Non-Viable Air Testing
The paper-based process
A typical paper-based process for collection of results from non-viable air particulate devices is shown below. In this process, a paper printout of results generated by the device is pasted into a log book. The results are then hand typed into a spreadsheet and reconciled versus the printout. Once data is entered into a spreadsheet, trend lines over periods of time can be manually produced via a reporting tool.
The paperless process
The paperless process for collection of results from non-viable air particulate devices starts with the mobile collection tablet that will drive the devices with a user interface that includes commands for initialize, start, stop, and collect results. The connection to the device could be wired via USB, etc. or wireless. Results collected are automatically uploaded to the data repository where reports and trends can be viewed real-time. Any results exceeding alert or action levels will generate automatic notification via email. By removing the error prone, manual data entry steps, the effort and time savings over the paper process is significant, with an average a savings of 6 hours per person per shift. As with the viables sampling, when this savings is applied to multi technician, multi-shift operation over a one year period, it is very compelling.
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