BS 4575-2:1987

Foreword
Committees responsible
Code of practice
1 Scope
2 Definition
3 Design considerations
3.1 Safety
3.2 Site conditions
4 Documentation
4.1 Language
4.2 Layout drawings
4.3 Circuit diagrams
4.4 Technical data
4.5 Operational and maintenance data
4.6 Final data
4.7 Maintenance manual
5 Component labelling
6 General system considerations
6.1 Procurement of commercial parts
6.2 Identification
6.3 Equipment installation
6.4 Lifting provisions
6.5 Performance testing
6.6 Noise levels
6.7 Leakage
6.8 Preparation for transportation
7 Compressors
8 Conditioning equipment
8.1 Aftercoolers
8.2 Air dryers
9 Receivers and surge tanks
9.1 Design pressure
9.2 Construction
9.3 Safety devices
9.4 Capacity
9.5 Installation
10 Air bottles
10.1 Construction
10.2 Manually handled air bottles
10.3 Installation
10.4 Connections
11 Transmission and distribution systems
11.1 Compressor house pipework
11.2 Distribution pipework
12 Filtration
12.1 Filters
12.2 Pressure drop
12.3 Pulsations
12.4 Construction
12.5 Location
12.6 Filter element
12.7 Automatic drain
12.8 Bowls
13 Lubrication
13.1 Lubricators
13.2 Lubricating fluids
14 Control mechanisms
14.1 Circuit protection
14.2 Manual controls
14.3 Location of controls
14.4 Circuit relationships
15 Valves
15.1 General provisions
15.2 Mounting
15.3 Failure-to-safety valves
15.4 Valve operators
16 Enclosures and compartments
16.1 Materials
16.2 Types of doors and covers
16.3 Access
17 Actuators
17.1 Air motors and rotary actuators
17.2 Cylinders
18 Supplementary equipment
18.1 Seals and sealing devices
18.2 Pressure indicating devices
18.3 Silencers
18.4 Couplings (quick action)
Tables
1 Additional information to be shown on components
2 Maximum recommended air flow rates
3 Intervals between supports for steel pipework
4 Intervals between supports for plastics (ABS)
      pipework
Figure
1 Example of warning sign on receivers and surge
      tanks
Appendices
A Statutory regulations and related documents
B Bibliography

Recommendations to suppliers and users for the design, supply and use of industrial equipment used in, or necessary for, manufacturing processes and/or assembly. Includes safety recommendations.