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BS EN 14593-2:2005

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Respiratory protective devices. Compressed air line breathing apparatus with demand valve Apparatus with a half mask at positive pressure. Requirements, testing, marking
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

29-04-2005

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions and pictograms
4 Description
5 Requirements
  5.1 General
  5.2 Ergonomics
  5.3 Materials
  5.4 Water immersion
  5.5 Cleaning and disinfecting
  5.6 Practical performance
  5.7 Connections
  5.8 Body harness or belt
  5.9 Performance requirements after storage
  5.10 Flammability
  5.11 Resistance to pressure
  5.12 Mobile high pressure air supply systems
  5.13 Warning devices for mobile high pressure air
       supply systems
  5.14 Compressed air supply tube
  5.15 Breathing hose
  5.16 Lung governed demand valve
  5.17 Adjustable parts
  5.18 Half masks
  5.19 Inward leakage
  5.20 Inhalation and exhalation valves
  5.21 Breathing resistance
  5.22 Carbon dioxide content of inhalation air
  5.23 Leaktightness
6 Testing
  6.1 General
  6.2 Water immersion
  6.3 Visual inspection
  6.4 Practical performance
  6.5 Strength of connections to facepiece, demand valve,
       medium pressure connecting tube and breathing hose
  6.6 Resistance to collapse of breathing hose
  6.7 Strength of compressed air supply tube, body harness
       and couplings
  6.8 Storage conditioning
  6.9 Flammability
  6.10 Pressure reducer relief valve
  6.11 Resistance to kinking of compressed air supply tube
  6.12 Resistance to collapse of compressed air supply tube
  6.13 Heat resistance of compressed air supply tube
  6.14 Inward leakage
  6.15 Tests for lung-governed demand valve
  6.16 Determination of carbon dioxide content of the
       inhalation air
  6.17 Testing of audible warning device
7 Marking
8 Information supplied by the manufacturer
Annex A (informative) Marking
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European
                       Standard and the Essential Requirements
                       of EU Directive 89/686/EEC (PPE)

Describes minimum requirements for compressed air line breathing apparatus with demand valve for use with a half mask at positive pressure, as a respiratory protective device.

Committee
PH/4
DevelopmentNote
Together with BS EN 14593-1 and BS EN 14594 supersedes BS EN 139. Supersedes 02/565106 DC. (05/2005)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
32
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

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EN 12021:2014 Respiratory equipment - Compressed gases for breathing apparatus
EN ISO 8031:2009 Rubber and plastics hoses and hose assemblies - Determination of electrical resistance and conductivity (ISO 8031:2009)
EN 132:1998 Respiratory protective devices - Definitions of terms and pictograms
EN 13274-3:2001 Respiratory protective devices - Methods of test - Part 3: Determination of breathing resistance
EN 134:1998 Respiratory protective devices - Nomenclature of components
EN 13274-4:2001 Respiratory protective devices - Methods of test - Part 4: Flame tests
EN 13274-6:2001 Respiratory protective devices - Methods of test - Part 6: Determination of carbon dioxide content of the inhalation air
EN 13274-1:2001 Respiratory protective devices - Methods of test - Part 1: Determination of inward leakage and total inward leakage
EN 140:1998/AC:1999 Respiratory protective devices - Half masks and quarter masks - Requirements, testing, marking
EN 148-2:1999 Respiratory protective devices - Threads for facepieces - Part 2: Centre thread connection
EN 13274-2:2001 Respiratory protective devices - Methods of test - Part 2: Practical performance tests
ISO 8031:2009 Rubber and plastics hoses and hose assemblies Determination of electrical resistance and conductivity

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