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  • BS EN 12492:2012

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    Mountaineering equipment. Helmets for mountaineers. Safety requirements and test methods

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  31-05-2012

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Requirements
    5 Test methods
    6 Marking and labelling
    7 Information supplied by the manufacturer
    Annex A (informative) - Alternative test method
            for artificial ageing
    Annex B (informative) - Significant technical changes
            between this European Standard and EN 12492:2000
    Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this
             Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU
             Directive 89/686/EEC Personal Protective Equipment
    Bibliography

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Defines safety requirements and test methods for safety helmets for use in mountaineering.

    Scope - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    This European Standard specifies safety requirements and test methods for safety helmets for use in mountaineering.

    General Product Information - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Committee PH/6/6
    Development Note Supersedes BS 4423(1969) (04/2000) Supersedes 96/502173 DC (02/2003)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

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

    BS 7985:2009 Code of practice for the use of rope access methods for industrial purposes
    BS 7985:2013 Code of practice for the use of rope access methods for industrial purposes. Recommendations and guidance supplementary to BS ISO 22846
    03/101170 DC : DRAFT JAN 2003 THE SELECTION, USE AND MAINTENANCE OF PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT FOR USE IN THE WORKPLACE
    13/30277332 DC : 0 BS 7985 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE USE OF ROPE ACCESS METHODS FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES
    BS 7985:2002 Code of Practice for the use of rope access methods for industrial purposes
    BS 8437(2005) : 2005 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR SELECTION, USE AND MAINTENANCE OF PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT FOR USE IN THE WORKPLACE

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    ISO 4892-1:2016 Plastics Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources Part 1: General guidance
    EN 13089:2011+A1:2015 Mountaineering equipment - Ice-tools - Safety requirements and test methods
    EN 12277:2015 Mountaineering equipment - Harnesses - Safety requirements and test methods
    EN 12492:2012 Mountaineering equipment - Helmets for mountaineers - Safety requirements and test methods
    EN ISO 4892-1:2016 Plastics - Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources - Part 1: General guidance (ISO 4892-1:2016)
    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 ISO 4892-3:2016 Plastics - Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources - Part 3: Fluorescent UV lamps (ISO 4892-3:2016)
    EN 569:2007 Mountaineering equipment - Pitons - Safety requirements and test methods
    EN 564:2014 Mountaineering equipment - Accessory cord - Safety requirements and test methods
    EN 892:2012+A1:2016 Mountaineering equipment - Dynamic mountaineering ropes - Safety requirements and test methods
    ISO 4892-3:2016 Plastics Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources Part 3: Fluorescent UV lamps
    EN 958:2017 Mountaineering equipment - Energy absorbing systems for use in klettersteig (via ferrata) climbing - Safety requirements and test methods
    EN 567:2013 Mountaineering equipment - Rope clamps - Safety requirements and test methods
    EN 566:2017 Mountaineering equipment - Slings - Safety requirements and test methods
    EN 565:2017 Mountaineering equipment - Tape - Safety requirements and test methods
    EN 893:2010 Mountaineering equipment - Crampons - Safety requirements and test methods
    EN 12278:2007 Montaineering equipment - Pulleys - Safety requirements and test methods
    ISO 4892-2:2013 Plastics — Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources — Part 2: Xenon-arc lamps
    EN 960:2006 Headforms for use in the testing of protective helmets
    EN 568:2015 Mountaineering equipment - Ice anchors - Safety requirements and test methods
    EN 12275:2013 Mountaineering equipment - Connectors - Safety requirements and test methods
    EN 12276:2013 Mountaineering equipment - Frictional anchors - Safety requirements and test methods
    EN ISO 4892-2:2013 Plastics - Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources - Part 2: Xenon-arc lamps (ISO 4892-2:2013)
    ISO 6487:2015 Road vehicles — Measurement techniques in impact tests — Instrumentation
    EN 959:2007 Mountaineering equipment - Rock anchors - Safety requirements and test methods
    EN 12270:2013 Mountaineering equipment - Chocks - Safety requirements and test methods
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