BS EN 14593-2:2005
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Respiratory protective devices. Compressed air line breathing apparatus with demand valve Apparatus with a half mask at positive pressure. Requirements, testing, marking
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English
29-04-2005
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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions and pictograms
4 Description
5 Requirements
5.1 General
5.2 Ergonomics
5.3 Materials
5.4 Water immersion
5.5 Cleaning and disinfecting
5.6 Practical performance
5.7 Connections
5.8 Body harness or belt
5.9 Performance requirements after storage
5.10 Flammability
5.11 Resistance to pressure
5.12 Mobile high pressure air supply systems
5.13 Warning devices for mobile high pressure air
supply systems
5.14 Compressed air supply tube
5.15 Breathing hose
5.16 Lung governed demand valve
5.17 Adjustable parts
5.18 Half masks
5.19 Inward leakage
5.20 Inhalation and exhalation valves
5.21 Breathing resistance
5.22 Carbon dioxide content of inhalation air
5.23 Leaktightness
6 Testing
6.1 General
6.2 Water immersion
6.3 Visual inspection
6.4 Practical performance
6.5 Strength of connections to facepiece, demand valve,
medium pressure connecting tube and breathing hose
6.6 Resistance to collapse of breathing hose
6.7 Strength of compressed air supply tube, body harness
and couplings
6.8 Storage conditioning
6.9 Flammability
6.10 Pressure reducer relief valve
6.11 Resistance to kinking of compressed air supply tube
6.12 Resistance to collapse of compressed air supply tube
6.13 Heat resistance of compressed air supply tube
6.14 Inward leakage
6.15 Tests for lung-governed demand valve
6.16 Determination of carbon dioxide content of the
inhalation air
6.17 Testing of audible warning device
7 Marking
8 Information supplied by the manufacturer
Annex A (informative) Marking
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European
Standard and the Essential Requirements
of EU Directive 89/686/EEC (PPE)
Describes minimum requirements for compressed air line breathing apparatus with demand valve for use with a half mask at positive pressure, as a respiratory protective device.
| Committee |
PH/4
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| DevelopmentNote |
Together with BS EN 14593-1 and BS EN 14594 supersedes BS EN 139. Supersedes 02/565106 DC. (05/2005)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
32
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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| Supersedes |
| Standards | Relationship |
| NS EN 14593-2 : 1ED 2005 | Identical |
| NBN EN 14593-2 : 2005 COR 2005 | Identical |
| UNI EN 14593-2 : 2005 | Identical |
| NEN EN 14593-2 : 2005 | Identical |
| DIN EN 14593-2:2005-07 | Identical |
| UNE-EN 14593-2:2005 | Identical |
| SN EN 14593-2 : 2005 CORR 2005 | Identical |
| NF EN 14593-2 : 2005 | Identical |
| I.S. EN 14593-2:2005 | Identical |
| EN 14593-2:2005 | Identical |
| EN 148-3:1999 | Respiratory protective devices - Threads for facepieces - Part 3: Tread connection M 45 x 3 |
| EN 12021:2014 | Respiratory equipment - Compressed gases for breathing apparatus |
| EN ISO 8031:2009 | Rubber and plastics hoses and hose assemblies - Determination of electrical resistance and conductivity (ISO 8031:2009) |
| EN 132:1998 | Respiratory protective devices - Definitions of terms and pictograms |
| EN 13274-3:2001 | Respiratory protective devices - Methods of test - Part 3: Determination of breathing resistance |
| EN 134:1998 | Respiratory protective devices - Nomenclature of components |
| EN 13274-4:2001 | Respiratory protective devices - Methods of test - Part 4: Flame tests |
| EN 13274-6:2001 | Respiratory protective devices - Methods of test - Part 6: Determination of carbon dioxide content of the inhalation air |
| EN 13274-1:2001 | Respiratory protective devices - Methods of test - Part 1: Determination of inward leakage and total inward leakage |
| EN 148-2:1999 | Respiratory protective devices - Threads for facepieces - Part 2: Centre thread connection |
| EN 13274-2:2001 | Respiratory protective devices - Methods of test - Part 2: Practical performance tests |
| ISO 8031:2009 | Rubber and plastics hoses and hose assemblies Determination of electrical resistance and conductivity |
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