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BS EN 137:2006

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Respiratory protective devices. Self-contained open-circuit compressed air breathing apparatus with full face mask. Requirements, testing, marking

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English

Published date

30-11-2006

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Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Description
5 Classification
6 Requirements
  6.1 General
  6.2 Ergonomics
  6.3 Design
  6.4 Materials
  6.5 Cleaning and disinfecting
  6.6 Mass
  6.7 Connections
  6.8 Full face mask
  6.9 Body harness
  6.10 Practical performance
  6.11 Resistance to temperature and flammability
  6.12 Protection against particulate matter
  6.13 High and medium pressure parts
  6.14 Pressure vessel(s)
  6.15 Pressure vessel valve(s)
  6.16 Pressure reducer
  6.17 Pressure indicator and tube
  6.18 Warning device
  6.19 Flexible hoses and tubes
  6.20 Lung governed demand valve
  6.21 Breathing resistance
  6.22 Static pressure
  6.23 Leak-tightness
  6.24 Pre-conditioning
7 Testing
  7.1 General
  7.2 Nominal values and tolerances
  7.3 Visual inspection
  7.4 Resistance to temperature and flammability
  7.5 Pressure reducer
  7.6 Warning device
  7.7 Leak-tightness
  7.8 Water immersion
  7.9 Strength of connections to full face mask, demand valve
       and breathing hose (if fitted)
  7.10 Resistance to collapse of breathing hose
  7.11 Practical performance
  7.12 Breathing resistance
8 Marking
9 Information supplied by the manufacturer
Annex A (normative) Second medium pressure connector
  A.1 General
  A.2 Requirements
  A.3 Information supplied by the manufacturer
Annex B (normative) Ambient air bypass device
  B.1 General
  B.2 Requirements
  B.3 Information supplied by the manufacturer
Annex C (normative) Requirements for static and dynamic pressure
                    for apparatus with thread connector in
                    accordance with EN 148-3
  C.1 General
  C.2 Static pressure
  C.3 Dynamic pressure
  C.4 Exhalation valve
  C.5 Testing of dynamic pressure
Annex D (informative) Marking
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European
                       Standard and the Essential Requirements
                       of EU Directive 89/686/EEC (PPE)
Bibliography

Specifies minimum performance requirements for self-contained open-circuit compressed air breathing apparatus with full face mask used as respiratory protective devices, except escape apparatus and diving apparatus.

Committee
PH/4
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes BS 7004(1988) and 90/48400 DC. (09/2005) Supersedes 02/561635 DC. (11/2006)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
44
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
NEN EN 137 : 2006 Identical
SN EN 137 : 2007 Identical
UNI EN 137 : 2007 Identical
NBN EN 137 : 2007 Identical
I.S. EN 137:2006 Identical
UNE-EN 137:2007 Identical
EN 137:2006 Identical
NF EN 137 : 2007 Identical
NS EN 137 : 2ED 2006 Identical
DIN EN 137:2007-01 Identical

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