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  • BS EN 170:2002

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    Personal eye-protection. Ultraviolet filters.Transmittance requirements and recommended use

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  06-06-2022

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  14-04-2003

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Designation and identification
    5 Requirements
       5.1 General
       5.2 Transmittance requirements
       5.3 Ocular with enhanced colour recognition (optional)
    Annex A (normative) Relative visual attenuation quotient
            for signal light recognition
    Annex B (informative) Guidance on selection and use
    Annex C (informative) Uncertainty of measurement and results
            interpretation
    Annex ZA (informative) Clauses of this European Standard
             addressing essential requirements or other provisions
             of EU Directives
    Bibliography

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    Defines the transmittance requirements and the scale numbers for filters for protection against ultraviolet radiation. EN 166 gives other applicable requirements for these types of filters. Annex A gives advice on the selection and use of these filters.

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    Committee PH/2/2
    Development Note Supersedes 01/560137 DC (04/2003)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
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    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 7028:1999 Eye protection for industrial and other uses. Guidance on selection, use and maintenance

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    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
    ISO/CIE 10527:1991 CIE standard colorimetric observers
    EN 165:2005 Personal eye-protection - Vocabulary
    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 167:2001 Personal eye-protection - Optical test methods
    ISO/CIE 10526:1999 CIE standard illuminants for colorimetry
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