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QUEST emp o 34 and QUEST emp o 36 User Manual ©3 M 20 1 3. A ll Ri ght s Res er ved 3M P ersonal Safety Division 3M ™ QUEST emp° ™ Heat Stress Monitors Market Leader F rom the Robus t C onst .
i T able of Content s Table of Cont ents Introductio n ........................................................................................................................ 1 QUESTempº Model s ......................................................
Run ................................................................................................................................... 11 Display ed Items ...............................................................................................
Customer s erv ice .............................................................................................................. 32 Contacting 3M I nstrumenta tion ......................................................................................
1 In troduction Up and Running overv i ew Introduct ion The QUEST empº 34/36 models ar e porta ble heat str ess m onitors that are designed to be rugged, ea sy - to use instrum ents to quickly and accurat ely as sess the po tential for individual heat str ess based on env ironment al condit ions.
2 Gettin g Started Up and Running overv i ew Getti ng Started Up and Runni ng ov erview 2. Place th e QU ESTemp º 34 & 36 in the work area in a safe location approxim ately 3 .5 f eet of f the gro und. 3. Power On the QUES Temp º 34 & 36 and check t he battery .
Getting Started Keypad Operat i on 3 Keypad Oper at i on The unit o perates using a key pad w ith 4 keys. T he I/O Ente r key responds when the key is r elease d while a ll other keys res pond w hen the ke y is press ed. I/O Enter key The unit t urns on w ith a si ngle key press.
Placement for Monitoring/ Testing Turning On/Off and Basic Operation 4 T urni ng On/O f f and Basic O perati on To quickly get you started with the Q UEST emp º 34 & 36 model , the f ollow ing sectio n explains h ow to tur n on th e instrume nt, ru n, and stop y our se ssion.
Sensors Natural Wet Bulb Thermometer 5 Sensors Natural Wet Bulb Thermometer The natural wet bul b thermometer gives an indication of the effects of humidity on an individual. Relati ve humidity and wind speed are taken into account by measuring the amount of evaporati ve cooling t aking place at a thermometer c overed with a moi stened wick.
Tri - sensor Cal culatio n and R emote Cab le Tri - sensor W eighted Average 6 Tri - sensor C al culation and Remote Cable The top s ensor bar (sensor 1) may be r emoved from the instr ument an d used through a r emote c able.
Tri - sensor Cal culatio n and R emote Cab le Wet Bulb Globe Temperature 7 Measur e ments The QUESTem p ° 34 & 36 data log ging a rea he at stres s mon itor dir ectly s en s es t h e four para me.
Tri - sensor Cal culatio n and R emote Cab le Heat Index/Humidex 8 H eat Index/H umidex The H eat Ind ex is d et er mi n ed u si ng t he d ry b ulb t e m per at ur e a nd re la tiv e hu m id it y .
Operat ing QUES Tempº 34 & 36 View 9 Operati ng QUEST emp º 34 & 36 Use the U p Arrow and D o wn A rrow k e ys to move the marker in t he dis play in front of the desire d mode. Pressi ng the I/O Ent er k e y will sel ect the mode . V iew Displays the measu red data but doe s not log i t.
Operating QUESTempº 34 & 36 Print 10 • Flow : On, Of f . • Index : n one, ACGI H, Navy, E PRI and se lec t either: WBGT i ( indoor), WBGT o ( outdoor ) for Index s ettin g. Index Setting s Explanation TLV and action limit These index settin gs only ap ply to the ACGIH I ndex.
Display ed Items Run 11 Run The run mo de begins a ses sion in me mory and log s the d ata. 1. Begin a s ession by pressing t he R un/Stop key from the view mode ( or measur eme nt view ). An aster isk in th e lower right corner ind icates th e run mode.
Display ed Items Run 12 Screen 2: GLOBE Figure 1 - 10: G lobe scre en Screen 3: WB GTi ( Indoors ) WBGTo (O utdoors ) Figure 1 - 11 : WBG Ti & WBGTo screen Screen 4: RH (Relat ive Hum idity) H.I. or HU ( Heat Index or H umidex ) Figure 1 - 12 : RH and H.
Data Logging St a y Time 13 S tay Time The screen(s) di spl ay ing stay time data a pp ear differ ent f or each of t he poss ible indices (av ailabl e with Q UES T emp º 36 model only).
Prin ting Serial 14 P rinting The recorded data can be sent to a computer thr o ugh the ser i al RS - 232 port or to a parallel print er. Ser ial tran smi ssion requir es 3M cable #54 - 7 15.
Printi ng 15 Figur e 1 -20 : Sample printout (p age 2 ) Session: 3 Page 2 Sensor: 1 Degrees Fahrenhei t Stay Times: ACGIH, Acclimated, WBGTi, clo correction = 1.0 C TIME WBGTi WBGTo WET DRY GLOBE RH HI FLOW L M H VH ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- --- --- ----- --- --- --- --- 11:08 68.
Air F low f unction alit y 16 A ir F low functionalit y (Availabl e using 3M ’s Air Probe on QUES Tempº 3 6 mod el .) Air flow is mea sured i n meters per second ov er a ra nge of 0 t o 20m/s in 0.1m/s inc remen ts. T he sensor sh ould be p laced or held perpe ndic ular in th e air str eam.
Operational Ch eck Operating sequence 17 O perating sequence 1. Turn F low O n in the s etup menu of the QU EST emp ° 36. 2. Plug the Air P robe int o the por t labeled Flow on the si de of t he QUES Temp ° 3 6. 3. Turn on the Air Probe ON and mak e sure th e green lamp i s lit.
Power options 9- Volt Alkaline B att ery Replacement 18 P ower opt i ons There are 3 op tio ns for pow er in g t he Q U ES T e m p º 3 6 : a 9 - v olt al kal in e batte ry , a NiM H (Nick e l M eta l H y dri de ) r ech arge able 6 - cel l ba t t ery pac k, and an A C a dapt er.
Power options NiMH Battery Pack 19 NiMH Battery Pack WARNING: Recharg e batt eries only i n a non - hazardou s env iron ment. The NiM H rechargeabl e batter y pack is charged in the i ns tru ment us ing 3M ’s AC 120V AC to 9V DC ad apter (p art #015 - 91 0 ) or 220V AC t o 9V DC adapter (par t #015 - 680) .
Appendix A: Specifications 20 Appendix A: S peci ficati ons Measurements Globe temp erature , dry bulb t empera ture , w et bulb t emperat ure, % re lativ e humi dity , WBGTin, WBGTout, WBGT weig hted avera ge (if 3 sensor s ets), and H eat In dex / Humidex .
Appendix A: Speci fications 21 Remote Sensor Bars 2 x 15pin D -s ub jacks ar e loca ted on the side of the unit for p lugging in 1 or 2 additional sensor b ars by using rem ote cab les up to 20 0 feet (61m). The top sensor bar can a lso be remo te with a cable.
Product markings and special condition s 22 P roduct mar kings and special condi tions KEMA 04AT EX1072 X <Ex> II 2 G E Ex ia IIC T3 Complian ce with Es sential H ealth and S afety Require ments.
Appendix B: Heat Exposure Tables 23 Appendix B: Heat Exposure Tabl es ACG IH Screening Cr iteri a for Heat S tress Ex posure. WBGT values in ° C. NOTE: accordi ng to the ACGIH ’s guide lines, the temper ature v alues r epresent a work and re st proces s which is explained in the stan d ar ds.
Appendix B: Heat Exposure Tables 24 ACGIH Clothing C orrect ions The follow ing clothin g corr ections are in de grees Cel sius. W hen a clot hing corr ection i s entered in to the s etup port ion of the Q UEST emp ° 36 , the val ue is ad ded to th e W BG T only for looking up the stay times.
Appendix B: Heat Exposure Tables 25 WBGT(F) I II III IV V VI 92.0 4:50 4:10 3:30 2:55 2:15 1:30 93.0 4:25 3:50 3:15 2:40 2:00 1:25 94.0 4:05 3:35 3:00 2:25 1:50 1:15 95.0 3:45 3:15 2:45 2:15 1:45 1:10 96.0 3:25 3:00 2:30 2:05 1:35 1:05 97.0 3:10 2:45 2:20 1:55 1:25 1:00 98.
Appendix B: Heat Exposure Tables 26 E lectri cal power research instit ute ( EPRI) The reco mmended w orking ho urs are s hown base d on a max imum of four ho urs.
Appendix C: Acces sories A ir Probe Accessori es 27 A ppendix C : Acce ssories Sens or arr ay wit h 2 in ch glo be 56- 795 Sens or arr ay wit h 6 in ch glo be 56 - 780 6 Foot s hiel ded re mo te se ns.
Appendix D: Detec tion Mana gement Sof tware DM S DMS Qui ck ove rvie w 28 Appendix D: Detection Ma nagement S oftware DM S The QU ESTem p ° 34/36 has the flex ibilit y to comm unicate, downlo ad data, create rep orts, and s ave cus tomized setu ps using th e 3M TM D etection Managem ent Software DMS.
Appendix D: Detec tion Mana gement S oftware DM S Downloading y our sessions in DM S 29 3. Power on t he QUEST empº 3 6 b y pressing an d holding th e I/O Enter k e y. 4. Open DM S and c lick on button. 5. Selec t Heat Stress and then selec t the Model Type b y clickin g on QT ⁰ 34 or QT ⁰ 36.
Appendix D: Detec tion Mana gement S oftware DM S Viewing/Analy z ing and Quick Reporting in DMS 30 Viewing/ Analyzing and Quick R eporting in DMS In the Data F inder pa ge, your heat str ess data is stor ed by in strument family an d then by model.
Append ix D: Detec tion Mana gement S oftware DM S Reporting and Printing 31 Report ing and Printing If y ou are in the Data f inder page, yo u have the option to selec t button and this will give you a report ins tantaneo usly usi ng a s tandard tem plate of graph s and char ts (also ca lled panels .
32 Appendix D Customer s er vice Contacti ng 3M Inst rumentation Should your 3M equip ment ne ed to be re turned f or repa ir or f or rec alibrati on, plea se contact the servic e depart ment at th e follow ing num ber or ac cess the on line for m via t he website.
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