BS EN 16128:2011 Reference test method for release of nickel from those parts of spectacle frames and sunglasses intended to come into close and prolonged contact with the skin
This European Standard specifies a method for simulating the release of nickel from those parts of spectacle
frames and sunglasses intended to come into direct and prolonged contact with the skin in order to determine
whether they release nickel at a rate greater than 0,5 μg/cm2/week.
NOTE 1 This European Standard, EN 16128, has been prepared in reply to the European Commission's Mandate
M/448 addressed to CEN. From the technical point of view, this European Standard provides an unchanged re-publication
of the technical requirements that had previously been specified in EN 1811:1998, but restricted in scope to apply only to
spectacle frames and sunglasses.
NOTE 2 Users of this European Standard may wish to note that, also in reply to the European Commission's Mandate
M/448, this European Standard is currently subject to review with the objective of developing a new standardized method
to supersede this European Standard when the new method becomes available.
NOTE 3 Nickel release testing of products other than spectacle frames and sunglasses is specified in EN 1811:2011.
BS EN 16128:2011 history
2015BS EN 16128:2015 Ophthalmic optics. Reference method for the testing of spectacle frames and sunglasses for nickel release
2011BS EN 16128:2011 Reference test method for release of nickel from those parts of spectacle frames and sunglasses intended to come into close and prolonged contact with the skin
1999BS EN 1811:1998+A1:2008 Reference test method for release of nickel from products intended to come into direct and prolonged contact with the skin
1999BS EN 1811:1998 Reference test method for release of nickel from products intended to come into direct and prolonged contact with the skin