ASTM E2885-21
(Specification)Standard Specification for Handheld Point Chemical Vapor Detectors (HPCVD) for Homeland Security Applications
Standard Specification for Handheld Point Chemical Vapor Detectors (HPCVD) for Homeland Security Applications
ABSTRACT
This specification establishes baseline performance requirements and additional optional capabilities for handheld point chemical vapor detectors (HPCVD) intended for homeland security applications. It provides HPCVD designers, manufacturers, integrators, procurement personnel, end users/practitioners, and responsible authorities a common set of parameters to match capabilities and user needs. The document specifies chemical detection performance requirements, system requirements, environmental requirements, manuals and documentation, product marking, and packaging.
SCOPE
1.1 General:
1.1.1 This document presents baseline performance requirements and additional optional capabilities for handheld point chemical vapor detectors (HPCVD) for homeland security applications. This document is one of several that describe chemical vapor detectors (for example, handheld and stationary) and chemical detection capabilities including: chemical vapor hazard detection, identification, and quantification. An HPCVD is capable of detecting and alarming when exposed to chemical vapors that pose a risk as defined by the Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Selected Airborne Chemicals (AEGL).
1.1.2 This document provides the HPCVD baseline requirements, including performance, system, environmental, and documentation requirements. This document provides HPCVD designers, manufacturers, integrators, procurement personnel, end users/practitioners, and responsible authorities a common set of parameters to match capabilities and user needs.
1.1.3 This document is not meant to provide for all uses. Manufacturers, purchasers, and end users will need to determine specific requirements including, but not limited to, use by HAZMAT teams, use in explosive atmospheres, use with personal protective equipment (PPE), use by firefighters and law enforcement officers, special electromagnetic compatibility needs, extended storage periods, and extended mission time. These specific requirements may or may not be generally applicable to all HPCVDs.
1.2 Operational Concepts—HPCVDs are used to detect, identify, classify, or quantify, or combinations thereof, chemical vapor hazards that pose 30-min Acute Exposure Guideline Level-2 (AEGL-2) dangers. The HPCVD should not alarm to environmental background chemical vapors and should provide low false positive alarm rates and no false negatives. Uses of an HPCVD include search and rescue, survey, surveillance, sampling, and temporary fixed-site monitoring. An HPCVD should withstand the rigors associated with uses including, but not limited to, high- and low-temperature use and storage conditions; shock and vibration; radio frequency interference; and rapid changes in operating temperature, pressure, and humidity.
1.3 HPCVD Chemical Detection Capabilities—Manufacturers document and verify, through testing, the chemical detection capabilities of the HPCVD. Test methods for assessing chemical detection capabilities are available from the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense and are listed in Appendix X3.
1.4 HPCVD System and Environmental Properties—Manufacturers document and verify, through testing, the system and environmental properties of the HPCVD. Example test methods for assessing the system and environmental properties are listed in Appendix X4.
1.5 Units—The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. Vapor concentrations of the hazardous materials are presented in parts per million (ppm) as used in Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Selected Airborne Chemicals, Vols 1-9 (see 2.1) and in mg/m3.
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.7 This international standard was ...
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This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
Designation:E2885 −21
Standard Specification for
Handheld Point Chemical Vapor Detectors (HPCVD) for
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Homeland Security Applications
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2885; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope of an HPCVD include search and rescue, survey, surveillance,
sampling, and temporary fixed-site monitoring. An HPCVD
1.1 General:
should withstand the rigors associated with uses including, but
1.1.1 This document presents baseline performance require-
not limited to, high- and low-temperature use and storage
ments and additional optional capabilities for handheld point
conditions; shock and vibration; radio frequency interference;
chemical vapor detectors (HPCVD) for homeland security
and rapid changes in operating temperature, pressure, and
applications. This document is one of several that describe
humidity.
chemical vapor detectors (for example, handheld and station-
ary) and chemical detection capabilities including: chemical
1.3 HPCVD Chemical Detection Capabilities—
vapor hazard detection, identification, and quantification. An
Manufacturers document and verify, through testing, the
HPCVD is capable of detecting and alarming when exposed to
chemical detection capabilities of the HPCVD. Test methods
chemical vapors that pose a risk as defined by the Acute
for assessing chemical detection capabilities are available from
Exposure Guideline Levels for Selected Airborne Chemicals
the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of
(AEGL).
Defense and are listed in Appendix X3.
1.1.2 This document provides the HPCVD baseline
requirements, including performance, system, environmental,
1.4 HPCVD System and Environmental Properties—
and documentation requirements. This document provides
Manufacturers document and verify, through testing, the sys-
HPCVD designers, manufacturers, integrators, procurement
temandenvironmentalpropertiesoftheHPCVD.Exampletest
personnel,endusers/practitioners,andresponsibleauthoritiesa
methods for assessing the system and environmental properties
common set of parameters to match capabilities and user
are listed in Appendix X4.
needs.
1.5 Units—The values stated in SI units are to be regarded
1.1.3 This document is not meant to provide for all uses.
as the standard. Vapor concentrations of the hazardous mate-
Manufacturers, purchasers, and end users will need to deter-
rials are presented in parts per million (ppm) as used in Acute
mine specific requirements including, but not limited to, use by
Exposure Guideline Levels for Selected Airborne Chemicals,
HAZMAT teams, use in explosive atmospheres, use with
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personal protective equipment (PPE), use by firefighters and Vols 1-9 (see 2.1) and in mg/m .
law enforcement officers, special electromagnetic compatibil-
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the
ity needs, extended storage periods, and extended mission
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
time. These specific requirements may or may not be generally
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
applicable to all HPCVDs.
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
1.2 Operational Concepts—HPCVDs are used to detect,
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
identify, classify, or quantify, or combinations thereof, chemi-
1.7 This international standard was developed in accor-
cal vapor hazards that pose 30-min Acute Exposure Guideline
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
Level-2 (AEGL-2) dangers. The HPCVD should not alarm to
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
environmental background chemical vapors and should pro-
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
vide low false positive alarm rates and no false negatives. Uses
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E54 on
Homeland Security Applications and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
E54.01 on CBRNE Detection and Decontamination.
Current edition approved Sept. 1, 2021. Published September 2021. Originally
approved in 2013. Last previous edition approved in 2013 as E2885 – 13. DOI:
10.1520/E2885-21.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States
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This document is not an ASTM standard and is intended only to provide the user of an ASTM standard an indication of what changes have been made to the previous version. Because
it may not be technically possible to adequately depict all changes accurately, ASTM recommends that users consult prior editions as appropriate. In all cases only the current version
of the standard as published by ASTM is to be considered the official document.
Designation: E2885 − 13 E2885 − 21
Standard Specification for
Handheld Point Chemical Vapor Detectors (HPCVD) for
1
Homeland Security Applications
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2885; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope
1.1 General:
1.1.1 This document presents baseline performance requirements and additional optional capabilities for handheld point chemical
vapor detectors (HPCVD) for homeland security applications. This document is one of several that describe chemical vapor
detectors (for example, handheld,handheld and stationary) and chemical detection capabilities including: chemical vapor hazard
detection, identification, and quantification. An HPCVD is capable of detecting and alarming when exposed to chemical vapors
that pose a risk as defined by the Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Selected Airborne Chemicals (AEGL).
1.1.2 This document provides the HPCVD baseline requirements, including performance, system, environmental, and documen-
tation requirements. This document provides HPCVD designers, manufacturers, integrators, procurement personnel, end
users/practitioners, and responsible authorities a common set of parameters to match capabilities and user needs.
1.1.3 This document is not meant to provide for all uses. Manufacturers, purchasers, and end users will need to determine specific
requirements including, but not limited to, use by HAZMAT teams, use in explosive atmospheres, use with personal protective
equipment (PPE), use by firefighters and law enforcement officers, special electromagnetic compatibility needs, extended storage
periods, and extended mission time. These specific requirements may or may not be generally applicable to all HPCVDs.
1.2 Operational Concepts—HPCVDs are used to detect, identify, and/or quantify classify, or quantify, or combinations thereof,
chemical vapor hazards that pose 30-min Acute Exposure Guideline Level-2 (AEGL-2) dangers. The HPCVD should not alarm
to environmental background chemical vapors and should provide low false positive alarm rates and no false negatives. Uses of
an HPCVD include search and rescue, survey, surveillance, sampling, and temporary fixed-site monitoring. An HPCVD should
withstand the rigors associated with uses including, but not limited to, high- and low-temperature use and storage conditions; shock
and vibration; radio frequency interference; and rapid changes in operating temperature, pressure, and humidity.
1.3 HPCVD Chemical Detection Capabilities—Manufacturers document and verify, through testing, the chemical detection
capabilities of the HPCVD. Test methods for assessing chemical detection capabilities are available from the Department of
Homeland Security and the Department of Defense and are listed in Appendix X3.
1.4 HPCVD System and Environmental Properties—Manufacturers document and verify, through testing, the system and
environmental properties of the HPCVD. Example test methods for assessing the system and environmental properties are listed
in Appendix X4.
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E54 on Homeland Security Applications and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E54.01 on
CBRNE SensorsDetection and DetectorsDecontamination.
Current edition approved May 1, 2013Sept. 1, 2021. Published June 2013September 2021. Originally approved in 2013. Last previous edition approved in 2013 as
E2885 – 13. DOI: 10.1520/E2885-13.10.1520/E2885-21.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States
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1.5 Units—The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. Vapor concentrations of the hazardous materials are
presented in parts per million (ppm) as used in Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Selected Airborne Chemicals, Vols 1-9 (see
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2.1) and in mg/m .
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility
of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety safety, health, and healthenvironmental practices and determine the
applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.7 This international standard was developed in accordance with
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