Bump Testing G7
Bump testing verifies that your device’s gas sensors and notification indicators (lights, sound, and vibration) are functioning correctly. During a bump test, you apply a known concentration and amount of gas to confirm the sensor triggers a notification due to the gas exposure. The results of each bump test is sent to Blackline Live automatically.
The bump test schedule can be configured to match your company’s safety policy. These changes can be made in the configuration profile on Blackline Live.
Blackline recommends that your bump test interval not exceed 30 days. Where site or regulatory requirements are more stringent, Blackline recommends the more stringent requirements apply.
G7 reminds you when a bump test is overdue. For more information on G7 bump testing notifications, see Operational Notifications.
You can manually bump test by applying the target gas to your gas sensor. To manually bump test G7, you need a calibration cap (ACC-Q-CAL) and tube (ACC-T2).
Alternatively, you can bump test using G7 Dock (DOCK-P-NA/DOCK-P-EU). For more information on bump testing with G7 Dock, see the G7 Dock Technical User Manual.
Gas cylinders
Sensors can be manually bump tested at the same time using one gas cylinder or individually using multiple gas cylinders. If using multiple cylinders, the manual bump testing process must be repeated for each cylinder.
Some cartridges require you to bump test sensors in a specific order due to gas sensor cross sensitivity. For details, see the following:
The gas concentration of the connected gas cylinder should match the gas concentration listed in your device’s calibration gas configuration in Blackline Live.
