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7 Appendix
7.2.2
Occupational exposure limits (OEL) and excess factors
(STEL and LTEL)
The short-time exposure limit (STEL) is calculated by multiplying
the OEL by the excess factor over an averaging time of 15 min-
The long-time exposure limit (LTEL) is obtained from the OEL
over an averaging period of 8 hours, as per /15/.
Gas
OEL
Excess factor
CO
2
0.50 % vol.
2
H
2
S
5 ppm
1
CO
30 ppm
1
7.2.3
Alarm thresholds (factory settings)
Gas AL1
AL2
AL3
AL4 STEL
LTEL
CH
4
10 % LEL 50 % LEL 100 % LEL 3 ppm
—
—
C
3
H
8
10 % LEL 50 % LEL 100 % LEL 3 ppm
—
—
C
4
H
10
10 % LEL 50 % LEL 100 % LEL 3 ppm
—
—
CO
2
0.50 % vol. 1.00 % vol. 5 % vol.
— 1.00 % vol. 0.50 % vol.
O
2
18.0 % vol. 23.0 % vol. 25 % vol.
—
—
—
H
2
S 5 ppm
20 ppm
100 ppm
— 5 ppm
5 ppm
CO
30 ppm
60 ppm
500 ppm
— 30 ppm
30 ppm