3M 10004 manual Fitting Instructions for 3MTM Hearing Protection, Issue Date 01/01/04

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Fitting Instructions for 3MTM Hearing Protection

Issue Date 01/01/04

Fitting your Foam Ear Plugs

before entering a hazardous noise area

1	With clean hands, roll
	(don’t squeeze) the ear
	plug between your thumb
	and first 2 fingers until the
	diameter of the plug is as
	small as possible.
2	Reach over your head with
	the opposite hand and pull
	the top of your ear to open
	the ear canal.

	While you are holding the
3 ear open, quickly push the
	rolled end of the plug into
	your ear, leaving enough
	of the ear plug outside the
	ear to allow removal.
4	Here is the disposable ear
	plug properly positioned in
	the ear canal. For best fit,
	at least 1/2 to 3/4 of the ear
	plug should be inside your
	ear canal.
	Removing ear plugs: For
	greater comfort, twist the
	plug gently to break the seal
	before removing the plug.

Fitting your Reusable Ear Plugs before entering a hazardous noise area

1	Hold the stem of the ear
	plug firmly behind the
	largest flange.
2	Reach over your head with
	the opposite hand and pull
	the top of your ear to open
	the ear canal.

3	Push the rounded tip of the
	plug completely into your
	ear canal, leaving the stem
	of the plug outside the ear.
4	Here is the reusable ear
	plug properly positioned in
	the ear canal.
	Removing ear plugs: For
	greater comfort, twist the
	plug gently to break the seal
	before removing the plug.