Designation:E2543−08(Reapproved2014)StandardSpecificationforPortableAirHeatersUsedatPersonnelDecontaminationStationsandShelters1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2543;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationisusedtostandardizetheportableairheatersusedonpersonneldecontaminationlinestoinsuretheheatersprovidesufficientheatedairforpersonnelcomfortbefore,during,andafterthedecontaminationforaslongastheyareneededduringtheemergency.NOTE1—Theseheatersarenotintendedtobeusedforthedecontami-nationforanyothersurfaceormaterial.Also,theseheatersareintendedtobeportableandeasytousebyfirstrespondersduringachemical,biological,radiological,nuclear,andexplosive(CBRNE)event.1.2Thisspecificationcontainsaspecificationsectionandatestmethodssectionsousersneedtorefertothesectionapplicabletotheirneedswhenusingthisstandardspecifica-tion.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.NOTE2—TheU.S.firstresponderpersonnelusingtheequipmentmanufacturedunderthisstandardarenotlikelytobefamiliarwithSIunitssoEnglishunitsneedtobeincludedaspartofthesystemdocumentationandshownoncontrolpanelsforanyequipmentsoldtoU.S.organizations.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D3195PracticeforRotameterCalibrationE11SpecificationforWovenWireTestSieveClothandTestSieves2.2NFPAStandard:3NFPA70NationalElectricalCode2.3NISTStandard:4RecommendedPracticeGuideSpecialPublication960-12StopwatchandTimerCalibrations3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1decontamination,n—processofreduci...
