M/BC/CEN/88/3 - PPE: Head protection
Order for standardization concerning Personal Protective Equipment (P.P.E.) - head protection
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A European Standardization Mandate is a formal request from the European Commission to the European Standardization Organizations (CEN, CENELEC, and ETSI) to develop European standards (ENs) in support of EU legislation and policies. Mandates are issued under Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 and help ensure that products and services meet the essential requirements set out in EU directives and regulations.
M/BC/CEN/88/3 is a European Standardization Mandate titled "Order for standardization concerning Personal Protective Equipment (P.P.E.) - head protection". Order for standardization concerning Personal Protective Equipment (P.P.E.) - head protection There are 8 standards developed under this mandate.
Standards developed in response to a mandate and cited in the Official Journal of the European Union become "harmonized standards". Products manufactured in compliance with harmonized standards benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation, facilitating CE marking and market access across the European Economic Area.
This European Standard specifies minimum requirements for firefighters' helmets protecting the upper head mainly against the effects of impact, penetration and heat and flame, whilst firefighting in buildings and other structures.
- Standard40 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
- Standard – translation41 pagesSlovenian languagee-Library read for1 day
This European Standard specifies minimum requirements for firefighters' helmets protecting the upper head mainly against the effects of impact, penetration and heat and flame, whilst firefighting in buildings and other structures.
- Standard40 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
- Standard – translation41 pagesSlovenian languagee-Library read for1 day
Add new, last, sentence - "Industrial safety helmets are intended primarily to provide protection to the wearer against falling objects and consequential brain injury and skull fracture".
- Amendment4 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
This European Standard specifies physical and performance requirements, methods of test and marking requirements for industrial safety helmets. The mandatory requirements apply to helmets for general use in industry. Additional optional performance equipments are included to apply only where specifically claimed by the helmet manufacturer.
- Standard21 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
Add new, last, sentence - "Industrial safety helmets are intended primarily to provide protection to the wearer against falling objects and consequential brain injury and skull fracture".
- Amendment4 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
This European Standard specifies physical and performance requirements, methods of test and marking requirements for industrial safety helmets. The mandatory requirements apply to helmets for general use in industry. Additional optional performance equipments are included to apply only where specifically claimed by the helmet manufacturer.
- Standard21 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
This European standard specifies the principal characteristics required for a helmet for firefighters with regards to the level of protection, comfort and durability. It allows options to take account of particular national requirements. Helmets complying with this standard are not necessarily intended for special applications (for example: oil fires, forest fires). Annex A and figures 1 to 9 are integral parts of this standard.
- Standard32 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
This European standard specifies the principal characteristics required for a helmet for firefighters with regards to the level of protection, comfort and durability. It allows options to take account of particular national requirements. Helmets complying with this standard are not necessarily intended for special applications (for example: oil fires, forest fires). Annex A and figures 1 to 9 are integral parts of this standard.
- Standard32 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day