CORRECT ANSWERS!!
Passive Samplers - -answer-commercially available sample media worn by the
worker as a badge.
Examples of standards used in industrial hygiene sampling equipment calibration - -answer-primary and
secondary
Primary Standards - -answer-• Spirometer
• Bubble burette
• Electronic soap bubble flow meter
Secondary Standards - -answer-• Wet test gas meter
• Dry gas meter
• Rotameters
Limit of detection - -answer-the lowest level that can be determined to be statistically different from a
blank sample
Limit of quantification - -answer-the concentration level above which quantitative
results may be obtained with a certain degree of confidence.
,Target concentration - -answer-an estimate of the airborne concentrations of the contaminant being
tested
__________ is collecting a known volume of air in a container for lab analysis or by a direct-reading
instrument - -answer-Grab sampling
When working in a potentially explosive environment, insure that all sampling equipment is classified by
the manufacturer as ___________ prior to using. - -answer-Intrinsically Safe
SECTION: VENTILATION - -answer-
Calculating for Volumetric Air Flow - -answer-Q = V × A
Calculating Static Pressure, Velocity Pressure, and Total Pressure - -answer-TP = SP + VP
Calculating Velocity of Air - -answer-V= 4005 (square root of VP)
Steady-State Concentration equation - -answer-Q = G/C
Q - effective rate of ventilation
K - design distribution constant
C - concentration in ppm
Local Exhaust Ventilation - -answer-designed to control contaminants at the source before mixing with
breathing air occurs
used primarily to control the concentrations
at the source of highly toxic contaminants
local exhaust ventilation system consists of the following parts: - -answer-(a) hood
, (b) duct
(c) air-cleaning device
(d) fan
(e) stack.
Canopy Hood - -answer-used where hot gases and vapors are encountered and
workers do not work directly over the source of emissions
Down Draft Hood - -answer-used where heavier than air contaminants exist
Enclosure Hood - -answer-(lab hood)
encloses the contaminant source and the air is forced in an opposite direction
Receiving Hood - -answer-used at the point of contaminant generation
_________ are the best for local exhaust ventilation systems. - -answer-Centrifugal fans
______________ fan blades are the most efficient - -answer-Backward curved
Static pressure on the downstream side of the fan is __________ and on the upstream side it is
_________. - -answer-Positive, Negative
When calculating the static pressure of the hood, remember that the SPh is always ________. - -answer-
Positive
SECTION: NOISE AND HEARING CONSERVATION PROGRAM - -answer-