Air Quality Testing

Discover how AirCard helps firefighters detect harmful VOCs in station air, ensuring a safer environment for your crew.

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AirCard VOC Detection Test
AirCard VOC Detection Test

Pack of 1x Single-Use, Visual, Air Quality Testing Tool

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Understanding the AirCard: Your Station’s VOC Detector

Firefighters face numerous hazards daily, but air quality in the station shouldn’t be one of them. The AirCard is a straightforward tool designed to detect harmful levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in your environment. These invisible chemicals can pose significant health risks over time. The AirCard uses purple pellets that change color upon exposure to VOCs, providing a visual indication of air quality over a 30-day period.

Why Implement AirCard in Your Station?

Maintaining optimal air quality is crucial for firefighter health. VOCs can originate from various sources within the station, including cleaning agents, vehicle exhaust, and building materials. The AirCard offers a proactive approach to monitoring these compounds, ensuring a safer breathing environment for your crew.

Benefits of Using AirCard

  • Simplicity: Easy to deploy and monitor without specialized training.
  • Continuous Monitoring: Provides ongoing assessment over a 30-day period.
  • Visual Feedback: Clear color changes indicate VOC levels, facilitating prompt action.

Step-by-Step Guide to Using the AirCard

Maintaining optimal air quality is crucial for firefighter health. VOCs can originate from various sources within the station, including cleaning agents, vehicle exhaust, and building materials. The AirCard offers a proactive approach to monitoring these compounds, ensuring a safer breathing environment for your crew.

1. Select an Appropriate Location

Place the AirCard in areas where your crew spends significant time, such as common rooms or apparatus bays. This ensures accurate monitoring of the air they breathe daily.

2. Activate the AirCard

Scan the QR code on the AirCard to access a simple form. Register your department and provide any requested information. You’ll receive periodic reminders to check the card’s status.

3. Regular Monitoring

Observe the color of the pellets regularly. A loss of the purple hue indicates VOC presence. The rate of color change correlates with VOC concentration—the faster the change, the higher the levels.

4. Submit Your Observations

If the pellets lose their purple color before 30 days, scan the QR code again to log your results. If some purple remains after 30 days, conclude the evaluation and consider retesting in 60 days.

5. Interpret and Act on Results

After submission, you’ll receive an email detailing your results and recommended actions to improve air quality, safeguarding your crew’s health.

Interpreting AirCard Results

  • Purple Pellets: Indicates low VOC levels; air quality is satisfactory.
  • Color Change (Pink/Orange): Suggests elevated VOC levels; investigate and mitigate sources.
  • No Purple Remaining: High VOC levels detected; immediate action is necessary to protect your team.

Based on your AirCard results, consider implementing measures such as:

  • Improving Ventilation: Enhance airflow to reduce VOC concentration.
  • Identifying VOC Sources: Assess and control potential sources like cleaning products or equipment emissions.
  • Utilizing Air Filtration Systems: Employ devices like the CrewProtect™ and/or StationProtect™ to actively remove VOCs and other contaminants from the air.