ISO 12789-2:2008描述了通过ISO 12789-1所述方法产生的模拟工作场所中子场的特征。它规定了用于在这些设施产生的中子场中建立辐射防护装置校准条件的程序，特别强调了散射中子。由于工作场所中子场的多样性，为了在实验室中模拟中子场，已经建造了一些特殊设施。在ISO 12789-2:2008中，中子辐射场规范按操作量分类。 推荐描述模拟工作场所中子场的一般方法。

ISO 12789-2:2008 describes the characterization of simulated workplace neutron fields produced by methods described in ISO 12789-1. It specifies the procedures used for establishing the calibration conditions of radiation protection devices in neutron fields produced by these facilities, with particular emphasis on the scattered neutrons. The diversity of workplace neutron fields is such that several special facilities have been built in order to simulate them in the laboratory. In ISO 12789-2:2008, the neutron radiation field specifications are classified by operational quantities. General methods for characterizing simulated workplace neutron fields are recommended.