Designation:E2852−13StandardGuideforAcquisition,Maintenance,Storage,andUseofHazardousMaterialDetectionInstrumentation1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2852;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONIntoday’senvironmentthereexistsaserious,potentialthreattothepublicandthesafetypersonnelthatprotectthem.Thisthreatcomesfromchemicals,gases,biologicalagents,radiation,andexplosivematerials.InorderforSafetyofficialstomitigatethisthreat,instrumentationdesignedtodetectandmeasuretheirpotentialtoinflictharmmustbeacquired,maintained,andusedinapre-definedmanner.1.Scope1.1ThisguideprovidestechniquesthatcanbeusedtoensuretheproperoperationanduseofHazardousMaterialdetectionequipment.Thisdocumentcannotreplaceeducationorexperienceandshouldbeusedinconjunctionwithprofes-sionaljudgment.Notallaspectsofthisguidemaybeappli-cableinallcircumstances.1.2Thisguideisnotintendedtorepresentorreplaceanyaccreditationorcertificationdocumentsbywhichtheadequacyofagivenprofessionalservicemustbejudged.1.3Thisguidedoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisguidetoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.4WhenusingHAZMATequipmentfollowthemanufac-turer’sguidanceandappropriatesafetypracticesfortheex-pectedorsuspectedthreat.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2E2411SpecificationforChemicalWarfareVaporDetector(CWVD)E2458PracticesforBulkSampleCollectionandSwabSampleCollectionofVisiblePowdersSuspectedofBe...
