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.
DS/EN 13921:2007 history
2007DS/EN 13921:2007 Personal protective equipment - Ergonomic principles