ADVANCED GAS TESTER

Hazardous Gas

CONTENT

Gas Test Method

Confined Space
HAZARDOUS GAS
CLASSIFICATION

ASPHYXIANT TOXIC FLAMMABLE

Gas which reduces or displaces the Gas that could damage to living Gas that burns in the presence of
normal oxygen concentration in tissue, the central nervous, severe an oxidant when provided with a
breathing air illness, or even death. source of ignition.

Nitrogen
CO (Carbon Monoxide) CO (Carbon Monoxide) CH4 (Methane)
H2S (Hydrogen Sulfide) H2S (Hydrogen Sulfide) Other Hydrocarbon
NH3 (Amonia)

EFFECT EFFECT EFFECT

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MEASUREMENT STANDARD

Recommended Exposure
Limits (REL)

Permissible Exposure
Limits (PEL)

Treshold Limit
Values (TLV)
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MEASUREMENT STANDARD

Time-Weighted Average (TWA)

The average workplace exposure to any hazardous contaminant or agent using the
baseline of an 8 hour per day or 40 hours per week work schedule

Short-Term Exposure Limits (STEL)

The TWA concentration taken over a 15-minute time period

Ceiling (Value)
The concentration of airborne toxic substance should not exceed at any time
during the workday

Immadiately Dangerous to Life and Health (IDLH)

Maximum level from which one could escape with 30 minutes without any escape
impairing sympstoms or any irreversible health effects.
HYDROGEN SULFIDE
(H2S)

OSHA NIOSH ACGIH

(PEL) (REL) (TLV)

TWA 10 ppm - 10 ppm

STEL 15 ppm - 15 ppm

20 ppm
C 10 ppm (10 min) -
50 ppm (10 min)

IDLH - 100 ppm -

Source: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/idlh/7783064.html
CARBON MONOXIDE
(CO)

OSHA NIOSH ACGIH

(PEL) (REL) (TLV)

TWA 50 ppm 35 ppm 50 ppm

STEL - - 400 ppm

C 200 ppm 200 ppm -

IDLH - - -

Source: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/pel88/630-08.html
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(UPPER - LOWER)
FLAMMABLE LIMITS
(UPPER - LOWER)
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