Respiratory Protection Standards
Standards Australia’s Technical Committee SF-010, Occupational Respiratory Protection, is responsible for standardisation in the field of occupational respiratory protection. The committee’s scope covers required testing procedures and guidance for selection, use, and maintenance of respiratory equipment in accordance with government policy. SF-010 is the National Mirror Committee for the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee ISO/TC 94/SC 15, Respiratory protective devices, and works to align and harmonise with international standards where possible.
Webinar Recording and FAQs
Standards Australia and Technical Committee SF-010 are committed to educating relevant groups about the transition to the new suite of respiratory protection standards. As part of this initiative, a webinar was held in May 2025 to support stakeholders in understanding the changes and their implications.
View or download the presentation (PDF) from the May 2025 webinar.
FAQs
We’ve compiled a list of questions raised by attendees during the session to support further understanding and implementation.
What is happening
By 2030, Australia and New Zealand will be the first countries to adopt a suite of 30 respiratory protection standards that will replace two existing Australian standards*. These newly adopted ISO standards have a much clearer and specific focus on what the user of the product needs in terms of performance. They’ve added new criteria for classifying products, such as the impact of worker breathing rate and protection, the level of protection based on how product combination performance (not type based), and a broader selection of filters for different gases or vapours.
Learn more about the changes in our web release.
*The two Australian standards are:
- AS/NZS 1715:2009 - Selection, use and maintenance of respiratory protective equipment
- AS/NZS 1716:2012 - Respiratory Protective Devices will be replaced by the relevant ISO series which addresses Performance, Classification, Terms and Definitions and Test Methods.
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