Insights
Insight #137
Recording repeat calibration results under comparable conditions
Safety managers and equipment staff who run breathalyzers try to judge an instrument's condition by comparing each new calibration certificate with earlier resu
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Insight #136
Contractor alcohol duties vs. the employer's legal liability
When contractor staff repair equipment or carry out transport work at a principal contractor's site, there may be discussion of whether to have a procedure conc
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Insight #135
Keeping test order apart from device differences in comparison tests
In equipment tests where displayed values must be compared under the same conditions, as with breathalyzers, the fact that two devices gave different readings i
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Insight #134
Aviation alcohol checks: job approval vs. deployment approval
At aviation worksites, when the result of a pre shift or pre task alcohol check is reviewed, it is easy to treat that result as if it immediately meant the pers
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Insight #133
Verifying a replacement interlock handset and control box
A vehicle installed interlock is an alcohol interlock designed to control vehicle starting based on the result of a driver's breath test. The official configura
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Insight #132
Can't finish the breath sample? Get help instead of forcing it
Sometimes, when you try to blow into a personal breathalyzer before driving, you run out of breath before the prompt ends or the test does not complete. Especia
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Insight #131
PC-linked breathalyzers: do you really need a dedicated PC?
When evaluating a breathalyzer, "PC integration" refers to a setup in which results from the breathalyzer are transferred to a computer program to be checked or
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Insight #130
Checking an instrument's status after its calibration label peels off
Safety managers and equipment administrators who run breathalyzers may find a calibration label torn or detached during a routine check, while moving equipment,
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Insight #129
Records that show worker participation in a workplace risk assessment
A risk assessment is the process of identifying causes that could injure people or harm their health at a workplace, judging the size of the risk, and deciding
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Insight #128
Why distance and posture belong in contactless detection test records
A contactless detection test examines how a device produces a detection result when a person breathes out without putting their mouth on the device. If you keep
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