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(easy to read if subtitles are included)

Section and Subsection

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The writing in each section needs to be adjusted based on the in class “action plan”

Suggestions what to include in this section:

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Document Title

Report Lab 1 Air Sampling Pumps Calibration

Lab number, other coding if this is part of set of reports or documents

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Author(s) with credentials and contact info.

Big Shiny Head, BS candidate

Cheap Beer Samplers Inc. 123 Pine Str. Warrensburg MO

e-mail: bigguy@moonshineco.com

Contributors to writing the report (group number)

Company and address if this official document

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Time / Location of writing the report/address

Jan 1/2012

Company address may stay in this section, you may want to include other contacts like e-mail if not in the previous

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All these sections go in the same paragraph

Exec Summary Section 1

Time / Location of Sampling /

People involved in sampling or experiment.

On Dec 31 2011 Mr. Big Giant Head, Mr. Horatio Cane and Mr. Arnold Schwarzenegger performed air pump calibration at HUM314 Environmental Safety and Health Laboratory of UCM Warrensburg MO

Here goes who when where did what just in one sentence. Make Sure the report is not a year late after the sampling!!!

Exec Summary Section 2

Purpose of Measurements or Statement of the Problem or question that the study answers/ Purpose of particular tasks with background or history of the problem and reasons to do sampling (if available).

The purpose of the calibration was to evaluate air sampling pumps ranges of flow rate and finding which models would properly work for particular samplings requiring certain low or high flow rates. The target was 1.7 L/min.

Here you state what the team or surveyor looked for and possibly why, was there a complaint or other particular reason for sampling or inspection?

Make sure you write clear this section because this should match your final results! Basically, this will be the question that you want to answer with the sampling!

Exec Summary Section 3

Was the goal reached or question in statement of the problem answered and what is the answer/ How was question answered or general method used.

The goal of calibrating to 1.7 Liters/min was reached.

List the final results but not any intermediate readings or calculations (i.e. times for bubble to travel until completes 1 liter of volume – these go in results details section). Check if this is really answering the questions of Statement of the Problem

Exec Summary Section 4

How the results compared with available standards i.e. REL’s

As required by the NIOSH methods for cyclone respirable dust sampling the flowrate was reached. No REL available for this sampling.

Calibration reports don’t necessarily have standards to compare, but if the task was TWA then comparison with REL should be listed here!

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Methods, materials instruments (details about the instruments SN), theoretical background used

The method used was “frictionless Bubble cylinder” primary calibrator and additionally electronic calibrators measuring time to fill volume with air. These instruments measure the flow rate by measuring the time to complete certain volume as described in Bisesi 2006 page 3-8. The volume then is divided by the time to calculate the flow rate. Brand and SN (serial number) for pumps and calibrators are as follows: SKC Bubble cylinder 1 L SN …. TSI thermal calibrator K-4000 SN….SKC “Aircheck” air sampling pump SN 20189

List and describe the general method and what calculations are needed to find the results. Include the number or identification of the standard method (i.e. NIOSH method 500). Make sure you have e reference for the method used. Describe the particular application for this sampling including details about the instrumentation used brand model SN.

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Results:

List particular readings, measurements and calculations – DO JUST SEND THE READER TO FIELD FORMS SCANS

(NOTE that this is an example) Tree times measured per calibration check – 21s 22s 21s averaging at 21.5 s. The average time is turned in minutes by *1/60 min. The volume of cylinder 1L is divided by the time 1/(21.5*1/60) which yields 3L/min. Field reading and calculations can be found in the attached forms. This is way off our target of 1.7L/min. An electronic calibrator that directly reads the flow was also used to adjust to 1.7 L/min

You can use a table here but only after providing the results in writing. The best is to create a table, give it a name an add it as an attachment or appendix, then simply refer to the table in this section.

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Conclusions / Discussions

The goal of calibrating air sampling pump to 1.7 L was reached. The task was completed using electronic calibrator. The pump calibrated SN 20189 is pre-sample calibrated and ready to sample for dust.

Here is the comparison with standards i.e. more or less than the REL , exposure or overexposure based on the numbers

In calibration case simply if meets requirements for sampling at certain flow rate

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Recommendations

No recommendations to change the flow rate since meets the required level

Suggested need of action based on the results – no action if lower then REL, further monitoring if close to REL and immediate action if exceeds the REL

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List of appendices, attachments and supplements

1 Action plan field form

2 Field calibration form

3 Floor plans

A PDF of spread sheets needs to go as an attachment together with all scanned forms used in class.

NOTE floor plan is a must for most labs.

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List of references

Bisesi 1994 – Methods for env sampling

You may use web links here