I.S. EN 12941:1998
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RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES - POWERED FILTERING DEVICES INCORPORATING A HELMET OR A HOOD - REQUIREMENTS, TESTING, MARKING
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11-01-2024
English
01-01-1998
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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
Defines minimum requirements for powered filtering devices, including a helmet or hood having gas, particle or combined filter(s) for respiratory protection.
DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes I.S. EN 146. (06/2005)
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DocumentType |
Standard
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Pages |
79
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PublisherName |
National Standards Authority of Ireland
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Status |
Superseded
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Supersedes |
Standards | Relationship |
UNI EN 12941 : 2009 | Identical |
NS EN 12941 : 1998 AMD 2 2008 | Identical |
SN EN 12941 : 1999 AMD 2 2009 | Identical |
BS EN 12941 : 1999 | Identical |
NEN EN 12941 : 1998 AMD 2 2008 | Identical |
NF EN 12941 : 1998 AMD 2 2009 | Identical |
UNE-EN 12941:1999 | Identical |
DIN EN 12941:2009-02 | Identical |
NBN EN 12941 : 1998 AMD 2 2009 | Identical |
ONORM EN 12941 : 2009 | Identical |
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 |
EN 60079-0:2012/A11:2013 | EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES - PART 0: EQUIPMENT - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS (IEC 60079-0:2011, MODIFIED) |
EN 50020:2002 | Electrical apparatus for potentially explosive atmospheres - Intrinsic safety 'i' |
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 166:2001 | Personal eye-protection - Specifications |
EN 169:2002 | Personal eye-protection - Filters for welding and related techniques - Transmittance requirements and recommended use |
EN 171:2002 | Personal eye-protection - Infrared filters - Transmittance requirements and recommended use |
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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