Standard Practice for Measuring the Concentration of Toxic Gases or Vapors Using Length-of-Stain Dosimeters

Importancia y uso:

5.1 The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in 29 CFR 1910.1000, Subpart Z, designates that certain gases and vapors present in work place atmospheres must be controlled so that their concentrations do not exceed specified limits. Other countries have similar regulations.

5.2 This practice will provide a means for the measurement of airborne concentrations of certain gases and vapors listed in 29 CFR 1910.1000 and in other countries’ regulations.

5.3 A partial list of chemicals for which this practice is applicable is presented in Appendix X1 with current National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recommended exposure limit (REL) values (2) and typical measurement ranges for the selected chemicals as obtained from various manufacturer’s specifications. This list is for guidance purposes only; the user of this practice is responsible for determining the applicability of commercially available tubes to specific exposure limits.

5.4 This practice may be used for either personal or area monitoring.

Subcomité:

D22.04

Referida por:

D6246-08R18, D4844-16

Volúmen:

11.07

Número ICS:

13.320 (Alarm and warning systems)

Palabras clave:

air monitoring; colorimetric dosimeter tubes; diffusional sampling; dosimeter tubes; sampling and analysis; toxic gases and vapors; workplace atmospheres;