3M™ End of Service Life Indicator (ESLI)

Nov 4, 2015

3M™ Organic Vapour Service Life Indicator Cartridges 6000i Series incorporate a revolutionary end-of-service-life indicator (ESLI) technology to help answer the question that every respirator user must answer — “when should I change my cartridges?”

In appropriate environments*, the 3M™ Service Life Indicator can:

Provide Confidence in Protection

• The 3M™ Service Life Indicator can help provide added peace of mind as a complement to your current change out schedule, and in some cases replace your current practices.

• This technology can help increase compliance with your company’s respiratory policy and industry requirements.

• These cartridges are NIOSH approved as 6001i and 60921i organic vapour cartridges against certain organic gases and vapours, plus they have all of the features you would find in standard 3M™ Organic Vapour Cartridges.

Optimize Cartridge Use

It's designed to indicate service life based on individual exposure and respiratory use patterns.

Engage Your Workforce in Safety

The simple, visual tool can help users determine when to change cartridges.

How the 3M™ Service Life Indicator Works

3M™ Organic Vapour Cartridges 6001i and 60921i contain the 3M Service Life Indicator, a visual ESLI for certain organic vapours and exposure levels. The ESLI is located inside the cartridge, next to the activated carbon. As organic vapours travel through the cartridge, they are also adsorbed into the ESLI. The clear cartridge wall allows you to monitor the developing indicator bar. When the cartridge is exposed to specific vapour concentrations, you will notice a change in the indicator.

When used properly in appropriate environments, an indicator bar will develop to help determine the remaining cartridge service life.

Taking the Guesswork Out of Life

The 3M™ Service Life Indicator can be used to complement your current cartridge change schedule. You must change your cartridge at the normally scheduled interval or when the ESLI indicates,

whichever occurs first.

In some cases you can use the ESLI as a primary method to determine cartridge change, replacing your current change schedule method.

To find out if the 3M™ Service Life Indicator may be used as the primary method for determining your cartridge change-out schedule:

Perform exposure monitoring to quantify the organic vapour exposure levels in your workplace.

Enter the monitoring results in the 3M™ Select and Service Life Software (3M.com/ServiceLifeSoftware). If the ESLI is not applicable as a primary method, it may still be used to complement your current cartridge change schedule.

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Source: http://www.levitt-safety.com/whats-new/3m-end-of-service-life-indicator-esli/

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3M™ End of Service Life Indicator (ESLI)