LSO Manual

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• Title Page
• Contents Page
• 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 What is Covered by this Manual
  • 1.2 Updating and Version Control
• 2 About Scottish Air Quality Monitoring
  • 2.1 Objectives of Scottish Air Quality Monitoring
  • 2.2 Locations of Monitoring Stations
  • 2.3 Pollutants Monitored
• 3 Roles and Responsibilities
  • 3.1 Overview of operational structure
  • 3.2 Duties and responsibilities of an LSO
  • 3.3 LSO Training
• 4 Quality Assurance/Quality Control Objectives
• 5 Data Requirements
  • 5.1 Data Capture
• 6 Site Selection
  • 6.1 Site Location criteria: AURN sites
  • 6.2 Site Location criteria: Non-AURN sites
• 7 Monitoring Instrumentation
  • 7.1 Selection of Monitoring Equipment
  • 7.2 Accredition
  • 7.3 Principles of Operation
  • 7.4 Data handling, logging and retrieval
  • 7.5 Units
• 8 Monitoring Station Infrastructure
  • 8.1 Equipment Housing
  • 8.2 Cylinder Storage
  • 8.3 Supply and Replacement of on-site gas cylinders
  • 8.4 Samping System
  • 8.5 Sample Inlet for Particulate Analyser
  • 8.6 Telephone Lines
  • 8.7 Modems
  • 8.8 Auto-Calibration Facilities
• 9 Principles of Calibration
  • 9.1 Daily Automatic IZS Check Systems and Standards
  • 9.2 Transfer Standard Calibration Systems
  • 9.3 Utilisation of Calibration Data in Producing Scaled Pollution Data
  • 9.4 Use of Calibration Data over Extended Time Periods
  • 9.5 Calibration During High Pollution Episodes
• 10 Health and Safety
  • 10.1 Health and Safety Responsibilities of Local Site Operators
  • 10.2 Risk Assessments
  • 10.3 Electrical Safety
  • 10.4 Safey with Compressed Gas Cylinders
  • 10.5 Work at Height
  • 10.6 Lone Working
  • 10.7 Other Hazards
• Part_B Part B - Site Operational Procedures
• 11 API Equipment - Site Operations Procedures
  • 11.1 Introduction
  • 11.2 Preparation
  • 11.3 Pre calibration Checks
  • 11.4 Analyser Calibration Procedure
  • 11.5 Changing Analyser Sample Inlet Filters
  • 11.6 Post-calibration Checks, Safety and Security Inspection
• 12 Thermo Fisher I Series Equipment - Site Operational Procedures
  • 12.1 Introduction
  • 12.2 Preparation
  • 12.3 Pre calibration Checks
  • 12.4 Analyser Calibration Procedure
  • 12.5 Changing Analyser Sample Inlet Filters
  • 12.6 Changing the daily CO cylinder
  • 12.7 Post-calibration Checks, Safety and Security Inspection
• 13 Monitor Labs 98 Series Equipment - Site Operational Procedures
  • 13.1 Introduction
  • 13.2 Preparation
  • 13.3 Pre calibration Checks
  • 13.4 Analyser Calibration Procedure
  • 13.5 Changing Analyser Sample Inlet Filters
  • 13.6 Changing the daily CO cylinder (where fitted)
  • 13.7 Post-calibration Checks, Safety and Security Inspection
• 14 Monitor Labs 98 Series Equipment with Envidas Data Logger - Site Operational Procedures
  • 14.1 Introduction
  • 14.2 Preparation
  • 14.3 Pre calibration Checks
  • 14.4 Analyser Calibration Procedure
  • 14.5 Changing Analyser Sample Inlet Filters
  • 14.6 Changing the daily CO cylinder (where fitted)
  • 14.7 Post-calibration Checks, Safety and Security Inspection
• 15 CM20XX Casella Monitor Equipment - Site Operational Procedures
  • 15.1 Introduction
  • 15.2 Preparation
  • 15.3 Pre calibration Checks
  • 15.4 Analyser Calibration Procedure
  • 15.5 Changing Analyser Sample Inlet Filters
  • 15.6 Post-calibration Checks, Safety and Security Inspection
• 16 Horiba Equipment 360 Series - Site Operational Procedures
• 16.1 Introduction
• 16.2 Preparation
• 16.3 Pre calibration Checks
• 16.4 Analyser Calibration Procedure
• 16.5 Changing Analyser Sample Inlet Filters
• 16.6 Post-calibration Checks, Safety and Security Inspection
• 17 Horiba Equipment 370 Series - Site Operational Procedures
  • 17.1 Introduction
  • 17.2 Preparation
  • 17.3 Pre calibration Checks
  • 17.4 Analyser Calibration Procedure
  • 17.5 Changing Analyser Sample Inlet Filters
  • 17.6 Post-calibration Checks, Safety and Security Inspection
• 18 R&P TEOM 1400 - Site Operational Procedures
  • 18.1 Introduction
  • 18.2 Preparation
  • 18.3 Initial Checks for the TEOM
  • 18.4 TEOM Particulate Monitor
  • 18.5 Final Checks, Safety and Security Inspection
• 19 TEOM FDMS Analysers - Site Operational Procedures
  • 19.1 Introduction
  • 19.2 Operational procedures
• 20 FIDAS 100/200/300 - Site Operational Procedures
  • 20.1 Introduction
  • 20.2 Operational procedures
• 21 Beta Attenuation Monitor Model 1020 Site Operational Procedures
• 21.1 Introduction
• 21.2 BAM Main Menu and Key Board Functions
• 21.3 Preparation
• 21.4 Pre and Post Calibration checks
• 21.5 Modem (where fitted)
• 21.6 Cleaning the PM10 Head
• 21.7 Cleaning the Collector Assembly (Monthly)
• 21.8 Cleaning the Acceleration Assembly (Quarterly
• 21.9 Clean the Nozzle and Vane
• 21.10 Clean Sharp Cut Cyclone (SCC) (PM2.5 only)
• 21.11 Filter TApe Installation
• 21.12 BAM Error Codes
• 22 Calibration Sheets
• 23 Site Audits and Intercalibration Visits
  • 23.1 Site Audits
  • 23.2 Intercalibration Visits
• 24 Non-routine Site Visits
  • 24.1 On-site Procedures in the Event of Non-Routine Site Visits
• 25 Troubleshooting
  • 25.1 On-site Test Procedures
  • 25.2 Sampling Faults
  • 25.3 Calibration Drift
  • 25.4 High Noise or Erratic Response
  • 25.5 Site Gas Cyclinders
  • 25.6 Spurious Data
  • 25.7 Auto-Calibration Run-ons
• 26 References
• Appendices
• Appendix A - Example of Service Contract Specification
• Appendix B - Safety Data Sheets for Gases
• Appendix C - Glossary of Abbreviations and Conversion Factors
• Appendix D - Calibration Sheet
• Appendix E - Equipment Support Unit Procedures