BS EN 13921:2007
Personal protective equipment - Ergonomic principles
- Standard No.
- BS EN 13921:2007
- Release Date
- 2007
- Published By
- British Standards Institution (BSI)
- Latest
- BS EN 13921:2007
- Replace
- 00/562569 DC-2000 06/30156009 DC-2006
- Scope
- 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.
BS EN 13921:2007 Referenced Document
- EN ISO 12894 Ergonomics of the Thermal Environment - Medical Supervision of Individuals Exposed to Extreme Hot or Cold Environments ISO 12894:2001
BS EN 13921:2007 history
- 2007 BS EN 13921:2007 Personal protective equipment - Ergonomic principles
