Published
This European Standard provides guidance on the generic ergonomic characteristics related to personal protective equipment (PPE).
It specifies for the writers of PPE product standards, principles relating to:
anthropometric characteristics related to PPE;
the biomechanical interaction between PPE and the human body;
the thermal interaction between PPE and the human body;
the interaction between PPE and the human senses: vision; hearing; smell and taste; and skin contact.
This European Standard does not cover requirements related to the specific hazard for which PPE is designed.
Directives related to this standards.
Council Directive amending Dir. 87/404/EEC (simple pressure vessels), 88/378/EEC (safety of toys), 89/106/EEC (construction products), 89/336/EEC (electromagnetic compatibility), 89/392/EEC (machinery), 89/686/EEC (personal protective equipment), 90/384/EEC (automatic weighing instruments), 90/385/EEC (active implantable medicinal devices), 90/396/EEC (appliances burning gaseous fuels), 91/263/EEC (telecommunications terminal equipment), 92/42/EEC and 73/23/EEC
Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EEC
PUBLISHED
SSH EN 13921:2007
60.60
Standard published
Oct 22, 2010
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