EN ISO 12402-4:2020

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-november-2020
Nadomešča:
SIST EN ISO 12402-4:2006
SIST EN ISO 12402-4:2006/A1:2010
Osebni plavajoči pripomočki - 4. del: Rešilni jopiči, lastnosti za nivo 100 -
Varnostne zahteve (ISO 12402-4:2020)
Personal flotation devices - Part 4: Lifejackets, performance level 100 - Safety
requirements (ISO 12402-4:2020)
Persönliche Auftriebsmittel - Teil 4: Rettungswesten, Stufe 100 - Sicherheitstechnische
Anforderungen (ISO 12402-4:2020)
Équipements individuels de flottabilité - Partie 4: Gilets de sauvetage, niveau de
performance 100 - Exigences de sécurité (ISO 12402-4:2020)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 12402-4:2020
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 12402-4
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
September 2020
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 13.340.70 Supersedes EN ISO 12402-4:2006
English Version
Personal flotation devices - Part 4: Lifejackets,
performance level 100 - Safety requirements (ISO 12402-
4:2020)
Équipements individuels de flottabilité - Partie 4: Gilets Persönliche Auftriebsmittel - Teil 4: Rettungswesten,
de sauvetage, niveau de performance 100 - Exigences Stufe 100 - Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen (ISO
de sécurité (ISO 12402-4:2020) 12402-4:2020)
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment aimed to be covered. 4

European foreword
This document (EN ISO 12402-4:2020) 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 March 2021, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by March 2021.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 12402-4:2006.
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 EU Directive(s).
For the relationship with EU Directive(s) see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this
document.
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 12402-4:2020 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 12402-4:2020 without any
modification.
Annex ZA
(informative)
Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and
of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment aimed to
be covered
This European Standard has been prepared under a Commission's standardization request to provide
one voluntary means of conforming to essential requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the
European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment.
Once this standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union under that Regulation
(EU) 2016/425, compliance with the normative clauses of this standard given in Table ZA.1 confers,
within the limits of the scope of this standard, a presumption of conformity with the corresponding
essential requirements of that Regulation (EU) 2016/425 and associated EFTA regulations.
Table ZA.1 — Correspondence between this European Standard and Regulation (EU) 2016/425
Essential Requirements of Regulation (EU) Clause(s)/sub-clause(s) of Remarks/
2016/425 this EN Notes
1.1.1 Ergonomics 5.6
1.1.2.1 Optimum level of protection 5.6
1.1.2.2 Classes of protection appropriate to 4.2
different levels of risk
1.2.1 Absence of inherent risks and other 5.1.2; 5.1.3; 5.1.5; 5.1.7; 5.2;
nuisance factors 5.3.1.1; 5.3.1.2; 5.3.2.2;
5.3.2.3; 5.3.4.3; 5.3.4.4;
5.6.1.4; 5.6.1.7; 5.6.1.8;
5.6.1.9; 5.6.1.10; 5.6.1.11
1.2.1.1 Suitable constituent materials 5.1
1.2.1.2 Satisfactory surface condition of all PPE 5.1
parts in contact with the user
1.2.1.3 Maximum permissible user impediment 5.6.1.3
1.3.1 Adaption of PPE to user morphology 5.6.2
1.3.2 Lightness and design strength 5.3.2.1; 5.3.3.1; 5.5; 5.6.1.6
1.4 Manufacturer's instructions and 5.1.6; 5.3.4.1; 6.2; 7; 8
information
2.1 PPE incorporating adjustment systems 5.1.3
2.4 PPE subject to ageing 6.2 l)
2.8 PPE for intervention in very dangerous 5.1.4
situations
Essential Requirements of Regulation (EU) Clause(s)/sub-clause(s) of Remarks/
2016/425 this EN Notes
2.12 PPE bearing one or more identification 6
markings or indicators directly or
indirectly relating to health and safety
2.13 PPE capable of signalling the user's 5.4
presence visually
3.4.1 Prevention of drowning 5.1.2; 5.2; 5.3.1.1; 5.3.2.2;
5.3.4.2; 5.3.4.4; 5.6.3; 5.7
WARNING 1 — Presumption of conformity stays valid only as long as a reference to this European
Standard is maintained in the list published in the Official Journal of the European Union. Users of this
standard should consult frequently the latest list published in the Official Journal of the European
Union.
WARNING 2 — Other Union legislation may be applicable to the product(s) falling within the scope of
this standard.
INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 12402-4
Second edition
2020-07
Personal flotation devices —
Part 4:
Lifejackets, performance level 100 —
Safety requirements
Équipements individuels de flottabilité —
Partie 4: Gilets de sauvetage, niveau de performance 100 — Exigences
de sécurité
Reference number
ISO 12402-4:2020(E)
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ISO 12402-4:2020(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Classification of PFDs . 4
4.1 Classes . 4
4.1.1 Buoyancy aids . 4
4.1.2 Lifejackets . 4
4.1.3 Special application PFDs . 4
4.2 Performance levels . 5
4.2.1 Level 50 . 5
4.2.2 Level 100. 5
4.2.3 Level 150. 5
4.2.4 Level 275. 5
5 Requirements . 5
5.1 General . 5
5.1.1 Materials and components . 6
5.1.2 Means of inflation . . . 6
5.1.3 Body strap and lacing ends requirements . 7
5.1.4 Inflation status indicators . 7
5.1.5 Ride-up prevention system . 7
5.1.6 Rearming and repacking information . 7
5.1.7 Oral inflation . 7
5.1.8 Magnetic properties . 7
5.2 Combination of lifejackets and accessories .
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