oSIST prEN 15796:2020

Chemicals used for treatment of swimming pool water - Calcium hypochlorite

This document is applicable to calcium hypochlorite used directly, or for the production of formulations, for treatment of water for swimming pools. It describes the characteristics of calcium hypochlorite and specifies the requirements and the corresponding test methods for calcium hypochlorite. It gives information on its use in swimming pool water treatment. It also determines the rules relating to safe handling and use of calcium hypochlorite (see Annex B).

Produkte zur Aufbereitung von Schwimm-und Badebeckenwasser - Calciumhypochlorit

Dieses Dokument gilt für Calciumhypochlorit, das direkt zur Aufbereitung von Schwimm- und Badebecken-wasser oder zur Herstellung von Zubereitungen für diesen Zweck verwendet wird. Es beschreibt die Eigenschaften von Calciumhypochlorit und legt die Anforderungen sowie die entsprechenden Prüfverfahren für Calciumhypochlorit fest. Es enthält Angaben zu seiner Anwendung in der Aufbereitung von Schwimm- und Badebeckenwasser. Es legt darüber hinaus Regeln für die sichere Handhabung und Verwendung von Calciumhypochlorit fest (siehe Anhang B).

Produits chimiques utilisés pour le traitement de l'eau des piscines - Hypochlorite de calcium

Le présent document est applicable à l’hypochlorite de calcium utilisé directement ou pour la production de formulations pour le traitement de l’eau des piscines. Il décrit les caractéristiques de l’hypochlorite de calcium et spécifie les exigences et les méthodes d’essai correspondantes. Il donne des informations sur son emploi dans le traitement de l’eau des piscines. Il détermine également les règles relatives à la manipulation et à l’utilisation en toute sécurité de l’hypochlorite de calcium (voir l’Annexe B).

Kemikalije, ki se uporabljajo za pripravo bazenske vode - Kalcijev hipoklorit

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 19-Jul-2020
• ICS: 13.060.25 - Water for industrial use
• ICS: 71.100.80 - Chemicals for purification of water
• Technical Committee: IOVO - Water supply and waste water engineering
• Current Stage: 4020 - Public enquire (PE) (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 08-Jun-2020
• Due Date: 26-Oct-2020
• Completion Date: 10-Aug-2020
• Ref Project: prEN 15796 - Chemicals used for treatment of swimming pool water - Calcium hypochlorite

RELATIONS

• Revised: SIST EN 15796:2010 - Chemicals used for treatment of swimming pool water - Calcium hypochlorite
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2020

Standards Content (sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 15796:2020
01-julij-2020
Kemikalije, ki se uporabljajo za pripravo bazenske vode - Kalcijev hipoklorit
Chemicals used for treatment of swimming pool water - Calcium hypochlorite
Produkte zur Aufbereitung von Schwimm-und Badebeckenwasser - Calciumhypochlorit

Produits chimiques utilisés pour le traitement de l'eau des piscines - Hypochlorite de

calcium
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 15796
ICS:
13.060.25 Voda za industrijsko uporabo Water for industrial use
71.100.80 Kemikalije za čiščenje vode Chemicals for purification of
water
oSIST prEN 15796:2020 en,fr,de

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 15796
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
May 2020
ICS 71.100.80 Will supersede EN 15796:2010
English Version
Chemicals used for treatment of swimming pool water -
Calcium hypochlorite

Produits chimiques utilisés pour le traitement de l'eau Produkte zur Aufbereitung von Schwimm-und

des piscines - Hypochlorite de calcium Badebeckenwasser - Calciumhypochlorit

This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee

CEN/TC 164.

If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations

which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

This draft European Standard was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other

language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC

Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,

Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,

Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and

United Kingdom.

Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are

aware and to provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without

notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
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Contents Page

European foreword ............................................................................................................................................ 3

Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................... 4

1 Scope .......................................................................................................................................................... 5

2 Normative references .......................................................................................................................... 5

3 Terms and defintions .......................................................................................................................... 5

4 Description .............................................................................................................................................. 5

5 Purity criteria ......................................................................................................................................... 5

5.1 General...................................................................................................................................................... 5

5.2 Composition of commercial product ............................................................................................. 5

5.3 Impurities and main by-products ................................................................................................... 6

5.4 Chemical parameters........................................................................................................................... 6

6 Test methods .......................................................................................................................................... 6

7 Labelling - Transportation - Storage .............................................................................................. 6

7.1 Means of delivery .................................................................................................................................. 6

7.2 Risk and safety labelling according to the EU Directives ....................................................... 6

7.3 Transportation regulations and labelling ................................................................................... 8

7.4 Marking .................................................................................................................................................... 8

7.5 Storage ...................................................................................................................................................... 8

Annex A (informative) General information on calcium hypochlorite ........................................... 10

Annex B (normative) General rules relating to safety .......................................................................... 11

Bibliography ....................................................................................................................................................... 12

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European foreword

This document (prEN 15796:2020) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 164 “Water

supply”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 15796:2010.

In comparison with the previous edition, the following technical modifications have been made:

a) Modification of 7.3 on transportation regulations and labelling, adding the sentence “The user must

be aware of the incompatibilities between transported products”;

b) Modification of 7.4 on marking. The requirements of marking are also applied to the accompanying

documents;
c) Update of 7.2 on labelling.
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Introduction

In respect of potential adverse effects on the quality of water for swimming pools, caused by the product

covered by this standard:

d) this standard provides no information as to whether the product may be used without restriction in

any of the Member States of the EU or EFTA;

e) it should be noted that, while awaiting the adoption of verifiable European criteria, existing national

regulations concerning the use and/or the characteristics of this product remain in force.

NOTE Conformity with this standard does not confer or imply acceptance or approval of the product in any of

the Member States of the EU or EFTA. The use of the product covered by this document is subject to regulation or

control by National Authorities.
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1 Scope

This document is applicable to calcium hypochlorite used directly, or for the production of formulations,

for treatment of water for swimming pools. It describes the characteristics of calcium hypochlorite and

specifies the requirements and the corresponding test methods for calcium hypochlorite. It gives

information on its use in swimming pool water treatment. It also determines the rules relating to safe

handling and use of calcium hypochlorite (see Annex B).
2 Normative references

The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content

constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For

undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

EN 900, Chemicals used for treatment of water intended for human consumption — Calcium hypochlorite

3 Terms and defintions
No terms and definitions are listed in this document.

ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:

— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
4 Description

For the identification, the commercial form, the physical properties and the chemical properties see the

relevant subclauses of EN 900.
For additional information on calcium hypochlorite, see Annex A.
5 Purity criteria
5.1 General

This document specifies the minimum purity requirements for calcium hypochlorite used for the

treatment of water for swimming pools. Limits are given for impurities commonly present in the product.

Depending on the raw material and the manufacturing
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