BW Defender2
User Manual
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Gas Exposures Computed
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To avoid possible personal injury, do not turn off
the detector during a work shift. The detector
automatically resets the TWA (LTEL), and
maximum gas exposures at start-up. If you
restart the detector during a work shift, these
values will not reflect the entire work shift.
Table 7. Computed Gas Exposures
Gas Exposure Description
TWA (LTEL)
(CO and H
2
S
only)
Long Term Exposure Limit is a
Time-Weighted Average alarm
based on an 8-hour workday.
Accumulated value.
Maximum*
(Peak)
For each gas level further from the
acceptable range, the detector
resets the maximum gas exposure
to the new level.
* Maximum gas exposure describes both very high and
very low levels of oxygen.
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