EESTI STANDARD EVS-EN 45544-1:2000 Workplace atmospheres - Electrical apparatus used for the direct detection and direct concentration measurement of toxic gases and vapours - Part 1: General requirements and test methods EESTI STANDARDIKESKUS
EESTI STANDARDI EESSÕNA Käesolev Eesti standard EVS-EN 45544-1:2000 sisaldab Euroopa standardi EN 45544-1:99 ingliskeelset teksti. NATIONAL FOREWORD This Estonian standard EVS-EN 45544-1:2000 consists of the English text of the European standard EN 45544-1:99. Standard on kinnitatud Eesti Standardikeskuse.06.2000 käskkirjaga ja jõustub sellekohase teate avaldamisel EVS Teatajas. This standard is ratified with the order of Estonian Centre for Standardisation dated.06.2000 and is endorsed with the notification published in the official bulletin of the Estonian national standardisation organisation. Standard on kättesaadav Eesti standardiorganisatsioonist. The standard is available from Estonian standardisation organisation. ICS 13.040.30, 13.320 Standardite reprodutseerimis- ja levitamisõigus kuulub Eesti Standardikeskusele Andmete paljundamine, taastekitamine, kopeerimine, salvestamine elektroonilisse süsteemi või edastamine ükskõik millises vormis või millisel teel on keelatud ilma Eesti Standardikeskuse poolt antud kirjaliku loata. Kui Teil on küsimusi standardite autorikaitse kohta, palun võtke ühendust Eesti Standardikeskusega: Aru 10 Tallinn 10317 Eesti; www.evs.ee; Telefon: 605 5050; E-post: info@evs.ee Right to reproduce and distribute Estonian Standards belongs to the Estonian Centre for Standardisation No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, without permission in writing from Estonian Centre for Standardisation. If you have any questions about standards copyright, please contact Estonian Centre for Standardisation: Aru str 10 Tallinn 10317 Estonia; www.evs.ee; Phone: +372 605 5050; E-mail: info@evs.ee
EUROPEANI STAT{DARD NoRME EURopErrurue runopaische NoRM EN 455q+1 November 99 ICS 13.040.30; 13.320 English version workplace atmospheres - Electrical apparatus used for the direct detection and direct concentration measurement of toxic gases and vapours - Part 1: General requirements and test methods Atrnosphbres des lieux de travall - Apparelllage 6lectrique utilis6 pour la d6iection directe des vapeurs eigaz toxiqires et le mesurage direct de leur concentraiion - partie 1: Exigences g6n6rales et m6thodes d,essai Arbeltsplatzatmosph6re - Elektrische Ger6te f0r die direkte Detekton und direkte Konzenlrationsmessung toxlscher Gase und D6mpfe - Teil 1: Allgemeine Anforderungen und Pr0fverfahren This European Standard was approved by GEN on 5 September 99 and by CENELEC on November 99. CEN/CENELEC members are bound to comply with the GEN/CENELEC Intemal Regulations which slipulate the conditons for glvlng this European Standard the status ol a national standard without any alteration. Up-todaie lists and bibliogiaphical references condmh'g such national standards may be obtained on application to ihe Gentral Secretariat or to any CEl.l/CENgEd niemuer This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under-the responsibility of a CEIVCENELEC member inlo its own language and notilied to the Ceniral Secretariat has the sdme status as the official versions. CEN/CENELEC members are lhe national standards bodies and natonal electrotechnical commitees, respectlvely, of Austda, Belglum, Czech Republic, Denmark,.Finlan4 France, Germany, Greece, lceland, lreland, ltaly, Luxembourg, Neiheriands, lrionray, portugalispah, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. g CENELEC =: CEN Cantral Secretarlat: rue de Stassart,36 8.1050 Brussels CENELEC Central Secrebrlat: rua de StassaG 35 B-r50 Brussels @ 99 OEN/CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserued worldwide for CEN national Members and for CENELEC Members. Ref. No. EN 453-1:99 E
Page 2 EN 45544-t:99 Contents Foreword lntroduction 1 2 3 4 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.6.1 4.6.2 4.7 5 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.10 5. 6 6.1 6.2 6.2.1 6.2.2 6.3 6.3.1 6.3.2 6.4 6.4.1 6.4.2 6.4.3 6.4.4 Scope Normative references Definitions General requirements Mechanical construction Indicating devices Fault signals Adjustments Battery-powered apparatus and mains powered apparatus with integral battery back-up Labelling and marking General ldentification of the gas to be detected... lnstructionmanual.., Testconditions... General Sequence of tests Preparation of apparatus before each particular test Mask for calibration and test Environmental standard conditions I eat YqJ Supply voltage Stabilizationtime... Multi-sensor apparatus Orientation Calibration Testmethods... Unpowered storage Measurement of deviations.... Zero variation, overall uncertainty and calibration curve for EN 4ss44-2 apparatus Overall uncertainty for EN 4SS4/.3 apparatus Mechanicaltests... Vibration Drop test Environmental tests. Temperature Pressure Humidity...12 Airspeed...12 @ 4 5 6 6 7 10 10 10 12 12 12 13
Page 3 EN 4552-1:99 6.5 Performance tests. 6.5.1 Audible alarm (for personal, portable and transportable apparatus)... 6.5.2 Atarm set point(s) 6.5.3 Alarm response time (applicable to all alarm instruments) 6.5.4 Flow failure waming 6.5.5 Warm-up time. 6.5.6 Time of response 6.5.7 Time of recovery 6.5'8 Addition of sampling probe (portable and transportable apparatus only). 6.5.9 Field verification kit. 6.5.10 Gas concentrations above the upper limit of the measuring range 6.5. Extended operation in standard test gas 6.5.12 Orientation tests 6.5.12.1 Personal and portable appar:atus 6.5.12.2 Fixed and transportable apparatus 6.6 Electrical tests. 6.6.1 Battery capacity for battery-powered personal and portable continuous duty apparatus.... 6.6.2 Mainspowersupply... 't9 6.6.3 Electricat fault signal 6.6.4 Electromagnetic compatibility. 6.6.5 Time-weighted average (TWA) function (not applicable to apparatus according to EN 455,-3) 6.7 Drifitests...2o 6.7.1 Personal, portable, transportable and fixed apparatus... ZA 6.7.2 Spotreadingapparatus...2O 7 Testreport...2o Annex A (normative) Standard test gas concentrations... 21 17 17 17 17
Page 4 EN 45544-1:99 Foreword This European Standard has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/CLC A/G CMI "Continuous measuring instruments", the secretariat of which is held by DlN, This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by May 2000, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by May 2000. According to the CEN/CENELEC lntemal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finlan4 france, Germany, Greece, lceland, lreland, ltaly, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Introduction Page 5 EN 45544-1:99 This European Standard specifies general requirements and test methods for the determination of the performance characteristics of electrical apparatus used for the direct detection and direct concentration meersurement of toxic 1) gases and vapours in workplace atmospheres. lt also provides guidance for the selection, installation, use and maintenance of such apparatus. This European Standard includes the foltowing parts: Workplace atmospheres ' Electrical apparatus used for the direct detection and direct concentration measurement of toxic gases and vapours - Part 1: General requirements and test methods. Part 2: Performance requirements for apparafus used for measuring concentrations in the region of limit values. Part 3: Performance requirements for apparatus used for measuring concentrations well above limit values. Part 4: Guide for selection, installation, use and maintenance. This European standard is based on EN ze2 which specifies general performance requirements for procedures for determining the concentration of chemical agents in workplace afnospheres. These performance requirements include maximum values for overall uncertainty (a combination of precision and bias) that should be met under prescribed laboratory conditions and also in the environment representative of the workplace and other'areas. For a given measuremeni task the range over which the requirements for the overall uncertainty have to be met is a function of the limit value. However, for most chemical agents the limit values have not been harmonized at the european level. Therefore, it was decided to use a reference value (standard test gas concentration) instead of the limit value for the performance tests. The list of standard test gas concentrations is given in annex A. The values chosen are close to the limit values used in different European countries but are intended to be used only fortype testing apparatrs without any legaf implications. EN 4554+2 is intended to be used for instruments measuring concentrations up to 10 times the concentrations given in annex A. EN 45544-3 is intended to be used for instruments measuring concentrations greater than 10 times the concentrations given in annex A. This standard will help manufacfurers, test labontories and users of apparatus to adopt a consistent approach to, and provide a framework for, the assessment of performance criteria. lt is the manufacture/s primary responshility to ensure that the apparatus meets the requirements laid down in this European Stiandard including environmential influences which can be expected to affect performance. 1) For the purposes of this standard, the word 'toxic' should be taken to include lery toxic', 'toxic', 'harmful', 'conosive', 'irritating', 'sensitising', 'carcinogenic,,,mutagenic', 'teratogenic',.
Page 6 EN 45544-1:99 1 Scope This European Standard speciftes general requirements for construction and testing, and specifies the test methods that apply to personal, portable, transportable and fixed apparatus intended for he dired Oetection and direct concentration measurement of a toxic gas orvapour in workplace air. lt applies to apparatus whose primary purpose is to indicate the presence of a toxic gas or vapour in the atmosphere with a view to prwiding an indication orwaming of the presence of a toxic hazard within a time of response as specified in EN 455ul4-2 and EN 45S44-g. Only apparatus in which the presence of the gas causes a change which is manifested as an automatically generated electrical signal will be considered as being within the scope of this European Stiandard. lt is applicable to ipparatus intended to provide an indication, alarm and/or other output function, the purpose of which is io give a waming of potential toxic hazard and in some cases to initiate automatic or manual protective actions. This European Standard does not apply to apparatus: used for the measurement of oxygen; used only in laboratories for analysis or measurement; used only for process measurement purposes; used in the domestic environment; used in environmental air pollution monitoring; used for the measurement of combustible gases and vapours related to the risk of explosion. 2 Normative references This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other pubtications. These normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the publications are listed hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any of these publicailons apply to ttris European Strandard only when incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For undated refeiences the latest edition of the publication refened to applies. EN 482, Worl<place atnosphere - Genent requirements for the performance of procedur* for the measurement of chemical agents EN 45544-2:99, Workplace ahtospheres - Etecticat appantus used forthe direct detedion and direct concentntion measurement of toxr'c gases and vapourc - Part 2: Peiormance requhements for appantus used for masuring concentrations in the region of limit ualues EN 4552-3:99, Workplace atmospheres - Electricat appantus used for the direct detection and direct concentntion measurement of toxic genes and vapourc - Paft 3: Performance requirements for appanfus used for measuring concentrations well above limit ualus EN 50270, Electromagnetic ampatibility - Etectical appantus for the detedion and measuretnent of rcmbuslible gases, toxic gases or oxygen EN 60073, Coding of indicating devices and actuators by colourc and supptementary means (EC 60073:tgg6) EN 60068'2-6, Environmental testing - Paft 2: Tests - Tests Fc: Wbntion (sinusoidat) (lec 6006&2-6:95 + Conigendum t99s) ISO 3534-1, Statistics, Voabulary and symbots - Part l: Probahility and genent statistiat terms ISO 61, Gas analysis - Calibntion gas mixtures - Certificate of mirture preparation lso 62, Gas analysis - Prepantion of calibration gas mirtures - weighing methods fso 63, Gas analysis ' Determination of composition of catibntion gas mixtures -Comparison methods fso 64, Gas anatysis - Preparation of calibntion gas mirtures - Static volumetric metltods ISO 65'1, Gas analysis - Preparation of catibration gas mixture - Dynamic votumetric methods - paft l: Methods of calibntion ISO 6.5-3, Gas analysis ' Preparation of calibration gas mirtures - Dynamic volumetric rnethods - paft 3: periodic injections into a flowing gas stream
Page 7 EN 45544-1:99 fso 65-4, Gas analysis - Prepantion of catibration gas mixtures - Dynamic votumetric methods - part 4: Continuous injec.tion methods fso 65, Gas anatysis ' Preparation of alibration gas mixtures - Dynamic volumetric methods - part 6: Sonic orifrces ISO 67, Gas analysis - Prepantion of caltbration gas mirtures - Satuntion metltod ISO 6879:95, Air quality - Performance characteristics and related concepts for air quality and measuring methods fso 7504, Gas analysis - Vocabutary 3 Definitions For the purposes of this European Standard the following definitions apply. 3.1 toxic gas or vapour general term for any gas or vapour that can be harmful to human health,l). 3.2 clean air air which is free of gases or vapours to which the sensing element is sensitive or which inffuence the performance of the sensing element 3.3 standard test gas (STG) test gas with atomirositibn specified for each apparatus and gas to be tested. 3.4 mask for calibration and test a piece of equipment which can be attached to the appar:atus to present a test gas to the sensor 3.5 volume ratio (V/V) ratio of the volirmd of a component to fie volume of the gas mixture, under specified conditions of temperature and pressure ISO 7504]. 3.6 limit value (LV) a reference Xgdre for the concentration of a chemical agent in air. [EN 482] 3.7 short term exposure limit (STEL) the time weighfed average ioncenlration over a specified short period of time. NOTE The period is specified in National Regulations 3.8 time weighted average ffwa) concentration the concentration of gas in air integrated over time and divided by the measuring period. 3.9 fixed apparatus an apparatus which is intended to have all parts permanenily installed. 3.10 transportable apparatus an apparatus not intended to be portable, but which can readily be moved from one place to another. 3. portable apparatus spot'readiri$ or continuously sensing apparatus that has been designed to be readily canied from place to place and to be used whilst being canied. Portable apparatus is generally battery powered. 3.12 personal monltor a clevice, attached to a person, that monitors the atrnosphere in their breathing zone so that their exposure to toxic gases or vapours can be determined. 3.13 continuous duu apoaratus apparatus which is bbntinuously powered but may have continuous or intermittent sensing. 1) For the purposes of this standard, the word toxic' should be taken to include 'very toxic', 'toxic', 'harmful', 'corrosive', 'irritating', 'sensitising', 'carcinogenic',.mutagenic', 'teratogenic',.