AS 2568:2019 PDF
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 was prepared by the Standards Australia Committee HE-017, Medical Gas Systems, to supersede AS 2568—1991, Medical gases—Purity of compressed medical breathing air.
The objective of this Standard is to provide technical information on, and requirements for, the quality of medical air that is supplied to patients for clinical applications in healthcare facilities throughout Australia, including the maximum level of contaminants and the methods of testing the medical air supply during initial commissioning and the ongoing life of the medical air system.
This Standard is to be read in conjunction with AS 2896, Medical gas systems—Installation and testing of non-flammable medical gas pipeline systems.
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