Respirex Standardisation

European Standards fall into two categories:

Harmonised standards that give a presumption of conformity with the PPE directive.
Draft European standards relating to the PPE Directive.

Typical European harmonised standards to which Respirex Products comply:

EN132:1990 - Respiratory protective devices - Definitions
EN270: 1994 - Respiratory protective devices - Compressed air line breathing apparatus incorporating a hood - Requirement, testing, marking.
EN340: 1993 - Protective clothing - General requirements.
EN345-2: 1996 - Safety footwear for professional use - Part 2: Additional specifications.
EN369: 1993 - Protective clothing - Protection against liquid chemicals - Test method: Resistance of materials to permeation by liquids.
EN374-3: 1994 - Protective gloves against chemicals and microorganisms - Part 3: Determination of resistance to permeation by chemicals.
EN463: 1994 - Protective clothing - Protection against liquid chemicals - Test method: Determination of resistance to penetration by a jet of liquid (Jet Test).
EN464: 1994 - Protective clothing - Protection against liquid and gaseous chemicals, including aerosols and solid particles - Test method: Determination of leak-tightness of gas-tight suits (internal pressure test).
EN465: 1995 - Protective clothing - Protection against liquid chemicals - Performance requirements for chemical protective clothing with spray-tight connections between different parts of the clothing (Type 4 Equipment).
EN466: 1995 - Protective clothing - Protection against liquid chemicals - Performance requirements for chemical protective clothing with liquid-tight connections between different parts of the clothing (Type 3 Equipment).
EN467: 1995 - Protective clothing - Protection against liquid chemicals - Performance requirements for garments providing protection to parts of the body.
EN468: 1994 - Protective clothing - Protection against liquid chemicals - Test method: Determination of resistance to penetration by spray (Spray Test).
EN530: 1994 - Abrasion resistance of protective clothing material - Test methods.
EN863:1995 - Protective clothing - Mechanical properties - Test method: Puncture resistance.
EN943-1: 2002 - Protective clothing for use against liquid and gaseous chemicals, including liquid aerosols and solid particles - Performance requirements for ventilated and non-ventilated "gas-tight" (Type 1) and "non-gas-tight" (Type 2) protective clothing.
EN943-2: 2002 - Protective clothing for use against liquid and gaseous chemicals, including liquid aerosols and solid particles - Part 2: Performance requirements "gas-tight" (Type 1) chemical protective suits for emergency teams (ET).

Draft European Standards relating to the PPE Directive:

These standards are at the stage of public enquiry or – if having passed this stage – still having to be formally adopted as EN standards.

Attention should be drawn to the fact that the above indicated draft standards can be subject to substantial modification before their adoption.

Typical draft European standards to which Respirex Products comply:

prEN1511: 1997 - Protective clothing - Protection against liquid chemicals - Performance requirements for limited use chemical protective clothing with liquid-tight connections between different parts of the clothing (Limited use Type 3 Equipment).
prEN1512: 1997 - Protective clothing - Protection against liquid chemicals - Performance requirements for limited use chemical protective clothing with spray-tight connections between different parts of the clothing (Limited use Type 4 Equipment).
prEN1513: 1997 - Protective clothing - Protection against liquid chemicals - Performance requirements for limited use garments providing chemical protection to parts of the body (Limited use partial body protective equipment).

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