PD CEN/TR 16013-1:2010

Workplace exposure. Guide for the use of direct-reading instruments for aerosol monitoring. Choice of monitor for specific applications | Status: Confirmed, Current

1 Scope This Technical Report describes the principles underlying the evaluation of one or more aerosol fractions using direct-reading aerosol monitors. The currently available methods for monitoring levels of aerosols in workplaces for a range of different purposes are described and details are given of their limits and possibilities in the field of occupational hygiene. The document does not cover the sampling of aerosols for compliance with occupational exposure limits or the collection of aerosol particles for subsequent analysis.