Friday, April 8, 2016

New Protective Equipment Standards for the 1st Quarter 2016

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Protective Equipment are now available:


  • ASTM F1359, 2016 Edition, Standard Test Method for Liquid Penetration Resistance of Protective Clothing or Protective Ensembles Under a Shower Spray While on a Manikin
  • ASTM F1414, 2015 Edition, Standard Test Method for Measurement of Cut Resistance to Chainsaw in Lower Body (Legs) Protective Clothing
  • ASTM F1446, 2015b Edition, Standard Test Methods for Equipment and Procedures Used in Evaluating the Performance Characteristics of Protective Headgear
  • ASTM F1458, 2015 Edition, Standard Test Method for Measurement of Cut Resistance to Chainsaw of Foot Protective Devices
  • ASTM F1790, 2015 Edition, Standard Test Method for Measuring Cut Resistance of Materials Used in Protective Clothing
  • BS 8547, 2016 Edition, Respiratory equipment. Breathing gas demand regulator used for diving to depths greater than 50 metres. Requirements and test methods
  • BS EN 458, 2016 Edition, Hearing protectors. Recommendations for selection, use, care and maintenance. Guidance document
  • BS EN 702, Withdrawn and replaced by BS EN ISO 12127-1, Protective clothing. Protection against heat and flame. Test method. Determination of the contact heat transmission through protective clothing or its materials
  • BS EN 1073-1, 2016 Edition, Protective clothing against solid airborne particles including radioactive contamination. Requirements and test methods for compressed air line ventilated protective clothing, protecting the body and the respiratory tract
  • BS EN ISO 11810, 2015 Edition, Lasers and laser-related equipment. Test method and classification for the laser resistance of surgical drapes and/or patient protective covers. Primary ignition, penetration, flame spread and secondary ignition
  • BS EN ISO 11810-1, Withdrawn and replaced by BS EN ISO 11810, Lasers and laser-related equipment. Test method and classification for the laser resistance of surgical drapes and/or patient protective covers. Primary ignition and penetration
  • BS EN ISO 11810-2, Withdrawn and replaced by BS EN ISO 11810, Lasers and laser-related equipment. Test method and classification for the laser-resistance of surgical drapes and/or patient-protective covers. Secondary ignition
  • BS EN ISO 12127-1, 2015 Edition, Clothing to protect against heat and flame. Determination of contact heat transmission through clothing or constituent materials. Contact heat produced by heating cylinder
  • BS EN ISO 12311, Corrigendum 2 for 2013 Edition, Personal protective equipment. Test methods for sunglasses and related eyewear
  • DIN EN 943-1, 2015 Edition, Protective clothing against dangerous solid, liquid and gaseous chemicals, including liquid and solid aerosols - Part 1: Performance requirements for Type 1 (gas-tight) chemical protective suits (English language edition)
  • DIN EN 13594, 2016 Edition, Protective gloves for motorcycle riders - Requirements and test methods
  • ISO 11810, 2nd Edition, Lasers and laser-related equipment - Test method and classification for the laser resistance of surgical drapes and/or patient protective covers - Primary ignition, penetration, flame spread and secondary ignition
  • ISO 11810-1, Withdrawn and replaced by ISO 11810, Lasers and laser-related equipment -- Test method and classification for the laser-resistance of surgical drapes and/or patient-protective covers -- Part 1: Primary ignition and penetration
  • ISO 11810-2, Withdrawn and replaced by ISO 11810, Lasers and laser-related equipment -- Test method and classification for the laser-resistance of surgical drapes and/or patient-protective covers -- Part 2: Secondary ignition
  • ISO 11999-9, 1st Edition, PPE for firefighters - Test methods and requirements for PPE used by firefighters who are at risk of exposure to high levels of heat and/or flame while fighting fires occurring in structures - Part 9: Fire hoods
  • ISO 17491-4 Amendment 1, Amendment 1 for Protective clothing -- Test methods for clothing providing protection against chemicals -- Part 4: Determination of resistance to penetration by a spray of liquid (spray test)
  • PAS 10412, 2015 Edition, Intelligent clothing. LED active high visibility clothing. Specification


For more standards like these, please see our Document Center List of Standards on Protective Equipment and its links.