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Posted by Premier Safety on Dec 11th 2020

Organizations across North America use instrumentation on a day-to-day basis to protect their employees from a variety of hazards. To protect these legally required, and worth-while investments, it’s important that each instrument is maintained and functioning properly before use.

VENTIS™ PRO SERIES MULTI-GAS MONITORS

According to OSHA, instrument inaccuracy is often due to improper or irregular maintenance and calibration. Exposing employees to hazardous levels of toxic gases or to an oxygen-deficient atmosphere can cause:

  • serious injuries or illness, and even death
  • flammable gas explosions
  • destruction of property

Gas detection instruments are some of the most popular instrumentation used on the job site, today. Ensure your instruments are detecting gas accurately and reliably by testing it against a known concentration of gas.

Bump Tests, Calibration Checks & Full Calibrations – OH MY!

Bump Tests, or Function Checks, are when a challenge gas is passed over the sensor(s) at a concentration and exposure time to activate all alarm settings. The purpose of this check is to confirm that gas can get to the sensor(s) and that all the instrument's alarms are functional. The bump test or function check does not provide a measure of the instrument's accuracy.

Calibration Checks and Full Calibrations are used to verify direct-reading portable gas monitors are measuring accurately.

A calibration check verifies that the sensor(s) and alarms respond within the manufacturer's acceptable limits by exposing the instrument to a test gas.

If the calibration-check results are not within the acceptable range, the operator should request a full calibration. A full calibration adjusts the instrument's reading to coincide with a known concentration of test gas.

To help determine when an instrument is requiring maintenance, or should be replaced, OSHA recommends employers keeping calibration records for the life of each instrument.


Premier Safety sells & rents all the instrumentation your team needs to keep safe. Have instrumentation that needs to be maintained or serviced? Look no further! Premier Safety is happy to offer service and maintenance by the best technician team in the industry.

Whatever safety instruments you may need, our team is ready to partner with you to find a solution to whatever problem you may face. Contact Premier Safety today at 800.962.7837 to discuss your instrumentation needs or book your service!