NBN EN 14458 : 2004
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PERSONAL EYE-EQUIPMENT - FACESHIELDS AND VISORS FOR USE WITH FIREFIGHTERS' AND HIGH PERFORMANCE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY HELMETS USED BY FIREFIGHTERS, AMBULANCE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES
12-01-2013
Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Classification
4.1 General use
4.2 Firefighters' use
4.3 Mesh
5 Performance requirements
5.1 General
5.2 Requirements for general use
5.3 Additional requirements for firefighters' use
5.4 General requirements for mesh visors
5.5 Optional requirements
6 Testing
6.1 Nominal values and tolerances
6.2 Conditioning and sample numbers
6.3 Visual inspection
6.4 Practical performance test
6.5 Electrical properties tests
6.6 Radiant heat resistance test
6.7 Radiant heat protection test
6.8 Flammability test for firefighters' visors
6.9 Resistance to extremes of temperature test for
firefighters' visors
6.10 Test for resistance to chemicals
7 Marking
7.1 General
7.2 Markings on visor
7.3 Markings on means of fixing
8 Information
Annex A (normative) Taber abrasion resistance test method
A.1 Apparatus
A.2 Preparation of test pieces
A.3 Test method
A.4 Calculation and interpretation of results
Annex B (informative) Equipment list
B.1 General
B.2 Equipment list - firefighters
B.3 Equipment list - Emergency teams/ambulance service
Annex C (informative) Uncertainty of measurement
C.1 Test report and uncertainty of measurement
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard
and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive 89/686/EEC
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