Designation:E2851/E2851M−13StandardSpecificationforRuggednessRequirementsforHAZMATInstrumentation1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2851/E2851M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationdescribestheruggednessrequire-mentsforequipmentusedduringHazardousMaterial(HAZMAT)operations.Theconditionsdefinedbythisspeci-ficationincludethoserelatedtoequipmentstorage,transport,andfielduse.1.2Thisspecificationdoesnotaddresspassivepersonalprotectiveequipment(PPE)suchasrespiratorsandprotectivesuits.1.3Theequipmentaddressedbythisspecificationincludesdevicesusedtodetectormonitorforhazardousmaterial.1.4ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.WhenusingaHAZMATinstrument,followthemanufacturer’sguidanceandappropriatesafetypracticesforthethreatexpectedorsus-pectedintheenvironmentwheretheinstrumentwillbeused.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1NFPAStandard:2NationalFireProtectionAssociation(NFPA)1994,2007EditionColdTemperature:-25°C(-13°F)2.2ANSIStandards:3NA42.32AmericanNationalStandardPerformanceCriteriaforAlarmingPersonalRadiationDetectorsforHomelandSecurityN42.33AmericanNationalStandardforPortableRadiationDetectionInstrumentforHomelandSecurityN42.34AmericanNationalStandardforPerformanceCrite-riaforHand-HeldInstrumentsfortheDetectionandIdentificationofRadionuclidesN42.35AmericanNationalS...
