometers (ITI-058)
 Mechanisms of Filtration for High Efficiency Fibrous Filters (ITI-041)
 Mechanisms of Filtration for High Efficiency Fibrous Filters (ITI-041-A4)
 N95-Companion Model 8095 Theory of Operation (ITI-053)
 Nanotechnology--An Emerging Industrial Hygiene Issue (ITI-098)
 NDIR CO2 Sensing Technology (TSI-037)
 NDIR CO2 Sensing Technology (TSI-037-A4)
 New Approaches and Technologies in Personal Sampling Pumps (ITI-089)
 Occupational Health Risks Associated with the Use of Irritant Smoke for Qualitative Fit Testing of Respirators (ITI-040)
 Penetration of Ambient Aerosols Through Respirator Faceseal Leaks (ITI-055)
 Percent Outdoor Air Calculation and Its Use (TSI-138)
 Percent Outdoor Air Calculation and Its Use (TSI-138)
 PORTACOUNT PRO Model 8030 Respirator Fit Tester Theory of Operation (RFT-002)
 PORTACOUNT PRO Model 8030 Respirator Fit Tester Theory of Operation (RFT-002-A4)
 PORTACOUNT PRO+ Model 8038 Respirator Fit Tester Theory of Operation (RFT-001)
 PORTACOUNT PRO+ Model 8038 Respirator Fit Tester Theory of Operation (RFT-001-A4)
 PORTACOUNT Theory of Operation (ITI-048)
 PortaCount® and EN 529 Standard
 Printing Fit Test Cards with an ID Card Printer (RFT-013)
 Printing Fit Test Cards with an ID Card Printer (RFT-013-A4)
 P-TRAK Ultrafine Particle Counter Theory of Operation (ITI-071)
 P-TRAK Ultrafine Particle Counter Theory of Operation (ITI-071-A4)
 P-TRAK™ Industrial Hygiene Investigative Methodology (ITI-093)
 P-TRAK™ Industrial Hygiene Investigative Methodology (ITI-093-A4)
 Qfit™ Fit Test Report Template
 QLFT versus QNFT: Good…Better…Best (RFT-010)
 QLFT versus QNFT: Good…Better…Best (RFT-010-A4)
 Repairing CodeBase -200 Errors in FitPlus™ for Windows Fit Test Software v2.xx (ITI-069)
 Research Papers Involving the TSI DUSTTRAK Aerosol Monitor (ITI-079)
 Respirator Fit Testing Highlights for OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard 29CFR1910.134 (ITI-056)
 Scientists Advance Safety of Nanotechnology (ITI-103)
 Serial Data Acquisition With the DUSTTRAK Model 8520 (ITI-044)
 SIDEPAK AM510 Personal Aerosol Monitor Theory of Operation (ITI-085)
 SIDEPAK™ NiMH Battery Maintenance (ITI-092)
 SIDEPAK™ NiMH Battery Maintenance (ITI-092-A4)
 Small Particles--Big Problem (ITI-067)
 Standards and Regulations Pertaining to Respirator Fit Testing (ITI-046)
 Studies to confirm that PORTACOUNT® Pro and Pro+ Respirator Fit Tester give the same results as the PORTACOUNT® Plus Respirator Fit Tester (RFT-005-A4)
 The Essence of N95 Respirator Fit-Testing (RFT-006)
 Training Is The Key to a Good Fit Test Program (ITI-031)
 Troubleshooting Guide for the N95-Companion™ Model 8095 (ITI-084)
 Troubleshooting Guide for the PortaCount® Plus Model 8020 (ITI-083)
 Ultrafine Particle References (ITI-065)
 Ultrafine Particles: A New IAQ Metric (ITI-068)
 US Military Test Protocols for FitPlus for Windows v. 2.xx (ITI-088)
 Using the TSI P-TRAK™ Ultrafine Particle Counter for Testing HEPA Filters (ITI-063)
 Using TSI Software on Computers that Do Not Have an RS-232 Serial Port (ITI-077)
 What does NIOSH Consider as Acceptable Reference Technologies for Primary Calibrators? (ITI-090)
 What You Need to Quantitatively Fit Test Various Brands of Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus Available in the USA (ITI-029)
BROCHURES
 AEROTRAK 9000 Nanoparticle Aerosol Monitor
 AEROTRAK 9000 Nanoparticle Aerosol Monitor (A4)
 DUSTTRAK™ II and DRX Aerosol Monitors Family Brochure
 DUSTTRAK™ II and DRX Aerosol Monitors Family Brochure
 FitPlus™ v3 Software
 For First Responders - PORTACOUNT
 For First Responders - PORTACOUNT
 For First Responders - PORTACOUNT
 For First Responders - PORTACOUNT (A4)
 For Healthcare Professionals PORTACOUNT
 For Healthcare Professionals PORTACOUNT
 For Healthcare Professionals PORTACOUNT
 For Healthcare Professionals PORTACOUNT (A4)
 For Industrial and Healthcare Workers - PORTACOUNT
 For Industrial and Healthcare Workers - PORTACOUNT
 For Industrial and Healthcare Workers - PORTACOUNT
 For Industrial and Healthcare Workers - PORTACOUNT (A4)
 Indoor Air Quality Measurements Family
 Indoor Air Quality Measurements Family (A4)
 PortaCount Academy
 P-TRAK...for better building systems
 Qfit™ Respirator Fit Tester
 Qfit™ Respirator Fit Tester (A4)
 SIDEPAK™ Personal Sampling Pumps
CALIBRATION CERTIFICATE
 SIDEPAK Flowmeter Calibration Certificate
CASE STUDIES
 Child’s Chronic Illness Related to Faulty Home Furnace (P-Trak Case Study #10)
 Construction Fumes Enter Nurses’ Area Through Expansion Joints (P-Trak Case Study #3)
 Dissenting opinion: An ICP who favors fit-testing.
 HVAC System Recirculates Copier Emissions (P-Trak Case Study #8)
 Intermittent Headaches Tracked to Hospital’s Loading Dock Activity (P-Trak Case Study #1)
 Investigation Reveals Faulty Exhaust Fan (P-Trak Case Study #2)
 Respiratory Complaints Clouded by Smoke Then Traced to Vacant Space (P-Trak Case Study #9)
 Respiratory Complaints Linked to Improperly Stored Chemicals (P-Trak Case Study #5)
 Survey Protects Workers From Environmental Tobacco Smoke (P-Trak Case Study #4)
 Tracking IAQ Problems to Their Source
 Ultrafine Particles Point to Inadequate Container Storage (P-Trak Case Study #7)
 Warehouse Workers Affected by Battery Charging Operations (P-Trak Case Study #11)
 Widespread IAQ Complaints Traced to Boiler Stack Exhaust (P-Trak Case Study #6)
HANDBOOKS
 Indoor Air Quality Handbook (2011)
 Indoor Air Quality Handbook (2011-A4)
ICON FILES
 Model 8010 Icon File
 Model 8020 Icon File
 Model 8030 Icon File
MANUALS
  Model 8530,8532
 AeroTrak 9000
 FitPro™ v1 Fit Test Software Manual
 FitPro™ v1 Fit Test Software Manual
 FitPro™ v2 Fit Test Software Installation Guide
 FitPro™ v2 Fit Test Software Manual
 Malli 7515 Käyttö- ja huolto-opas
 Malli 7525 Käyttö- ja huolto-opas
 Malli 7535 Käyttö- ja huolto-opas
 Malli 7545 Käyttö- ja huolto-opas
 Model 4046/4146
 Model 7515 Manual
 Model 7525 Bedienings- en onderhoudshandleiding
 Model 7525 Manual
 Model 7535 Bedienings- en onderhoudshandleiding
 Model 7535 Manual
 Model 7545 Bedienings- en onderhoudshandleiding
 Model 7545 Manual
 Model 8026
 Model 8030/8038
 Model 8030/8038
 Model 8030/8038
 Model 8520
 Model 8525
 Model 8533 and 8534
 Model 8535
 Model 8732
 Model 8760/8762
 Model AM510 User Guide
 Modell 7515 Bruksanvisning och servicemanual
 Modell 7525 Bruksanvisning och servicemanual
 Modell 7535 Bruksanvisning och servicemanual
 Modell 7545 Bruksanvisning och servicemanual
 Modello 7515 Manuale operativo e di assistenza
 Modello 7525 Manuale operativo e di assistenza
 Modello 7535 Manuale operativo e di assistenza
 Modello 7545 Manuale operativo e di assistenza
 Modelo 7515 Manual de operación y servicio
 Modelo 7525 Manual de operación y servicio
 Modelo 7535 Manual de operación y servicio
 Modelo 7545 Manual de operación y servicio
 Models SP330/SP350 User Guide
 Models SP530/SP730 User Guide
 N95-Companion Model 8095
 PORTACOUNT Model 8020 Technical Addendum
 PORTACOUNT Plus Model 8020
 PortaCount® Pro and PortaCount® Pro+ v1.2 Firmware Installation Guide
 v1.x FitPlus™ Fit Test Software User's Manual (OBSOLETE)
 v2.x FitPlus™ Fit Test Software User's Manual (OBSOLETE)
 v3.4 FitPlus™ Fit Test Software Manual
MODEL COMPARISON GUIDE
 Model Comparison Chart - Models 7515/7525/7535/7545
 Model Comparison Chart - SidePak Pumps
MSDS
 MSDS for Bitrex® Solutions Sensitivity and Fit Test
 MSDS for Isopropyl Alcohol (90-100%)
 MSDS for Saccharin Solutions Sensitivity and Fit Test
 MSDS for Salt
QUICK GUIDES
 4046 Quick Guide
 4146 Quick Guide
 8025-N95 Fit Test Probe Kit Instructions
 P-Trak Quick Guide
 Qfit™ Automatic Quick Start Guide
 Qfit™ Manual Quick Start Guide
 SIDEPAK SP730 Bypass Guide
 SIDEPAK™ AM510 Quick Reference Card
 SIDEPAK™ NiMH Battery Maintenance
 SIDEPAK™ SP330/350 Quick Reference Card
 SIDEPAK™ SP530 Quick Reference Card
 SIDEPAK™ SP730 Quick Reference Card
SOFTWARE
 FitPlus™ v3 Demo Program
 FitPlus™ v3.3.1 Fit Test Software
 TRAKPRO™ Data Analysis Software v 4.4.0 (49 MB)
SPEC SHEETS
 Fit Test Adapters
 Fit Test Adapters
 Fit Test Adapters
 FITPRO Software and Card Printer
 Model 3007
 Model 3007 (A4)
 Model 8025-N95 Fit Test Probe Kit A4 ES
 Model 8025-N95 Fit Test Probe Kit A4 SE
 Model 8025-N95 Fit Test Probe Kit US
 Model 8026 Particle Generator A4 ES
 Model 8026 Particle Generator A4 SE
 Model 8026 Particle Generator US
 Model 8030 PORTACOUNT PRO Respirator Fit Tester A4 ES
 Model 8030 PORTACOUNT PRO Respirator Fit Tester A4 SE
 Model 8030 PORTACOUNT PRO Respirator Fit Tester A4 UK
 Model 8030 PORTACOUNT PRO Respirator Fit Tester US
 Model 8038 PORTACOUNT PRO+ Respirator Fit Tester A4 ES
 Model 8038 PORTACOUNT PRO+ Respirator Fit Tester A4 SE
 Model 8038 PORTACOUNT PRO+ Respirator Fit Tester A4 UK
 Model 8038 PORTACOUNT PRO+ Respirator Fit Tester US
 Model 8535
 Model 8535
 Modelo 8535
 Modelos 8530 y 8532
 Modelos 8533 y 8534
 Models 7515, 7525, 7535, 7545
 Models 8530/8532
 Models 8530/8532 (A4)
 Models 8533 and 8534
 Models 8533 and 8534
 PORTACOUNT Model 8020/8028
 Primary Calibrators
 P-TRAK Ultrafine Particle Counter
 P-TRAK® (IH) Model 8525
 SIDEPAK™ AM510
 SIDEPAK™ AM510 (A4)
 SIDEPAK™ SP330
 SIDEPAK™ SP330 (A4)
 SIDEPAK™ SP350
 SIDEPAK™ SP350 (A4)
 SIDEPAK™ SP530
 SIDEPAK™ SP530 (A4)
 SIDEPAK™ SP730
 SIDEPAK™ SP730 (A4)
TECHNICAL NOTES
 Nanotechnology--Evolving occupational safety, health and environmental issues, by Emory E. Knowles III (posted with permission of ASSE from the March 2006 issue of Professional Safety)
 Nanotechnology--is there a cause for concern? by Brian McShane (posted with permission of ASSE from the March 2006 issue of Professional Safety)
 Particle Size
 Particle Size Range for TSI Exposure Monitoring Instruments
 Small Wonders, Big Questions...Nanotechnology by Jim Parsons (posted with permission of AIHA from the October 2004 issue of The Synergist)