This European Standard applies to breath alcohol test devices which measure the concentration of alcoholcontained in an exhaled breath sample, designed and intended to be used as a self tester for the generalpublic and to provide a reliable indication of the breath alcohol concentration at the time of the test.This European Standard specifies requirements for basic safety and performance, test methods andrequirements for marking, labelling and operating instructions.This European Standard gives guidelines for compliance testing procedures consisting of a number oftechnical performance tests.It is not intended that the results of these devices should be used to rebut the results of evidential breathalcohol analysers covered by OIML R 126:1998, or breath alcohol test devices used in professionalapplications covered by EN 15964 or similar national regulations.Therefore, the results of measurements need to be displayed so as to protect, as far as it is practicable, theuser from underestimating his alcohol concentration based on measurement uncertainties, intrinsic in everymeasurement.
EN 16280:2012 history
2012EN 16280:2012 Breath alcohol test devices for general public - Requirements and test methods