Monitor Calibration

Gas Monitor and Confined Space Monitor Calibration

By Luciano Garcia

It’s a perfect time of year to get your gas/confined space monitors calibrated for the season.  For the convenience of our customers, FSS, Inc. offers bi-annual calibration of electronic monitoring devices, so your employees remain safe when in hazardous environments.  Monitoring for target pest exposure is equally important.  To do a successful fumigation, you will need to know what your high concentrations are as well.  Please, let us know your if you have any questions regarding efficacy and fumigation monitoring.  We can accommodate calibration of several brands of monitors currently on the market at a very competitive rate and with a quick turnaround assuming the device does not need major repair.  Feel free to reach us at any time. Drager, MSA, BW Series, ToxiRae’s & Cube’s among others are welcome.

There is a difference between a bump test and calibration.  The main differences are that a bump test determines whether a direct-reading portable gas monitor (DRPGM) can detect if a gas is present.  The calibration of a monitor ensures the equipment is accurate in those readings.

 

Over time, the calibration can drift out of range.  Some major causes of this drift are as follows:    

- Degradation caused by exposure to phosphates

- Gradual chemical degradation of sensors and drift in electronic components that occur normally over time

- Use in extreme environmental conditions, such as high/low temperature and humidity, and high levels of airborne particulates

- Exposure to high concentrations of the target gases and vapors.

- Exposure of catalytic hot-bead LEL sensors in the instruments to volatile silicones, hydride gases, halogenated hydrocarbons, and sulfide gases.

- Exposure of electrochemical toxic gas sensors to solvent vapors and highly corrosive gases.

Regular instrument calibration is required and necessary to provide accurate gas-concentration readings that could prevent worker illness, injury, or death.  Correctly calibrating an instrument helps to ensure that the DRPGM will respond accurately to the gases it is designed to detect.

We issue calibration certificates with each device calibration as part of our service.  Visit our website for our contact information and to see how we might help you stay in compliance. 

Thank you and stay safe!