Purity of medical air produced from on-site compressor systems

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English

Published date

02-07-2019

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Standards Australia

Specifies minimum purity requirements for medical air delivered to the terminal units of a medical gas pipeline system from medical compressed air plants installed on-site. Requirements for gas analysis are given.

This Standard specifies minimum purity requirements for medical air delivered to the terminal units of a medical gas pipeline system from medical compressed air plants installed on-site. Requirements for gas analysis are also specified.
Applications for breathing air may use the specifications in this Standard as minimum requirements.
This Standard does not apply to air for process control, air for surgical tools, including dental purposes, or air for other purposes not involving respiration.
NOTE: Users of this Standard should be aware that medical gas systems may be subject to regulatory requirements (e.g. from the Therapeutic Goods Administration), workplace health and safety regulatory authorities or plumbing industry authorities. Conformance with this Standard may not fulfil all such requirements.

Committee	HE-017
DocumentType	Standard
ISBN	978 1 76072 356 9
Pages	8
PublisherName	Standards Australia
Status	Current
Supersedes	DR AS 2568:2016 AS 2568-1991

Originated as AS 2568—1982.
Previous edition 1991.
Fourth edition 2019. Originated as AS 2568-1982. Previous edition 1991. Fourth edition 2019. Originated as AS 2568-1982. Previous edition 1991. Fourth edition 2019. Reissued incorporating Amendment No 1 (June 2022).