3M eg4 user manual About Us, About 3M Personal Safety

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About Us

3M Detection Solutions is a world class manufacturer of rugged, reliable instrumentation and software systems that help monitor and evaluate occupational and environmental health and safety hazards, including noise dosimetry, sound level monitoring, heat stress, indoor air quality and select toxic/combustible gases. The 3M Detection brand of instrumentation is used by safety and industrial hygiene professionals to help comply with applicable occupational standards and regulations.

About 3M Personal Safety

3M offers a comprehensive, diverse portfolio of Personal Safety solutions providing respiratory protection, hearing protection, fall protection, reflective materials for high visibility, protective clothing, protective eyewear, head and face protection, welding helmets, and other adjacent products and solutions such as tactical safety equipment, detection, monitoring equipment, active communications equipment and compliance management. In 2012, 3M celebrated 40 years of safety leadership – recognizing the company’s respiratory and hearing protection solutions introduced in 1972. Visit www.3M.com/PPESafety or http://m.3m.com/PPESafety for details.

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3M Detection Solutions

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Contents 3M The Edge Personal Noise Dosimeter EdgeTable of Contents Time history…………………………………………………………………………………………………… Setting-up the Edge via DMSReplacing microphone and windscreen Stopping a studyViewing measurements on the display Technical SupportINDEX………………………………………………………………………………… Physical attributes of EdgeDock1 and EdgeDock5List of Tables List of FiguresEdge and dosimetry DosimetryIllustration of how the dosimeter operates and processes Noise dosimeterWhat do the standards say? Range of soundApplications of the Edge View your results via DMS Setting-up your dosimeter parameters for your noise studiesNoise assessment steps Running your studiesEdge Model Parameter setup screen for eg4Identifying your equipment Checking the equipmentTurning on LED indicatorTurning off LED indicators explainedDisplay and keypad Diagram3MTMDetection Mangement Software DMS Docking station functionalityLoading Docking station components EdgeDock1 or EdgeDock5EdgeDock1 and EdgeDock5 components  Powering EdgeDock1 or EdgeDock5 Powering EdgeDock1 or EdgeDock5Charging your dosimeter  How to chargeStoring the dosimeter Mounting the docking station to a wallNoise studies Understanding what data is storedTime history Summary dataLogging Views on the EdgeDefinitions of data log values and views Views on ExplanationDosimeter views and definitions Response Level WeightingViews on Explanation Edge DoseDosimeter measurement descriptors/variants Descriptors Variants Lmax variantsCommunicating & downloading data DockingNew Hardware wizard for Edge Dock Customizing set-up parameters in DMSDosimeter screen Dosimeter settingDosimeter fields explained for the Edge Edge dosimeter settingsEdge display screen Display settingEdge security setting Security settingEdge auto run screen Auto Run setting10 Edge firmware update screen Firmware update11 Saving and sending Edge setups Saving and sending/setting configurationsQuick Help List typical dosimetry session Overview of running a studyWindscreen and maintenance  How to attach the dosimeterPositioning the Edge on your shirt  Checking battery power Checking battery power Calibrating the dosimeter Calibrating Reset Resetting the dosimeterSetting contrast on dosimeter  ContrastOn/off/enter button  How to run a noise study Running studiesStarting a run Indicators i.e., run, stop, battery, and OL Indicators/Icons on the display How to stop a noise study Indicator Icon ExplanationViewing measurements on the display Locking or securing your dosimeter during run Viewing measurements Unlocking  How to lock or secure How to unlock Locking or Securing Downloading Downloading dataDMS start screen  Selecting and viewing data Viewing data and data finderExample of Edge Report in DMS Report ViewPanel layout view viewing the data in charts and graphs Panel Layout Viewcharts/graphsTechnical Support LED indicator disable/enableReplacing microphone and windscreen Attaching/Detaching Attaching/Detaching the windscreen and microphone Hard Hat Attachment kit Hard Hat Attachment KitStandards Mechanical characteristicsElectrical characteristics Environmental effectsUser Interface Physical attributes of EdgeDock1 and EdgeDock5 EdgeDock1 and EdgeDock5Measurements TypesMeasurement parameters Auto-Run CommunicationsSpecial functions SecurityEdge Block Diagram Edge Block Diagram Appendix B Contacting 3M 3M ServiceWarranty Service Department and Technical Support 1 800Background Noise, effects Glossary of TermsCombining Noise sources Crest FactorCriterion Level CL Exchange Rate ER also known as the Doubling Rate Criterion TimeDecibel dB DoseLep,d Free field setting microphoneHearing Conservation HC Hertz Hz Lavg Average LevelMeasurement Range Leq Equivalent LevelLogging Maximum Level LmaxResponse Time PEL Permissible Exposure LevelProjected Time Random incidence microphoneThreshold TWA Time Weighted AverageWeighting A, C, Z, etc Upper Limit ULWindscreen Measurement equations Index Running studies About Us About 3M Personal Safety

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