• BS EN 12941 : 1999

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    RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES - POWERED FILTERING DEVICES INCORPORATING A HELMET OR A HOOD - REQUIREMENTS, TESTING, MARKING

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-1999

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Definitions and description
    4 Designation
    5 Classification
    6 Requirements
      6.1 Materials
      6.2 Resistance to temperature
      6.3 Helmets and hoods
      6.4 Inward leakage
      6.5 Breathing resistance
      6.6 Air supply
      6.7 Checking and warning facilities
      6.8 Clogging
      6.9 Electrical components
      6.10 Breathing hose
      6.11 Filters
      6.12 Noise level
      6.13 Carbon dioxide content of the inhalation air
      6.14 Resistance to flame
      6.15 Exhalation means
      6.16 Mass
      6.17 Practical performance
    7 Testing
      7.1 Conditioning
      7.2 Visual inspection
      7.3 Inward leakage
      7.4 Field of vision
      7.5 Visor robustness
      7.6 Breathing resistance
      7.7 Air supply flow rate
      7.8 Clogging
      7.9 Resistance to collapse of breathing hose
      7.10 Strength of hose and couplings and of connection
           between hood and breathing hose
      7.11 Mechanical strength of filters
      7.12 Filters
      7.13 Noise level
      7.14 Carbon dioxide content of the inhalation air
      7.15 Resistance to flame
      7.16 Practical performance
      7.17 Material porosity
    8 Marking
    9 Information supplied by the manufacturer
    Annex A (normative) - Fitting procedure for hoods which seal
            around the neck and which may or may not incorporate
            a head harness
    Annex B (informative) - Marking
    Annex ZA (informative) - Clauses of this European standard
             addressing essential requirements or other provisions
             of EU Directives

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Defines minimum requirements for powered filtering devices incorporating a helmet or a hood with gas, particle or combined filter(s) for respiratory protection.

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    Committee PH/4
    Development Note Supersedes BS EN 146 & 94/306513 DC. (06/2004) 1998 Edition Re-Issued in April 2009 & incorporates AMD 2 2008. (04/2009)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 7184:2001 Selection, use and maintenance of chemical protective clothing. Guidance
    BS 8468-4:2008 Respiratory protective devices for use against chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) agents Powered air-purifying respirators. Specification
    07/30149276 DC : 0 BS 8468-4 - RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES FOR USE AGAINST CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR (CBRN) AGENTS - PART 4: POWERED AIR-PURIFYING RESPIRATORS - SPECIFICATION

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    EN 13274-7:2008 Respiratory protective devices - Methods of test - Part 7: Determination of particle filter penetration
    EN 379:2003+A1:2009 Personal eye-protection - Automatic welding filters
    89/686/EEC : 1989 AMD 5 2012 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF 21 DECEMBER 1989 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
    EN 60079-0:2012/A11:2013 EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 0: EQUIPMENT - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS (IEC 60079-0:2011, MODIFIED)
    EN 132:1998 Respiratory protective devices - Definitions of terms and pictograms
    EN 134:1998 Respiratory protective devices - Nomenclature of components
    EN ISO 6941 : 2003 TEXTILE FABRICS - BURNING BEHAVIOUR - MEASUREMENT OF FLAME SPREAD PROPERTIES OF VERTICALLY ORIENTED SPECIMENS (ISO 6941:2003)
    EN 136:1998/AC:2003 RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES - FULL-FACE MASKS - REQUIREMENTS, TESTING, MARKING
    EN 60079-11:2012 Explosive atmospheres - Part 11: Equipment protection by intrinsic safety "i"
    IEC 60079-11:2011 Explosive atmospheres - Part 11: Equipment protection by intrinsic safety "i"
    EN 166:2001 Personal eye-protection - Specifications
    EN 169:2002 Personal eye-protection - Filters for welding and related techniques - Transmittance requirements and recommended use
    EN 140:1998/AC:1999 Respiratory protective devices - Half masks and quarter masks - Requirements, testing, marking
    IEC 60079-0:2011 Explosive atmospheres - Part 0: Equipment - General requirements
    EN 171:2002 Personal eye-protection - Infrared filters - Transmittance requirements and recommended use
    EN 143:2000/A1:2006 RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES - PARTICLE FILTERS - REQUIREMENTS, TESTING, MARKING
    EN 170:2002 Personal eye-protection - Ultraviolet filters - Transmittance requirements and recommended use
    EN 397:2012+A1:2012 Industrial safety helmets
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