Safety of Products and Materials in Contact with Drinking Water
Scope:
This standard specifies the requirements that products and materials in contact with drinking water shall conform to in order to preserve drinking water quality and specifies the methods for assessment of products and materials in contact with drinking water. This standard considers the effects of products and materials in contact with drinking water on public health and the aesthetic quality of water.
This standard applies to all types of materials (for example, plastics, other polymers, metal, cement) and products (for example, pipes, gaskets, valves, coating materials, lubricants) in contact with drinking water in a temporary or permanent cold drinking water supply system.
NOTES —
- Fire hydrants fall within the scope of this standard since they are major elements of a temporary drinking water supply system. The Standardized Specification BNQ 809-300 (see Annex B) specifies applicable requirements for temporary drinking water supply systems.
- Even though the requirements of this standard apply exclusively to water supply systems, these requirements should also apply to products and materials installed upstream of a water supply system, such as pipes, accessories, equipment for treatment and tanks of a drinking water production unit.
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