What is BS EN 50676 about - Electrical equipment for detection of refrigerant gases ?
BS EN 50676 specifies general requirements for the construction, testing, and performance of electrically operated refrigerant fixed gas detection equipment in safety applications.
BS EN 50676 is applicable to equipment whose primary purpose is to provide an indication, alarm, and/or other output function to warn of the presence of refrigerant gases in an industrial or commercial environment and, in some cases, to initiate automatic or manual protective actions. It is applicable to equipment in which the sensor automatically generates an electrical signal when gas is present.
Note: BS EN 50676 does not apply to the following gas detection equipment:
For non-refrigerant application
Used for air pollution monitoring
Sampling systems, which are not an integral part of the gas detection equipment
Open path gas detection
Residential applications
Process control
For applications in mines
BS EN 50676:2019 history
2020BS EN 50676:2019 Electrical equipment used for detection and concentration measurement of refrigerant gases. Performance requirements and test methods