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Panther HIP-PAC
All Facepieces
ii. Place your chin in the chin cup, pull the
elastic adjustment strap over your head, and
tighten by pulling evenly on both sides. See
Figure 8.
iii. Center the facepiece and fasten the Head-
net with a wiping motion toward the back of
your head.
iv. Retighten the elastic adjustment straps. Do
not overtighten.
v. Perfo
rm a leak check as described below.
CAUTION
Do not adjust the fit of the facepiece
with the three locking straps at the top
of the headnet. Use the two bottom
straps only.
NOTE
When properly adjusted, the headnet
should be centered on the back of your
head, and the lower straps should be below
your ears.
c. Hood-Style Facepiece
WARNING
The SPERIAN hood-style facepiece:
• Must be worn in conjunction with an SAR
and/or SCBA and used as specified in
SPERIAN’s instructions.
• When donned and used with its SAR/
SCBA, will reduce, but not eliminate the
inhalation of contaminants.
• Does not protect against falling objects or
projectiles.
• Must not be worn around open flames. It
must not be used for structural fire fighting,
underwater activities, or abrasive blasting.
• Must not be used unless a satisfactory fit
is obtained.
• Must not be reused if contaminated.
•
Must not be altered or modified in any
manner.
• Requires that the wearer must assure
that the neck
seal is not compromised by
hair or clothing when in use.
• Requires that after each use and/or
cleaning and disinfecting, anti-fog solution
(SPERIAN P/N 951015, 951016, OR 981805)
must be applied to the inside of the lens.
• The Challenge® NXT, PVC lens, neoprene
neck seal, and adhesive all may react
in a different manner when exposed to
chemicals or chemical mixtures. You must
verify that none of the components of the
hood will degrade against the chemicals or
mixtures to which it may be exposed.
• It is vital to ensure that you have objective
evidence that the hood will be able to
maintain its integrity against the expected
chemical exposure during operations. This
can be accomplished by tests you conduct
or by contacting SPERIAN for further
information. Listed below are a few, but not
necessarily all, chemicals that are known
to degrade or destroy the PVC material.
Do not use the hood in environments
containing these chemicals:
•
Acetone
• Bleach
• Carbon tetrachloride
•
Methanol
• Methyl ethyl ketone
•
Nitric acid
•
Toluene
•
Trichloroethylene
• Failure to comply with this warning may
lead to serious personal injury, serious
illness, or death.
i. Fully loosen the suspension straps.
ii. Grasp the hood-style facepiece by the neck
seal and pull the neck seal over your head.
iii. Position the nose cup on your face, then
simultaneously tighten the two suspension
straps.
D. Fit Check
WARNING
• Conduct fit checks only in a safe, un
-
contaminated environment.
• Do not use this respirator in a con
-
taminated atmosphere if you do not
obtain a satisfactory seal during the fit
check. If a seal was not obtained, repo
-
sition the facepiece, check the straps,
and perform the fit check again. Failure
to obtain a satisfactory seal could al
-
low contaminants to leak into the face
-
piece, causing illness or death. Failure
to comply with this Warning may lead to
serious personal injury, serious illness,
or death.
WARNING—Continued
Figure 8. Adjust Headnet
