The following standards are relevant to the use, handling and manufacture of calibration and specialty gas mixtures. This is intended to provide guidance of relevant gas standards and is not considered complete. Users should check for later editions of each standard.
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
Standards Australia (AS)
European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC)
International Electrotechnical Commission(IEC)
United Kingdom Accreditation Service(UKAS)
National Physical Laboratory(NPL)
British Standards Institution(BSI)
Canadian Standards Association(CSA)
The storage and handling of gases in cylinders
Valves for compressed gas cylinders - Specifications, type testing, and manufacturing tests and inspections.
Valves for compressed gas cylinders-outlet connections.
Valves for compressed gas cylinders - Outlet connections for medical gases (including pin-indexed yoke connections).
Gas cylinders for industrial, scientific, medical and refrigerant use - Labelling and colour coding.
Workplace atmospheres-General requirements for the performance of procedures for the measurement of chemical agents
Workplace atmospheres-Guidance for the assessment of exposure by inhalation to chemical agents for comparison with limit values and measurement strategy
General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
General requirements for the competence and consistent operation of reference material producers
Gas analysis-Requirements for certificates for calibration gases and gas mixtures
Gas analysis- Preparation of calibration gas mixtures-Gravimetric method
Gas analysis-Comparison methods for determining and checking the composition of calibration gas mixtures
Gas analysis-Preparation of calibration gas mixtures-Static volumetric method
Gas analysis-Preparation of calibration gas mixtures-Dynamic volumetric methods
Gas analysis-Vocabulary
Gas analysis-Handling and use of calibration gases and gas mixtures-Guidelines
Gas analysis-Detection and correction of analytical bias
Gas analysis-Conversion of gas mixture composition data
Safe Working in Confined Spaces
Code of Practice For Confined Spaces
Confined Space Code of Practice
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland:
Confined Space Code of Practice 2011
Workplace atmospheres. Electrical apparatus used for the direct detection and direct concentration measurement of toxic gases and vapours. General requirements and test methods.
Workplace atmospheres. Electrical apparatus used for the direct detection and direct concentration measurement of toxic gases and vapours. Performance requirements for apparatus used for exposure measurement.
Workplace atmospheres. Electrical apparatus used for the direct detection and direct concentration measurement of toxic gases and vapours. Performance requirements for apparatus used for general gas detection
Workplace atmospheres. Electrical apparatus used for the direct detection and direct concentration measurement of toxic gases and vapours. Guide for selection, installation, use and maintenance.
Electrical apparatus for the detection and measurement of oxygen. Performance requirements and test methods
Explosive atmospheres-Part 29-1: Gas detectors- Performance requirements of detectors for flammable gases
Explosive atmospheres-Part 29-2:Gas detectors-Selection, installation, use and maintenance of detectors for flammable gases and oxygen
Explosive atmospheres-Part 29-3: Gas detectors-Guidance on functional safety of fixed gas detection systems
Explosive atmospheres-Part 29-4:Gas detectors-Performance requirements of open path detectors for flammable gases
Safety for residential gas detectors
Safety for single and multiple station carbon monoxide alarms
Safety for gas and vapour detectors and sensors
Approval standard for combustible gas detectors
Explosive Atmospheres - Part 29-1: Gas Detectors - Performance Requirements Of Detectors For Flammable Gases.
CAN/CSA-C22.2 NO. 60079-29-1:17
Explosive atmospheres - Part 29-1: Gas detectors - Performance requirements of detectors for flammable gases.
ANSI/ISA 92.00.01-2010 (R2015):
Performance requirements for toxic gas detectors.
Gas measuring equipment primarily for use in mines Part 1: Battery-operated portable, flammable gas measuring instruments and warning devices.
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