The evaluation of gas detector tube systems: hydrogen sulfide.

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• Personal Author:
  Johnson BA
• Description:
  The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Public Health Service, conducted a performance study to determine the reliability of H2S detector tubes. Tubes representing all those available in the United States were tested at concentrations of one-half, one, two, and five times the threshold limit value. Known concentrations of H2S were generated by means of a dynamic permeation tube system. These concentrations were verified by using an independent chemical method of analysis. Of the five brands of tubes evaluated, only one was acceptable; the Drager #CH-298 5/b tube was acceptable within + 25% at the 95% confidence level when tested at one, two, and five times the TLV, and within + 35% at one-half the TLV.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Emergency Responders Fire Extinguishing Systems Firefighters Fires Mortality Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Air-contaminants Analytical-chemistry Analytical-methods Gas-analysis Gas-detectors Gas-sampling Measurement-instrumentation Monitoring-equipment Performance-tests Samplers
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Other
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-15
• Volume:
  33
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20047057
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Health Services and Mental Health Administration, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, RR-18, 1972 Mar; :1-15
• CAS Registry Number:
  Hydrogen sulfide (CAS RN 7783-06-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1972
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:de8ca4e0b8f07ad3968270086280190474039f7e42203bfa796343993bef38fbc4bfec591a3e90901da5c15ab653f7b74a63f31aadc7743751b85e4242ea3c97
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/181658/cdc_181658_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.97 MB ]