CGI
Blackline Safety G7c
G7c Multi Gas Sensor
Used for detecting dangerous environments
Detection up to 5 gases
Oxygen % volume
Carbon Monoxide ppm
Volatile Organic Compounds ppm (VOCs)
Hydrogen Sulfide ppm
LEL %
Carbon Monoxide Byproduct of Incomplete Combustion
(CO) Colorless, odorless, tasteless, flammable
Lighter than Air
Bonds to hemoglobin 250X greater than O2
“Silent Killer”
Where to look?
Boiler Rooms
Furnaces
Dryers
Water Heaters
Vehicle Exhaust
Confined Areas / Non-Ventilated
Natural and Synthetic chemicals that naturally
Volatile Organic evaporate at room temperature and release
Compounds gases into the air. Often associated with very
serious chronic health risks.
(VOCs) Anything containing carbon is off-gassing VOCs
Example: Plastics
PID: Gas particles are passed through a UV lamp
Photoionization Detector within the sensor. The resulting current of charged
ions indicates the presences of Volatile Organic
(PID) Compounds.
Lower Explosive Limit
(LEL %) The minimum concentration of a particular
combustible gas or vapor necessary to support its
combustion in air
LEL monitor is operating and monitoring levels in
a safe range before the LEL level reaches 100%
MPS: Molecular Property Spectrometer
Calibrated to Specific Range - SCFD
Hydrogen Sulfide Microbial breakdown of organic material in the
absence of oxygen
(H2S) Colorless, poisonous, corrosive, explosive,
flammable, rotten eggs odor
“Swamp Gas” or “Sewer Gas”
Leading causes of workplace gas inhalation
deaths in the US
Textile Manufacturing
Hot Asphalt Paving
Landfills
Food Processing Plants
Wastewater Treatment Industries
Natural Gas Drilling and Refining
Marshy Landscapes – bacteria breaks down
organic matter
Heavier than Air
Confined Spaces, Decomposing Bodies, Septic
Tanks
Oxygen (O2) % Difficult to detect when O2 levels are outside of
regular concentrations
Normal = 21%
Deficit is less than or equal to 19.5%
Important to keep oxygen monitoring in mind!
>21% INCREASES FLAMMABILITY
LOW: TEST BEFORE VENTILATING
SCBA
Use in:
Confined Spaces
Questionable incidents
Target Gas Parameters
VOC ppm O2 %vol LEL% CO ppm H2S ppm
High Alert 50 >25 or <18 20 200 10
(Red Alarm)
Low 25 >23.5 or 10 25 5
Warning <19.5
Alert (Yellow
Alarm)
TWA 25 1
(ppm/8hrs)
Red Alarm
STEL 50 5
(ppm/15min
s) Red
*Time Weighted Average (TWA): Maximum allowable exposure averaged over 8 hours. Up to this limit is usually considered safe with no long-term
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effects. The health effects of exceeding TWA can be chronic (long-term).
*Short Term Exposure Limit (STEL): The average exposure to a hazardous substance over a 10 to 15-minute period. Should not be exceeded at any
time during a workday. The health effects of exceeding STEL can be acute (immediate) and/or chronic (long-term).
High Alert Red Alarm
Low Warning Yellow Alarm
Configuration Modes:
Tubing -------
Quick Connect -------------
Change monitoring behavior for different situations --------
Normal: Everyday Operations (Diffuse Pump
Monitoring)
Pump Run: Multi-Gas Units.
Pump Runs continuously (good for confined
spaces)
If using hose: 99ft max hose length
1sec/ft for sampling
Pre-Entry: Used before entering a space
Timed mode that returns to normal after set
time frame
designed for industrial use
Connectivity with CGI G7c
- Suresafe Light
-
- -Blinking: Trying to connect to network
- -Solid: Connected to the Blackline Safety Network
- SCFD: Self Monitored
- - All information is displayed on CGI and
uploaded/recorded to the Web Portal
- -HM Tech and BC can see the readings in real time and
history of monitoring on the Web Portal via laptop or
Ipad
General Information
Daily: Confirm CGI is on the Rig, plugged in and charging
E99, HM99, T92, T96
1st Shift of Set (AM): Bump Test (Yellow Alarm) -
Required Every 48 hours
Turn On - Allow to initialize
Place in Docking Station
Will automatically start bump test (if not -
manual start)
Bump Test passed - take out and let numbers zero
Bump Test fail - try again
If error persists - St.9B crew
Iso-Butylene: Multi Gas:
- Single Gas - Test H2S, LEL,
- Test PID CO, O2 Sensors
Sensor
General Information
Every 30 Days - Calibration
Internal Timer - Yellow Alarm
Follow Steps for Bump Test except select
Calibration
Known concentration of gas to alarm (working
quantitative) Sensor Error:
What is Zeroing? Gas sensor stops working
G7 is not reading 0 (you know you are in a Yellow Warning alarm
environment with no gas - gas sensors may ”X” LCD screen
have shifted) Try Restarting
Calibrate if you can Does not correct - St.9B
If not, Zero sensors in menu to reset baseline
Zero incomplete - environment with gas
or need to replace cartridge (St.9B)
Carbon Monoxide Response
Operations Manual 401
This document is intended to establish basic SOG and SOP for emergency operations (alarm,
suspected, or confirmed) at Non-Industrial Carbon Monoxide (CO) incidents.
CO is a colorless/odorless gas that is a by-product of incomplete combustion. It is important to not that
CO is slightly lighter than air and is easily mixed into normal atmosphere. Monitoring high, near the
ceiling, is necessary in most cases.
Upon arrival of CGI:
Start metering inside doorway (entry point), as close to the ceiling as possible.
If CO is not detected, progress into the building until you reach the original location of the CO
detector that generated the alarm.
If CO levels elevate to 25 ppm at any point a PPE upgrade is needed. Turnouts with SCBA
required.
CO has a Personal Exposure Limit PEL (8 hour limit) of 50ppm and a IDLH of 1200ppm.
Short term exposures of 25ppm or lower is not harmful according to OSHA.
Meter at all gas burning appliances (Do not stop at first positive source).
Meter in each room
Carbon Monoxide Response
Operations Manual 401
Isolate any generating appliances by shutting off the
gas supply to that specific appliance.
Inform RP of problem and risks associated if it is
continued to be used. Recommend evaluation by repair
technician.
Ventilate the building either passively with open
windows/doors or with mechanical ventilation if
necessary, until CGI readings are zero in all rooms.
Advise RP to contact utility company (PG&E if
necessary)
*If there are any problems or questions with metering or
tactics, contact or dispatch H99.
