When using continuous monitoring equipment, which may have data logging capability, are records required for test results?
Even though a continuous monitor may have data logging capability, results must still be recorded at adequate intervals as determined by the plan, above and beyond the data logging printout or electronic storage. This ensures that workers are actually aware of the levels they are encountering and aware of any fluctuation that may be occurring in order to warn them of any unusual conditions as they develop. Monitors may have alarms; however, depending at what level they are set, they may not give the workers adequate warning of fluctuations or increases in atmospheric levels that should be investigated.
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