Personal Protective Equipment Standards
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Upload date: 25 March 2020
BS EN 149:2001+A1:2009 Respiratory protective devices. Filtering half masks to protect against particles. Requirements, testing, marking
BS EN 14683:2019 Medical face masks. Requirements and test methods.
BS EN 13795-1:2019 Surgical clothing and drapes. Requirements and test methods. Surgical drapes and gowns
BS EN 13795-2:2019 Surgical clothing and drapes. Requirements and test methods. Clean air suits
BS EN 14126:2003 Protective clothing. Performance requirements and tests methods for protective clothing against infective agents
BS EN 14605:2009+A1:2009 Protective clothing against liquid chemicals. Performance requirements for clothing with liquid-tight (Type 3) or spray-tight (Type 4) connections, including items providing protection to parts of the body only (Types PB [3] and PB [4])
BS EN 166:2002 Personal eye protection. Specifications
BS EN 455-1:2000 Medical gloves for single use. Requirements and testing for freedom from holes (Withdrawn title)
BS EN 455-2:2015 Medical gloves for single use. Requirements and testing for physical properties
BS EN 455-3:2015 Medical gloves for single use. Requirements and testing for biological evaluation
BS EN 455-4:2009 Medical gloves for single use. Requirements and testing for shelf life determination
BS EN ISO 10993-1:2009 Biological evaluation of medical devices Part 1: Evaluation and testing within a risk management process
BS EN ISO 13688:2013 Protective clothing. General requirements
BS EN IO 374-5:2016 Protective gloves against dangerous chemicals and micro-organisms. Terminology and performance requirements for micro-organisms risks
Upload date: 2 April 2020
BS EN 29073-3:1992 Methods of tests for Nonwovens - Part 3: Determination of tensile strength and elongation
BS EN ISO 139:2005 Textiles - Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing
BS EN ISO 811:2018 Textiles - Determination of resistance to water penetration - Hydrostatic pressure test
BS EN ISO 9073-10:2004 Textiles - Test methods for nonwovens - Part 10: Lint and other particles generation in the dry state
BS EN ISO 11737-1:2018 Sterilization of health care products - Microbiological methods - Part 1: Determination of a population of microorganisms on products
BS EN ISO 13938‑1:2019 Textiles - Bursting properties of fabrics - Part 1: Hydraulic method for determination of bursting strength and bursting distension
BS EN ISO 22612:2005 Clothing for protection against infectious agents — Test method for resistance to dry microbial penetration
ISO 22610:2018 Surgical drapes, gowns and clean air suits, used as medical devices, for patients, clinical staff and equipment - Test method to determine the resistance to wet bacterial penetration
Upload date: 7 April 2020
BS EN 13034:2005+A1:2009 Performance requirements for chemical protective clothing offering limited protective performance against liquid chemicals (Type 6 and Type PB equipment)
BS EN ISO 13982-1:2204+A1:2010 Part 1: Performance requirements for chemical protective clothing providing protection to the full body against airborne solid particulates (type 5 clothing)
Upload date: 14 April 2020
BS EN 168:2002 Personal eye-protection - Non-optical test methods
Upload date: 10 June 2020
BS EN 1827:1999+A1:2009 Respiratory protective devices - Half masks without inhalation valves and with separable filters to protect against gases or gases and particles or particles only - Requirements, testing, marking
BS EN 12941:1998+A2:2008 Respiratory protective devices - Powered filtering devices incorporating a helmet or a hood - Requirements, testing, marking
BS EN 136:1998 Respiratory protective devices - Full face masks - Requirements, testing, marking
BS EN ISO 18526-1:2020 Eye and face protection - Test methods - Part 1: Geometrical optical properties
BS EN ISO 18526-3:2020 Eye and face protection - Test methods - Part 1: Physical and mechanical properties
BS EN 13274-7:2019 Respiratory protective devices - Methods of test - Part7: Determination of particle filter penetration
BS ISO 16900-1:2019 Respiratory protective devices - Methods of test and test equipment - Part 1: Determination of inward leakage
ISO 22609 Clothing for protection against infectious agents - Medical face masks - Test method for resistance against penetration by synthetic blood (fixed volume, horizontally projected)
BS EN 1149-1:2006 Protective clothing - Electrostatic properties - Part 1: Test method for measurement of surface resistivity
Upload date: 11 June 2020
PD ISO/TS 16976-8:2013 Respiratory protective devices - Human factors - Part 8: Ergonomic factors
Upload date: 12 June 2020
BS EN 455-1:2020 Medical gloves for single use - Part 1: requirements for testing for freedom from holes