AS 2568:2019 Purity of medical air produced from on-site compressor systems
Standards Australia
Supersedes: AS 2568-1991 Purity of medical air produced from on-site compressor systems
Draft Designation: DR AS 2568:2016Amended by: AS 2568:2019 Amd 1:2022 Purity of medical air produced from on-site compressor systems
The objective of this Standard is to provide technical information on, and requirements for, the quality of medical air that is supplied to patients for clinical applications in healthcare facilities throughout Australia, including the maximum level of contaminants and the methods of testing the medical air supply during initial commissioning and the ongoing life of the medical air system.
This Standard is to be read in conjunction with AS 2896, Medical gas systems—Installation and testing of non-flammable medical gas pipeline systems.
The changes in this edition are as follows:
(a) Clause 4 Terms and Definitions has been updated.
(b) Table 1 — Maximum allowable concentration of allowances, applicable contaminant limits have been changed to align with those from the European Pharmacopoeia, 9th Edition monograph for air, medicinal.
(c) Test equipment has been substantially updated.
(d) Particulate matter testing has been revised to meet the requirements of AS 2896, Medical gas systems—Installation and testing of non-flammable medical gas pipeline systems.
(e) Sampling guidelines have been removed from the main text. They have been significantly expanded and moved to Appendix A (informative).
The term ‘informative’ has been used in this Standard to define the application of the appendix to which it applies. An ‘informative’ appendix is only for information and guidance.
Originated as AS 2568-1982. Previous edition 1991. Fourth edition 2019. Reissued incorporating Amendment No 1 (June 2022).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 fulfill all such requirements.
Contents:
1: Scope
2: Application
3: Normative References
4: Terms And Definitions
5: Purity Of Medical Air
6: Analysis Of Medical Air
Appendix A: Guidelines For Sampling Medical Air
Amendment Control Sheet
Medical Gas Systems.
Australia New Zealand Industrial Gas Association; Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists; Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Australian Industry Group; Australian Society of Anaesthetists; Engineers Australia; Master Plumbers' Association of Queensland; Master Plumbers Australia.
