TB-150 Drager X am 5000 Flashcards
The Drager will provide beneficial information at the following incidents:
- Natural gas or methane leak
- Explosion or potentially explosive atmosphere
- Confined space
- Trench Rescue
- Metro-rail
- Oxygen enriched or depleted atmosphere
- Hazardous Materials
- Overhaul
The Drager X-am 5000 combustible gas meter is a _______ sensor gas monitor.
5
What are the 4 gas specific sensors of the Drager and what is the fifth catalytic sensor for?
4 gases: Carbon monoxide (CO) Oxygen (O2) Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) Hydrogen cyanide (HCN)
5th sensor is for explosive vapors
The additional HCN sensor is importnant because of the significant levels of _________ during _________ operations.
cyanide
overhaul
The X-am 5000 is a _________ monitor.
passive
It is important to move the meter _____, _____, ______, _______ as you monitor an unknown area.
high, low, left, right
Is the Drager intrinsically safe?
yes
The meter needs to be exposed to fresh air _______ and ________ every use.
before and after
Fresh air calibrations are performed ______________________.
in the field by emergency responders
Gas specific calibrations are performed by ___________ every ___________ and anytime the meter’s start-up self test indicates a sensor problem.
HazMat Squad personnel
6 months
Oxygen, carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide, and hydrogen cyanide are detected using ____________.
electrochemical sensors
The Drager 5000 displays in ____.
ppm
The meter MUST NOT be used if the “____” symbol is displayed in the upper right corner of the screen.
X
The combustible gas sensor is calibrated to _______ but will detect all explosive hydrocarbon atmospheres.
methane
The combustible gas sensor may display incorrect readings in _______________ atmospheres with less than ______________.
oxygen-poor
less than 10% oxygen
