| | | Introduction | | 1 |
| 1.1 | | Purpose | | 1 |
| 1.2 | | Scope | | 1 |
| 1.3 | | Who Will Benefit from this Guideline? | | 2 |
| 2 | | Management | | 3 |
| 2.1 | | Management Overview | | 3 |
| 2.2 | | Why Do We Use Gas Detectors? | | 4 |
| 2.3 | | What Do We Want to Detect? | | 5 |
| 2.4 | | What Actions Do We Expect to Undertake in the Event of a Release? | | 6 |
| 2.5 | | How Much Should We Spend on Detection? | | 7 |
| 3 | | Determining Where Gas Detection Mayor May Not be Beneficial | | 9 |
| 3.1 | | Assessing Where Gas Detection may be Beneficial | | 9 |
| 3.2 | | Situations Where Other Technologies May be More Beneficial | | 11 |
| 3.3 | | Situations Where Gas Detection Is Recommended by Consensus or Mandated By Law | | 13 |
| 3.4 | | Situations Where Toxic Gas Detection May be Beneficial | | 17 |
| 3.5 | | Situations Where Combustible Detection May be Beneficial | | 18 |
| 3.6 | | Example Applications of the Continuous Monitoring System | | 20 |
| 3.7 | | References | | 29 |
| 3.8 | | Glossary | | 29 |
| 4 | | Sensor Technology | | 31 |
| 4.1 | | Introduction | | 31 |
| 4.2 | | Description of Gases and Vapors | | 31 |
| 4.3 | | Available Sensors and How they Work | | 32 |
| 4.4 | | Factors to Consider when Choosing a Sensor | | 35 |
| 4.5 | | Sensor Performance Variables | | 38 |
| 4.6 | | References | | 43 |
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