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.