Table of Contents
SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
1.1 SCOPE
1.2 OBJECTIVE
1.3 APPLICATION
1.4 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
1.5 DEFINITIONS
1.6 NOMINAL VALUES AND TOLERANCES
1.7 UNITS FOR GAS AND VAPOUR CONCENTRATIONS
1.8 APPLICATION OF DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
REQUIREMENTS
SECTION 2 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF ASSEMBLED
RESPIRATORS
2.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
2.2 FACIAL FIT
2.3 BREATHING AND CONNECTING TUBE
2.4 DEMAND VALVE
SECTION 3 FACEPIECES HEAD COVERINGS AND HARNESSES
3.1 DESIGN REQUIREMENTS
3.2 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
SECTION 4 PARTICULATE FILTER RESPIRATORS
4.1 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
4.2 CLASSIFICATION AND COMPONENTS
4.3 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
SECTION 5 GAS AND VAPOUR FILTER RESPIRATORS
5.1 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
5.2 TYPES OF FILTER
5.3 CLASSIFICATION AND COMPONENT PARTS
5.4 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
SECTION 6 POWERED AIR-PURIFYING RESPIRATORS
6.1 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
6.2 COMPONENTS
6.3 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
SECTION 7 ESCAPE RESPIRATORS - FILTRATION TYPE
7.1 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
7.2 CLASSIFICATION
7.3 FILTER SELF-RESCUER (MINES)
7.4 SMOKE MASK
7.5 FILTER SELF-RESCUER (INDUSTRIAL)
SECTION 8 AIR-HOSE AND AIR-LINE RESPIRATORS
8.1 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
8.2 WAIST BELT OR BODY HARNESS
8.3 AIR-HOSE AND AIR-LINE
8.4 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
SECTION 9 COMPRESSED AIR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS
9.1 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
9.2 NOMINAL EFFECTIVE LIFE
9.3 PRESSURE TUBES AND HOSES
9.4 COMPRESSED AIR SCBA - DEMAND FLOW TYPES
9.5 CONTINUOUS-FLOW - ESCAPE TYPES
9.6 AUXILIARY AIR SUPPLY
9.7 CYLINDERS
9.8 CYLINDER VALVE
9.9 PRESSURE MEASURING DEVICES
9.10 PRESSURE INDICATOR
9.11 RESTRICTION OF AIR LOSS
9.12 ACTIVE WARNING DEVICE
9.13 BODY HARNESS AND SECURING HARNESS
9.14 MASS
9.15 TESTING
9.16 REQUIREMENTS FOR AIR QUALITY (CYLINDERS) FOR
SUPPLIED-AIR RESPIRATORS
SECTION 10 COMPRESSED OXYGEN SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS
10.1 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
10.2 COMPONENTS
10.3 NOMINAL EFFECTIVE LIFE
10.4 INHALATION TEMPERATURE
10.5 RESISTANCE TO BREATHING
10.6 SIMULATED ROUGH USAGE
10.7 SIMULATED WORK TEST
10.8 DEMAND VALVE
10.9 CONTINUOUS FLOW VALVE
10.10 RELIEF VALVE
10.11 CARBON DIOXIDE ABSORBENT
10.12 BREATHING BAG
10.13 PRESSURE TUBES AND HOSES
10.14 PRESSURE GAUGE
10.15 PRESSURE GAUGE ISOLATING VALVE
10.16 BODY HARNESS AND SECURING HARNESS
10.17 MASS
10.18 CYLINDERS
10.19 CYLINDER VALVE
10.20 COMPRESSED OXYGEN (DRY BREATHING)
10.21 LEAK TIGHTNESS
SECTION 11 CHEMICAL OXYGEN (KO[2]) SELF-CONTAINED
SELF-RESCUERS
11.1 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
11.2 COMPONENTS
11.3 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
SECTION 12 MARKING AND INSTRUCTIONS
12.1 MARKING
12.2 INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
12.3 ADDITIONAL MARKING
APPENDICES
A NOISE LEVEL TEST
B METHOD OF SELECTING PERSONNEL FOR ASSEMBLED
RESPIRATORS TESTS
C RESISTANCE TO FLAME TEST
D TOTAL INWARD LEAKAGE OF ASSEMBLED
RESPIRATORS - QUANTITATIVE
SODIUM CHLORIDE TEST
E BREATHING SIMULATOR TESTS - OPEN CIRCUIT
F EXHALATION VALVE LEAKAGE TEST
G BREATHING RESISTANCE TEST
H SIMULATED ROUGH USAGE TESTS
I PARTICULATE FILTERS - TEST FOR FILTERING
EFFICIENCY
J SIMULATED WORK TESTS
K CYLINDER VALVE REQUIREMENTS
L APPARATUS TO BE USED IN SODIUM CHLORIDE
AEROSOL TESTS
M PRESSURE CONVERSION TABLE
N TESTS FOR CHEMICAL OXYGEN (KO[2]) SELF-CONTAINED
SELF-RESCUERS
O TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF A REPORT FORM FOR ASSESSMENT
OF CHEMICAL OXYGEN SELF-CONTAINED SELF-RESCUERS
P SUMMARY OF CONDITIONING AND TESTING REQUIREMENTS
Q POWERED AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATORS AIR SUPPLY
FLOW RATE TEST
R BREATHING SIMULATOR TESTS - CLOSED CIRCUIT
Abstract
Specifies minimum performance and testing criteria to be observed in the manufacture of respiratory protective devices.
Scope
This Standard specifies requirements for respiratory protective devices (respirators) intended to provide, according to type, varying degrees of protection against atmospheres containing substances which may be harmful if breathed; also, with certain types, to provide protection against atmospheres which may be deficient in oxygen. It does not purport to give guidance on the selection, use and maintenance of respirators. This is covered in AS/NZS 1715.
The Standard specifies requirements, performance and testing criteria to be observed in the manufacture of respirators.
The Standard does not apply to respirators for use in aircraft, for operations under water (see AS/NZS 2299 series), or for life support respirators used for medical purposes or resuscitation (see AS 2488).
Application
Every respirator shall comply with the general requirements of Sections 2, 3 and 12, and with the specific requirements of the particular section applicable to the respirator type, as
follows:
Particulate filter respirators.....Section 4
Gas and vapour filter respirators.....Section 5
Powered air-purifying respirators.....Section 6
Escape respiratorsfiltration type.....Section 7
Air-hose and air-line respirators.....Section 8
Compressed air self-contained breathing apparatus.....Section 9
Compressed oxygen self-contained breathing apparatus.....Section 10
Chemical oxygen self-contained self-rescuers.....Section 11
History
First published in Australia as AS Z18-1963.
Second edition 1968.
Revised and redesignated AS 1716-1975.
Second edition 1982.
Third edition 1984.
Fourth edition 1991.
First published in New Zealand as part of NZS 1568-1961.
NZS 2209 first published 1968.
NZS 1586-1961 revised and redesignated in part as NZS 2266:1969.
NZS 2209:1968 and NZS 2266:1969 revised, amalgamated and redesignated as
NZS/AS 1716-1991.
AS 1716-1991 and NZS/AS 1716-1991 jointly revised, amalgamated and designated as AS/NZS 1716:1994.Sixth edition 2003.