BS 8520-2:2009

This standard BS 8520-2:2009 Equipment used in the controlled removal of asbestos-containing materials is classified in these ICS categories:

• 13.030.40 Installations and equipment for waste disposal and treatment

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 is based on PAS 60-2:2004.