oSIST prEN 168:2007
(Main)Personal eye-protection - Non-optical test methods
Personal eye-protection - Non-optical test methods
This European Standard specifies non-optical test methods for eye-protectors, the requirements for which are contained in other European Standards.
Persönlicher Augenschutz - Nichtoptische Prüfverfahren
Protection individuelle de l'oil - Méthodes d'essais autres qu'optiques
La présente Norme européenne spécifie les méthodes d'essais autres qu'optiques pour les protecteurs oculaires dont les spécifications sont données dans d'autres Normes européennes.
Il est possible d'utiliser d'autres méthodes s’il est démontré qu'elles sont équivalentes.
Les méthodes d'essais optiques font l'objet du prEN 167.
Une définition des termes employés est donnée dans l’EN 165.
Osebno varovanje oči - Metode neoptičnih preskusov
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2007
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Personal eye-protection - Non-optical test methods
Persönlicher Augenschutz - Nichtoptische Prüfverfahren
Protection individuelle de l'oil - Méthodes d'essais autres qu'optiques
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 168
ICS:
13.340.20 Varovalna oprema za glavo Head protective equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN STANDARD
DRAFT
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
September 2007
ICS 13.340.20 Will supersede EN 168:2001
English Version
Personal eye-protection - Non-optical test methods
Persönlicher Augenschutz - Nichtoptische Prüfverfahren
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 85.
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.
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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
Foreword.4
1 Scope .5
2 Normative references .5
3 Test for increased robustness .5
3.1 Unmounted oculars .5
3.2 Complete eye-protectors and frames .7
4 Test for minimum robustness of oculars with filtering effect and cover plates .8
4.1 Apparatus .8
4.2 Procedure .8
5 Test for stability at elevated temperature .9
5.1 Apparatus .9
5.2 Procedure .9
6 Test for resistance to ultraviolet radiation.10
6.1 Apparatus .10
6.2 Procedure .10
7 Test for resistance to ignition .10
7.1 Apparatus .10
7.2 Procedure .10
8 Test for resistance to corrosion.10
9 Test for resistance to high-speed particles and resistance to high speed particles at extremes
of temperature.11
9.1 Apparatus .11
9.2 Procedure .11
10 Test for protection against molten metals .12
10.1 Test for non-adherence of molten metals .12
10.2 Test for area of coverage of face shields.14
11 Test for resistance to penetration by hot solids .16
11.1 Apparatus .16
11.2 Procedure .16
12 Test for protection against droplets and liquid splashes.17
12.1 Test for protection against droplets (for goggle type eye-protectors) .17
12.2 Test for protection against liquid splashes (for face-shields) .17
13 Test for protection against large dust particles .17
13.1 Apparatus .17
13.2 Procedure .19
13.3 Evaluation.19
14 Test for protection against gases and fine dust particles.20
14.1 Apparatus .20
14.2 Procedure .21
14.3 Evaluation.21
15 Test for resistance to surface damage by fine particles .21
15.1 Apparatus .21
15.2 Samples .22
15.3 Procedure .22
15.4 Evaluation.22
16 Test for resistance to fogging of oculars.24
16.1 Apparatus .24
16.2 Samples .25
16.3 Procedure and evaluation.25
17 Head-form.27
18 Assessment of Field of Vision .29
19 Assessment of lateral protection.30
19.1 Apparatus .30
19.2 Procedure .30
19.3 Evaluation.30
20 Test for protection against radiant heat.31
20.1 Principle.31
20.2 Apparatus .31
20.3 Procedure .32
Annex A (informative) Uncertainty of measurement and results interpretation.34
A.1 Test report and uncertainty of measurement .34
Annex B (informative) Significant technical changes between this European Standard and the
previous edition .36
Annex ZA (informative) Clauses of this European Standard addressing essential requirements or other
provisions of EU Directives.37
Foreword
This document (prEN 168:2007) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 85 “Eye protective
equipment”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 168:2001.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European
Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EC Directive(s).
For relationship with EC Directive(s), see informative Annex ZA which is an integral part of this document.
Annex B provides details of significant technical changes between this European Standard and the previous
edition:
1 Scope
This European Standard specifies non-optical test methods for eye-protectors, the requirements for which are
contained in other European Standards.
Alternative test methods may be used if shown to be equivalent.
The optical test methods are given in prEN 167.
A definition of terms is given in EN 165.
2 Normative references
This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other publications. These
normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text, and the publications are listed hereafter. For
dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any of these publications apply to this European
Standard only when incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For undated references the latest edition of the
publication referred to applies (including amendments).
EN 165, Personal eye-protection — Vocabulary.
prEN 166:2007, Personal eye-protection — Specifications.
prEN 167:2007, Personal eye-protection — Optical test methods.
EN 136:1998, Respiratory protective devices - Full face masks - Requirements, testing, marking.
EN ISO 6942:2002, Protective clothing - Protection against heat and fire - Method of test : evaluation of materials
and material assemblies when exposed to a source of radiant heat.
ISO 565, Test sieves — Metal wire cloth, perforated metal plate and electroformed sheet —
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