BS EN 1811:2011
Reference test method for release of nickel from all post assemblies which are inserted into pierced parts of the human body and articles intended to come into direct and prolonged contact with the skin

Standard No.

BS EN 1811:2011

Release Date

2011

Published By

British Standards Institution (BSI)

Status

Be replaced

Replace By

BS EN 1811:2011+A1:2015

Latest

BS EN 1811:2023

Replace

BS EN 1811:1998+A1:2008

Scope

This European Standard specifies a method for simulating the release of nickel from all post assemblies which are inserted into pierced ears and other pierced parts of the human body and articles intended to come into direct and prolonged contact with the skin in order to determine whether such articles are in compliance with No. 27 Annex XVII of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (REACH). Spectacle frames and sunglasses are excluded from the scope of this European Standard. NOTE Spectacle frames and sunglasses are subject to the requirements of EN 16128:2011 which 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.

BS EN 1811:2011 Referenced Document

• EN 12472 Method for the simulation of wear and corrosion for the detection of nickel release from coated items
• EN ISO 3696:1995 Water for Analytical Laboratory Use- Specification and Test Methods (ISO 3696 : 1987)

BS EN 1811:2011 history

• 1970 BS EN 1811:2023 Reference test method for release of nickel from all post assemblies which are inserted into pierced parts of the human body and articles intended to come into direct and prolonged contact with the skin
• 1970 BS EN 1811:2011+A1:2015 Reference test method for release of nickel from products intended to come into direct and prolonged contact with the skin
• 2015 BS EN 16128:2015 Ophthalmic optics. Reference method for the testing of spectacle frames and sunglasses for nickel release
• 2011 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
• 1999 BS 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
• 1999 BS EN 1811:1998 Reference test method for release of nickel from products intended to come into direct and prolonged contact with the skin