IS0 8573 Compliance Testing

The quality of compressed air used in industrial processes is specified in the International ISO 8573 standards.

It is vital that the quality of compressed air used in your process is in accordance with the required standards to prevent risk to product quality, human health and corporate reputation.

This is particularly important in the food, drink and healthcare industries.

Safewell works with its clients to assess the quality of air required for your process and business sector in accordance with ISO 8573. We then work with you to assess whether the existing site air purification system is able to meet these requirements or requires modification and /or mainteance.

Once we are sure that the required quality of air can be achieved on site we work with our cients to schedule a regular testing programme to ensure that the air consistenty meets the quality class defined in ISO 8573.

The quality of the compressed air supply should be tested at least every 3 months or whenever a mobile compressor is moved as the intake air is now being drawn in from a new location.

A detailed air quality test record sheet should be completed and reviewed by a reponsible person to assess whether the air quality is fit for purpose.

Download a Generic Air Test Report. 

The air quality test report should be reviewed in combination with the compressor and air purifier service and maintenance records to provide a complete assessement of the breathing air installation.

Any defects in the equipment or test results should be noted and the equipment should be suitably labelled to record test status. Any defects should be remedied before the equipment is used again and a further air test carried out to ensure that the air supplied to the process is now safe.

All test records should be retained like other business records for at least 5 years.