PROTECTIVE MASK FIT VALIDATION SYSTEM XM41

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Subject: PROTECTIVE MASK FIT VALIDATION SYSTEM XM41                      

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Folder Title: HISTORIANS BACKGROUND MATERIAL FILES - G3 NBC MIS 3  OF 3                                       

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          02 03 281945Z JAN 91 RR RR UUUU                          0281920



          PROVIDED:

          A. ITEM DESCRIPTION. THE PMFVS CONSISTS OF A CASE CONTAINING AN
          AIR SAMPLE DEVICE AND THE COMPONENTS NECESSARY TO TEST PROTECTIVE
          MASKS. COMPONENTS INCLUDE A CASE FOR SPARE PARTS AND TOOLS, TWO
          BOXES OF ALCOHOL AMPULES, AND 20 BATTERIES. THE ALCOHOL AMPULES
          AND BATTERIES ARE EXPENDABLE ITEMS. THE PMFVS CAN VALIDATE THE
          FIT OF 1500 PROTECTIVE MASKS WITH THE INITIAL ISSUE. OPERATOR AND
          SERVICE MANUALS ARE INCLUDED. THE PMFVS IS THREE CUBIC FEET IN

          SIZE AND WEIGHS 35 LBS.

          B. CAPABILITY. THE PMFVS MEASURES FIT-FACTOR AND SUPPLEMENTS
          CURRENT MASK FIT TEST PROCEDURES PROVIDING GREATER ACCURACY BY
          SEVERAL ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE OVER THE CURRENT BANANA OIL TEST,
          WHICH RELIES ON A PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE. THE PNFVS COULD
          INITIALLY BE USED FOR HARD TO FIT SOLDIERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED
          DIFFICULTY ACHIEVING A GOOD SEAL WITH THEIR MASK. THE DEVICE CAN
          FIT TEST AN M17 OR M40 SERIES MASK IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES. THE DEVICE
          CAN NOT CURRENTLY BE USED FOR FIT-TESTING MASKS WITHOUT DRINKING

          TUBES.


          C. AVAILABILITY.

               NUMBER OF SYSTEMS              DATE AVAILABLE










                                           UNCLASSIFIED        281945ZJAN91

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Subject = PROTECTIVE MASK FIT VALIDATION SYSTEM XM41
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Document Date =
Scan Date = 30-JUL-1996
Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 13-SEP-1996