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BS EN 175:1997

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Personal protection. Equipment for eye and face protection during welding and allied processes

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

15-12-1997

£120.00
Excluding VAT

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Design and manufacture
5 Requirements
6 Harness of of welder's face shields
7 Requirements for protective equipment with special
    characteristics
8 Test methods
9 Marking
10 Information for users
Annex A (informative) Guidance on design on welder's
shields
Annex ZA (informative) Clauses of this European Standard
addressing essential requirements or other provisions
of EU Directives

Defines safety requirements and methods of test for personal protective equipment for protection of the operator's eyes and face from harmful optical radiation and other specified risks or hazards in usual welding, cutting or similar applications.

Committee
PH/2
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes BS 1542(1982) & 94/303016 DC (06/2005)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
14
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
UNE-EN 175:1997 Identical
NS EN 175 : 1ED 1997 Identical
EN 175:1997 Identical
NF EN 175 : 1997 Identical
UNI EN 175 : 1999 Identical
SN EN 175 : 1997 Identical
NBN EN 175 : 1997 Identical
I.S. EN 175:1998 Identical
NEN EN 175 : 1997 Identical
DIN EN 175:1997-08 Identical

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