Pressure regulators for use with medical gases Pressure regulators and pressure regulators with flow-metering devices
Standards Australia
Specifies requirements for compressed gas regulators and compressed gas regulators with flow-metering devices for use in the medical gas industry. This Standard aligns closely with ISO 10524:1995 and EN 738-1:1997 with magnification and clarification of the test procedures and their test results.
RECONFIRMATION NOTICE
Technical Committee ME-002 has reviewed the content of this publication and in accordance with Standards Australia procedures for reconfirmation, it has been determined that the publication is still valid and does not require change.
Certain documents referenced in the publication may have been amended since the original date of publication. Users are advised to ensure that they are using the latest versions of such documents as appropriate, unless advised otherwise in this Reconfirmation Notice.
Approved for reconfirmation in accordance with Standards Australia procedures for reconfirmation on 21 July 2016.
The following are represented on Technical Committee ME-002:
Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council
Australia New Zealand Industrial Gas Association
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Engineers Australia
Environmental Protection Authority New Zealand
Fire Protection Association Australia
Gas Energy Australia
Gas Technical Regulators Committee
International Accreditation New Zealand
National Association of Testing Authorities Australia
SafeWork NSW
The Australian Gas Association
Welding Technology Institute of Australia
Worksafe New Zealand
WorkSafe Victoria
1.1 General
This Standard specifies requirements for pressure regulators, pressure regulators with integral flow-metering devices and flow-metering devices which are intended to be connected to pressure regulators for the administration of medical gases.
1.2 Medical gases
This Standard covers the following common medical gases:
(a) Air.
(b) Carbon dioxide.
(c) Helium.
(d) Oxygen.
(e) Nitrogen.
(f) Nitrous oxide.
(g) Xenon.
(h) Mixtures of oxygen and carbon dioxide.
(i) Mixtures of oxygen and helium.
(j) Mixtures of oxygen and nitrogen.
(k) Mixtures of oxygen and nitrous oxide.
(l) Other gas mixtures to which pin index configurations have been assigned.
NOTE: The list of medical gases shown is not exhaustive.
| Document Type | Standard |
| Status | Current |
| Publisher | Standards Australia |
| ProductNote | Reconfirmed 26/08/2016. This standard has been reconfirmed in Australia in 2016 and remains current in New Zealand. Reconfirmation Notice 26/08/2016 |
| Committee | ME-002 |
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