This British Standard gives recommendations for the operation, cleaning and maintenance of class H (high hazard) vacuum cleaners containing a filter conforming to BSEN1822 in the controlled removal of asbestos-containing materials (ACM).
It is not applicable to any other types of vacuum cleaner for vacuuming up liquids or other applications.
NOTE1 Class H vacuum cleaners are commonly referred to as H-type vacuum cleaners.
NOTE2 Attention is drawn to the use of class H vacuum cleaners as described in HSE task guidance Asbestos Essentials HSG 210 [17].