BS 8520-2:2009
Equipment used in the controlled removal of asbestos-containing materials - Negative pressure units - Specification
- Standard No.
- BS 8520-2:2009
- Release Date
- 2009
- Published By
- British Standards Institution (BSI)
- Latest
- BS 8520-2:2009
- Replace
- 09/30189955 DC-2009
- Scope
- This British Standard specifies requirements for portable and/or transportable negative pressure units (NPUs) incorporating HEPA filters covered by BS EN 1822 for use in the controlled removal of asbestos-containing materials (ACMs). This British Standard is also applicable to NPUs designed to create negative pressure within a portable decontamination unit facility or working enclosure and two-part NPUs. This British Standard is not applicable to local exhaust ventilation.
BS 8520-2:2009 history
- 2009 BS 8520-2:2009 Equipment used in the controlled removal of asbestos-containing materials - Negative pressure units - Specification
