EN ISO 12402-7:2020

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2020
Nadomešča:
SIST EN ISO 12402-7:2007
SIST EN ISO 12402-7:2007/A1:2011
Osebni plavajoči pripomočki - 7. del: Materiali in sestavni deli - Varnostne zahteve
in preskusne metode (ISO 12402-7:2020)
Personal flotation devices - Part 7: Materials and components - Safety requirements and
test methods (ISO 12402-7:2020)
Persönliche Auftriebsmittel - Teil 7: Werkstoffe und Bestandteile - Sicherheitstechnische
Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren (ISO 12402-7:2020)
Équipements individuels de flottabilité - Partie 7 : Matériaux et composants - Exigences
de sécurité et méthodes d'essai (ISO 12402-7:2020)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 12402-7:2020
ICS:
13.340.70 Rešilni jopiči, vzgonska Lifejackets, buoyancy aids
pomagala in plavajoči and floating devices
pripomočki
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN ISO 12402-7
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
October 2020
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 13.340.70 Supersedes EN ISO 12402-7:2006
English Version
Personal flotation devices - Part 7: Materials and
components - Safety requirements and test methods (ISO
12402-7:2020)
Équipements individuels de flottabilité - Partie 7: Persönliche Auftriebsmittel - Teil 7: Werkstoffe und
Matériaux et composants - Exigences de sécurité et Bestandteile - Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen
méthodes d'essai (ISO 12402-7:2020) und Prüfverfahren (ISO 12402-7:2020)
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3

European foreword
This document (EN ISO 12402-7:2020) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 188 "Small
craft" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 162 “Protective clothing including hand and
arm protection and lifejackets” the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by April 2021, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by April 2021.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN ISO 12402-7:2006.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: 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 the
United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 12402-7:2020 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 12402-7:2020 without any
modification.
INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 12402-7
Second edition
2020-07
Personal flotation devices —
Part 7:
Materials and components — Safety
requirements and test methods
Équipements individuels de flottabilité —
Partie 7: Matériaux et composants — Exigences de sécurité et
méthodes d'essai
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ISO 12402-7:2020(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .v
Introduction .vii
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 3
4 Materials and components . 4
4.1 General . 4
4.1.1 Principles . 4
4.1.2 Sampling. 5
4.1.3 Pass or fail criteria . 5
4.1.4 Units of measurement . 5
4.1.5 Material . 5
4.1.6 Sample conditioning . 6
4.2 Sewing thread . 6
4.2.1 Construction . 6
4.2.2 Performance . 7
4.2.3 Loop breaking strength . 7
4.3 Fabric . 7
4.3.1 General. 7
4.3.2 Performance . 7
4.3.3 Colour .11
4.4 Structural webbing and tie tape .12
4.4.1 General.12
4.4.2 Torsional stiffness .12
4.5 Structural lacing .13
4.5.1 General.13
4.5.2 Construction .13
4.5.3 Performance .14
4.6 Structural zippers .14
4.6.1 Construction .14
4.6.2 Performance .14
4.7 Hardware .17
4.7.1 Webbing closures and adjusters . .17
4.7.2 Lacing closures and adjusters .21
4.7.3 Multi-eyelet guides . .24
4.8 Foam flotation material .25
4.8.1 General.25
4.8.2 Performance .26
4.8.3 Knitted fabric laminated to foam flotation material .31
4.9 Inflation chamber materials .33
4.9.1 General.33
4.9.2 Performance .34
4.10 Polymeric foam coatings.36
4.10.1 Construction .36
4.10.2 Performance .
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