Respiratory protective devices for use against chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) agents Constant flow compressed airline equipment. Specification

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

25-08-2020

Publisher

British Standards Institution

This British Standard specifies requirements for compressed air line breathing apparatus with constant airflow as a respiratory protective device intended to be used during rescue, evacuation, escape, hazard containment and decontamination, and similar activities by emergency first responders or first receivers (e.g. fire, ambulance, police, and associated civilian agencies and workers) in areas containing and contaminated by chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) agents.

This British Standard contains requirements for testing and marking.

This British Standard is applicable to Type CBRN1 or Type CBRN3 devices, according to their intended use.

Type CBRN1 devices provide protection against hazardous particulate matter and gaseous chemical agent permeation and penetration.

Type CBRN3 devices provide protection against hazardous particulate matter and gaseous and liquid chemical agent permeation and penetration.

Requirements for methods of and criteria for decontamination of respiratory protective devices (RPD) are not specified in this British Standard.

NOTE Compressed air line breathing apparatus conforming to this British Standard might be suitable for use in situations other than those involving the specific CBRN agents identified in this British Standard.

Committee	PH/4
DocumentType	Standard
ISBN	9780539055245
Pages	14
ProductNote	THIS STANDARD ALSO REFERS TO BS 8468-8:2020,BS EN 14594:2018
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Current
Supersedes	BS 8468-6.2:2011