Even when not required by regulations, the following best practices are recommended.
- Perform routine maintenance on all monitoring and recording devices as specified by the manufacturer’s instructions.
- Calibrate all monitoring and recording devices as specified by the manufacturer’s instructions.
- Develop a filing system for printouts of monitoring data and store these files such that they are easily retrievable.
- Consider establishing a buffer between what air quality regulations allow for discharge criteria and when an alarm may sound signifying a discharge exceedance.
- Document calibration and maintenance activities in a logbook.