WatchGas BAT-1, Manual

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International Standards
Table 1
Substance Europe USA Canada Australia
Standard BS EN12021
29 CFR
1910.134
CSA Z180.1-00
AS/NZS
1715:1994
Pharmaceutical:
EP 01/2009 :
1238
Pharmaceutical:
USP35-NF30
Oxygen (O2) 21% (+/-1%)
19.5% -
23.5%
20%-22% By
Volume (Dry
Air)
19.5%-22% 20.4 – 21.4% 19.5 – 23.5%
Carbon Dioxide
(CO2)
≤ 500ppm ≤ 100ppm ≤ 500ppm ≤ 800ppm ≤ 500 ppm ≤ 0.05%
Carbon
Monoxide (CO)
≤ 15ppm ≤ 10ppm ≤ 5ppm ≤ 10ppm ≤ 5 ppm ≤ 0.001%
Oil Mist/Vapor ≤ 0.5mg/m3 ≤ 5ppm ≤ 1mg/m3 ≤ 1mg/m3 ≤ 0.5 mg/m3 0 mg/m3
Odour/Taste
Without
Significant Odour
or Taste
Without
Significant
Odour or
Taste
Without
Significant
Odour or Taste
Without
Significant
Odour or
Taste
Without
Significant
Odour or Taste Without
Significant
Odour or Taste
Water Vapor
(H2O)
Air for
compressed air
line breathing
apparatus shall
have a dewpoint
sufficiently low to
prevent
condensation and
freezing. Where
apparatus is used
and stored at a
known
temperature, the
pressure dewpoint
shall be at least
5oC below the
likely lowest
temperature.
Where conditions
of usage and
storage of the air
is not known, the
pressure dewpoint
shall not exceed -
11oC.
4oC (39oF)
pdp @
50psig.
The pressure
dewpoint of the
compressed
breathing air
shall be at least
5oC (9oF)
below the
lowest
temperature to
which any part
of the
compressed
breathing air
pipeline or the
accepted
respirator
maybe exposed
at any season
of the year.
Airline
pressure
should be at
least 5oC
below the
lowest
known
temperature
or -11oC if
the lowest is
not known.
≤ 67 ppm 0 ppm
Nitrogen Oxides
(NOx)
- - - - ≤ 2 ppm ≤ 2.5 ppm
Sulfur Dioxide
(SO2)
- - - - ≤ 1 ppm ≤ 5 ppm