EN 13205-6:2014

Workplace exposure - Assessment of sampler performance for measurement of airborne particle concentrations - Part 6: Transport and handling tests

This European Standard specifies a performance test of loaded collection substrates for samplers for the inhalable, thoracic or respirable aerosol fractions and, as alternative, a handling test, both for testing transport losses of aerosol sampler substrates under prescribed conditions in order to calculate the expanded uncertainty of a measuring procedure according to EN 13205 1:2012, Annex A . The transport test involves shipping loaded substrates with ordinary mail, whereas the handling test uses a shaker.
This part of EN 13205 applies to all samplers used for the health-related sampling of particles in workplace air.

Exposition am Arbeitsplatz - Beurteilung der Leistungsfähigkeit von Sammlern für die Messung der Konzentration luftgetragener Partikel - Teil 6: Prüfungen zum Transport und zur Handhabung

Diese Europäische Norm legt eine Prüfung zur Leistungsfähigkeit von beladenen Sammelsubstraten für Sammler für die einatembare, thorakale oder alveolengängige Aerosolfraktion und, als Alternative, eine Handhabungsprüfung fest, beide zum Prüfen von Substraten von Aerosolsammlern auf Transportverluste unter vorgeschriebenen Bedingungen zwecks Berechnung der erweiterten Messunsicherheit eines Mess-verfahrens nach EN 13205 1:2014, Anhang A. Die Transportprüfung schließt den Versand beladener Substrate auf dem üblichen Postweg ein, während bei der Handhabungsprüfung ein Schüttelgerät eingesetzt wird.
Dieser Teil von EN 13205 gilt für alle Sammler, die für die gesundheitsbezogene Probenahme von Partikeln aus der Luft am Arbeitsplatz eingesetzt werden.

Exposition sur les lieux de travail - Évaluation des performances des dispositifs de prélèvement pour le mesurage des concentrations de particules en suspension dans l'air - Partie 6: Essais de manipulation et de transport

La présente Norme européenne spécifie un essai de performance de substrats de collecte chargés pour les dispositifs de prélèvement des fractions d'aérosol inhalable, thoracique ou alvéolaire et, en tant qu'alternative, un essai de manipulation. Ces deux opérations visent à soumettre à essai les pertes dues au transport des substrats de dispositifs de prélèvement d'aérosols dans des conditions prescrites afin de calculer l'incertitude élargie d'une procédure de mesure selon l’EN 13205 1:2014, Annexe A. L'essai de transport implique l'envoi de substrats chargés par courrier ordinaire, tandis que l'essai de manipulation recourt à l'utilisation d'un agitateur.
La présente partie de l'EN 13205 s'applique à tous les dispositifs de prélèvement utilisés pour le prélèvement, à des fins sanitaires, des particules présentes sur les lieux de travail.

Izpostavljenost na delovnem mestu - Ocenjevanje lastnosti merilnikov za merjenje koncentracij lebdečih delcev - 6. del: Preskušanje pri transportu in ravnanju z njimi

Standard EN 13205-6 določa preskus delovanja napolnjenih zbirnih podlag za merilnike inhalabilnih, torakalnih in respirabilnih delcev aerosolov in alternativno preskus ravnanja za preskušanje izgub pri prevozu podlag za merilnike aerosolov pod določenimi pogoji, da se izračuna razširjena negotovost merilnega postopka v skladu z dodatkom A standarda EN 13205-1:2014. Preskus prevoza vključuje pošiljanje napolnjenih podlag po običajni pošti, preskus ravnanja pa uporablja stresalnik. Ta del standarda EN 13205 velja za vse merilnike, ki se uporabljajo za vzorčenje delcev v zraku, ki so povezani z zdravjem na delovnem mestu.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 17-Jun-2014
• ICS: 13.040.30 - Workplace atmospheres
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 137 - Assessment of workplace exposure
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 137/WG 3 - Particulate matter
• Current Stage: 9093 - Decision to confirm - Review Enquiry
• Start Date: 01-Aug-2025
• Completion Date: 23-Sep-2025
• Ref Project: SIST EN 13205-6:2014 - Workplace exposure - Assessment of sampler performance for measurement of airborne particle concentrations - Part 6: Transport and handling tests

Relations

• Replaces: EN 13205:2001 - Workplace atmospheres - Assessment of performance of instruments for measurement of airborne particle concentrations
• Effective Date: 08-Jun-2022
• Splited From: prEN 13205 - Workplace exposure - Assessment of sampler performance for measurement of airborne particle concentrations
• Effective Date: 07-Mar-2023
• Parent: prEN 13205 - Workplace exposure - Assessment of sampler performance for measurement of airborne particle concentrations
• Effective Date: 29-Jun-2011

Overview - EN 13205-6:2014 (Transport & handling tests for aerosol samplers)

EN 13205-6:2014, published by CEN, is part of the EN 13205 series for workplace exposure assessment. This part specifies performance tests to quantify transport and handling losses from loaded collection substrates used with samplers for the inhalable, thoracic and respirable aerosol fractions. Two complementary methods are defined: a transport test (shipping loaded substrates by ordinary mail) and a handling test (exposing loaded substrates to vibration using a shaker). Results are used to calculate the expanded uncertainty of a measuring procedure in accordance with EN 13205-1:2014, Annex A.

Key topics and technical requirements

• Scope: applies to all samplers used for health-related sampling of particles in workplace air (inhalable, thoracic, respirable fractions).
• Two test methods:
  • Transport test - loading substrates with aerosol, shipping via ordinary mail, and weighing before/after to determine mass loss.
  • Handling test - loading substrates with a specified aerosol and exposing them to controlled vibration (shaker) to simulate handling losses.
• Measurement and calculation:
  • Determination of mass losses, standard deviations and average relative losses for subsets of samples.
  • Use of test data to estimate random and non‑random measurement errors due to transport/handling and to calculate the expanded uncertainty contribution.
• Test reporting: requires documented test laboratory details, sampler and substrate description, test equipment, procedures, results and summary (as specified in clauses for transport and handling tests).
• Terminology and symbols align with EN 1540, EN 13205‑1 and EN 13205‑2; uncertainty control references include ISO 15767.

Practical applications - who uses EN 13205-6:2014

• Sampler manufacturers - to validate and declare sampler performance including transport/handling uncertainty for product data sheets.
• Testing laboratories and calibration facilities - to perform standardized transport/handling tests and produce compliant test reports.
• Occupational hygienists and employers - to understand and include transport/handling uncertainty in workplace exposure assessments.
• Regulators and accreditation bodies - to evaluate conformity of sampler performance claims and measurement uncertainty estimates.

Related standards

• EN 13205-1:2014 - General requirements and uncertainty calculation (used together with Part 6).
• EN 13205-2:2014 - Laboratory performance tests based on sampling efficiency.
• EN 1540 - Workplace exposure terminology.
• ISO 15767 - Guidance on controlling and characterizing uncertainty in weighing collected aerosols.

EN 13205-6:2014 helps ensure consistent, reproducible evaluation of losses that affect measured airborne particle concentrations - a critical input for reliable workplace exposure measurement and reporting.

Standards Content (Sample)

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Exposition am Arbeitsplatz - Bewertung der Leistungsfähigkeit von Sammlern für die Messsung der Konzentration luftgetragener Partikel - Teil 6: Prüfungen zum Transport und zur HandhabungExposition sur les lieux de travail - Évaluation des performances des dispositifs de prélèvement pour la mesure des concentrations de particules en suspension dans l'air - Partie 6: Essais de manipulation et de transportWorkplace exposure - Assessment of sampler performance for measurement of airborne particle concentrations - Part 6: Transport and handling tests13.040.30Kakovost zraka na delovnem mestuWorkplace atmospheresICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 13205-6:2014SIST EN 13205-6:2014en,fr,de01-september-2014SIST EN 13205-6:2014SLOVENSKI
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EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPÉENNE EUROPÄISCHE NORM
EN 13205-6
June 2014 ICS 13.040.30 Supersedes EN 13205:2001English Version
Workplace exposure - Assessment of sampler performance for measurement of airborne particle concentrations - Part 6: Transport and handling tests
Exposition sur les lieux de travail - Évaluation des performances des dispositifs de prélèvement pour la mesure des concentrations de particules en suspension dans l'air - Partie 6: Essais de manipulation et de transport Exposition am Arbeitsplatz - Beurteilung der Leistungsfähigkeit von Sammlern für die Messung der Konzentration luftgetragener Partikel - Teil 6: Prüfungen zum Transport und zur Handhabung This European Standard was approved by CEN on 7 May 2014.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member.
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Foreword . 3
Introduction . 4 1 Scope . 5 2 Normative references . 5 3 Terms and definitions . 5 4 Symbols and abbreviations . 5 4.1 Symbols . 5 4.1.1 Latin . 5 4.1.2 Greek . 6 4.2 Enumerating subscripts . 7 5 Transport test based on weighing samples before and after shipping by mail . 7 5.1 Principle . 7 5.2 Test procedure . 7 5.2.1 General . 7 5.2.2 Test equipment . 7 5.2.3 Test aerosol and method of loading collection media . 8 5.2.4 Test method . 8 5.3 Calculations . 9 5.4 Test Report . 11 5.4.1 General . 11 5.4.2 Testing laboratory details and sponsoring organisation . 11 5.4.3 Description of candidate sampler and collection substrate . 11 5.4.4 Description of test methods and materials . 11 5.4.5 Results . 11 5.4.6 Summary . 12 6 Handling test for loaded samplers or collection substrates using a shaker . 12 6.1 Principle . 12 6.2 Test procedure . 12 6.2.1 General . 12 6.2.2 Test equipment . 12 6.2.3 Mounting of the samplers . 13 6.2.4 Test aerosol and method of loading collection media . 13 6.2.5 Test method . 13 6.3 Calculations . 14 6.4 Test Report . 16 6.4.1 General . 16 6.4.2 Testing laboratory details and sponsoring organisation . 16 6.4.3 Description of candidate sampler and collection substrate . 16 6.4.4 Description of test methods and materials . 16 6.4.5 Results . 16 6.4.6 Summary . 17 Bibliography . 18
1) The inhalable convention is undefined for particle sizes in excess of 100 µm or for wind speeds greater than 4 m/s. The tests required to assess performance are therefore limited to these conditions. Should such large particle sizes or wind speeds actually exist at the time of sampling, it is possible that different samplers meeting this standard give different results. SIST EN 13205-6:2014

COEL relevant occupational exposure limit (OEL) value, [mg/m3]
m0,1,
m0,5 and m2 nominal masses to be loaded onto collection substrates for selected sampling time t and nominal flow rate
Q0 at concentrations corresponding to 10 %, 50 % and 200 % of the occupational exposure limit, [mg]
mHandlbn mass remaining on collection substrate n of subset b after the handling test, [mg] – SIST EN 13205-6:2014

mLoadbn mass loaded onto collection substrate n of subset b, [mg]
mTranspbn mass remaining on collection substrate n of subset b after the transport test, [mg] – Clause 5
NMLb number of mass loaded collection substrates in subset b
Q0 nominal flow rate of sampler, [l/min]
sHandl standard deviation of handling losses of loaded collection substrates, [mg] – Clause 6
sHandlb standard deviation of handling losses of loaded collection substrates for subset b, [mg] – Clause 6
sTransp standard deviation of transport losses of loaded collection substrates, [mg] – Clause 5
sTranspb standard deviation of transport losses of loaded collection substrates for subset b, [mg] – Clause 5 t selected sampling time in the range from the minimum to the maximum sampling time according to the measurement procedure, [min] t0,1, t0,5 and t2
estimated sampling times for obtaining nominal mass loadings of collection substrates,
m0,1,
m0,5 and m2, respectively, with nominal flow rate
Q0 at actual workplace concentration, [min] tx minimum sampling period at the concentration equal to
χCOEL mg/m3, [min]
ut-nR non-random measurement error due to transport/handling losses, [-]
ut-R random measurement error due to transport/handling losses, [-] 4.1.2 Greek
∆mHandlbn mass loss due to the handling test for collection substrate n of subset b, [mg] – Clause 6
∆mTranspbn mass loss due to the transport test for collection substrate n of subset b, [mg] – Clause 5
aver∆mHandlb average relative handling losses of loaded collection substrates for subset b, [mg] – Clause 6
aver∆mTranspb average transport losses of loaded collection substrates for subset b, [mg] – Clause 5 λχ requirement for the transport loss (see 5.1) at the concentration equal to
χCOEL mg/m3, [-] χ proportionality constant that takes the values 0,1, 0,5 and 2,0, respectively, for the concentrations corresponding to 10 %, 50 % and 200 %, respectively, of
COEL, [-]
χn ratio of the calculated concentration from mass load n and the limit value, [-] SIST EN 13205-6:2014
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