This British Standard specifies requirements for the construction,
testing and performance of electronic portable and transportable
apparatus for the detection and measurement of carbon dioxide (CO2)
in indoor ambient air, which includes air entering mechanical
ventilation systems in dwellings, commercial premises and industrial
premises. This standard covers equipment to indicate up to
typically 20 000 ppm (2%) CO2 in air.
NOTE 1 The CO2 measuring capabilities of indoor air quality apparatus
are covered by this standard.
NOTE 2 The measurement capabilities of electronic portable and
transportable apparatus that are additional to the measurement of CO2
are not covered in this standard. Other standards that cover these
additional measurement capabilities include BS EN 50379 for electronic
portable combustion gas analysers and BS EN 45544 for toxic gas
detection apparatus having an alarm function for alerting an operator to
an unsafe workplace atmosphere.