GasAlertMicroClip
User Manual
Table 6. Alarms
Alarms Display
Normal Shutdown:
x
Four beeps and flashes
x
Vibrator alarm temporarily
activates
Note
Alarms can be set to be latching or non-latching. To
confirm this setting, access the
Latching Alarms
option in the GasAlertMicroClip Soft Tools. Local
regulations may require a latching alarm.
If the detector is in stealth mode, it only vibrates in
alarm mode (the audible and visual alarms are
disabled). If the detector is in IR stealth mode, the
IR LEDs and vibrator activate in alarm mode (the
audible alarm is disabled).
If the low alarm acknowledge option is enabled, the
audible alarm can be disabled only during a low
alarm by pressing
C
. The vibrator and LEDs
remain activated. If the alarm escalates to a high,
TWA, or STEL alarm, the audible alarm reactivates.
The backlight activates during any alarm condition.
Computed Gas Exposures
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Warning
To avoid possible personal injury, do not
deactivate the detector during a work shift.
TWA, STEL, and MAX readings reset once the
detector is deactivated.
Table 7. Computed Gas Exposures
Gas Exposure
Description
TWA
(H
2
S and CO
only)
Time-weighted average (TWA) based
on accumulated exposure to toxic
gases averaged over a workday
according to OSHA method.
OSHA: 8 hour moving average
STEL
(H
2
S and CO
only)
Short-term exposure limit (STEL) to gas
based on a 5-15 minute user selectable
period.
Maximum*
(peak)
Maximum (MAX) concentration
encountered during work shift.
* For oxygen, it is the highest or the lowest concentration
encountered.
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