An overview about bump testing G8.

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 will trigger a notification due to the gas exposure. The results of each bump test are 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.

G8 reminds you when a bump test is overdue. For more information on G8 bump testing notifications, see No Content found for /db/organizations/blacklinesafety/repositories/production/content/documents/G8/G8_notifications_operational_overview.dita.

You can manually bump test by applying the target gas to your gas sensor. To manually bump test G8, you need a calibration cap (ACC-Q-CAL for a multi-gas cartridge, ACC-S-CAL for a single-gas cartridge) and tube (ACC-T2).

Alternatively, you can bump test using G7/G8 Dock (DOCK-P-NA/DOCK-P-EU). For more information on bump testing with G8 Dock, see the G7/G8 Dock Technical User Manual.