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EVS-EN 13921:2007

Personal protective equipment - Ergonomic principles

General information

Valid from 04.07.2007
Base Documents
EN 13921:2007
ICS Groups
13.180 Ergonomics 13.340.01 Protective equipment in general
Directives or regulations
None

Standard history

Status
Date
Type
Name
04.07.2007
Main
EVS-EN 13921:2007
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.

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Standards designation

EVS Estonian standard
EN European standard (published by an CEN or CENELEC)
EN ISO International standard adopted as an European standard
ISO International Organization for Standardization’s standard
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission’s standard
HD CENELEC’s harmonisation document
   
EVS-EN European standard implemented in Estonia
EVS-EN ISO International standard adopted in Europe and implemented in Estonia
EVS-EN ISO/IEC International standard/International electrotechnical standard adopted in Europe and implemented in Estonia
EVS-IEC International electrotechnical standard implemented in Estonia
EVS-ISO International standard implemented in Estonia
   
A, AMD amedment
+A a full standard plus the amendment
/A only amendment
COR, AC corrigendum
+COR a full standard plus the corrigendum
NA national annex
+NA a full standard plus the national annex
/NA only national annex
TS technical specification
TR technical report
CWA agreement, developed by a CEN or CENELEC
prEVS-EN (etc) draft standard
   
et the standard is in Estonian only
en the standard is in English only
et-en the standard is in Parallel text Estonian-English