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TERMINATOR® OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL
IMPORTANT !
CARBON MONOXIDE – WHAT SERVICE PERSONNEL SHOULD KNOW!
OSHA REQUIREMENT
THE CO LEVEL SHALL NOT EXCEED 35 PPM MEASURED OVER AN 8-HOUR
PERIOD IN THE WORK ENVIRONMENT.
HOW DOES PARTS PER MILLION (PPM) RELATE TO PERCENTAGE NUMBERS?
ONE MILLION PARTS PER MILLION EQUALS ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE
ENGINES EXHAUST GASES.
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10% CO EQUALS 100,000 PPM
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1% CO EQUALS 10,000 PPM
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.1% CO EQUALS 1,000 PPM
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.01% CO EQUALS 100 PPM
FOR EACH ONE ONE-HUNDREDTH OF ONE PERCENT YOU WILL HAVE 100 PPM.
EXAMPLE: .01% X 1,000,000 PPM CO = 100 PPM CO.
WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND FOLLOWING THE ENCLOSED
ADJUSTMENT INSTRUCTIONS, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO KEEP THE CARBON-
MONOXIDE LEVEL BELOW THE OSHA REQUIREMENT.
WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND THE USE OF A
CARBON MONOXIDE ANALYZER
