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#1 Posted : 22 April 2007 06:59:00(UTC)
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Posted By Amjad Al Ata Hi all, Please I am looking for kind of list which contains the standards EN, BS & ANSI for PPEs.(in term of standard number) Thanks in advance AMJAD
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#2 Posted : 22 April 2007 07:50:00(UTC)
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Posted By Merv Newman Amjad, sorry, but I doubt that anyone has bothered to come up with a combined list. I think you would have to Google them separately. And you have to know how to convert US gallons per foot into Joules. Why not do it yourself and then give us a link ? You could get a PhD out of this. (it's called meta research) A grant of 1 000 000 Kroner is probably available on request. (now we are talking Nobel prizes) Merv (not being sarcastic, just pointing out the difficulties)
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#3 Posted : 22 April 2007 16:32:00(UTC)
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Posted By Jay Joshi It is not at all an issue with the list for EN & BS standards for PPE as UK is a member of the European Union and has signed up to the various treaties for free movement of various categories of "equipment" The EU relies heavily on the standardization to reduce technical barriers to trade for products and services whilst assuring appropriate levels of safety and performance. BSI, the UK Standards body provides a means to participate in European standards activities through the two European standards organizations: the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) the European Committee for Electro-technical Standardization (CENELEC). European Standards are usually adopted as British Standards In essence, all EU "harmonised" standards that are made to support the free movement of various categories of "equipment" have to be adapted by member states. All that happens is that the National Standards body of individual EU member state will formally adopt/transpose the EN. For UK, it is mostly a matter of ading the pre-fix BS in front of EN! There is a list of sorts at:- http://www.hse.gov.uk/lau/lacs/68-7.htm Although the list is only with prefix EN, all these standards will also be British Standards.
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#4 Posted : 22 April 2007 16:43:00(UTC)
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Posted By Paul Leadbetter Jay Excellent link; thanks. Paul
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#5 Posted : 22 April 2007 17:56:00(UTC)
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Posted By srd Hi Amjad. Try the Ansell Healthcare website, they manufacture PPE and their site contains details of EN420, EN374 standards etc, with details of the various glove standards and the meaning of the various logos used on gloves. Use the link below, and then look at the top of the page for the other links: http://www.anselleurope...._standards_en420&lang=EN Stephen.
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#6 Posted : 22 April 2007 19:39:00(UTC)
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Posted By Chris Packham Caution with EN374 re gloves as protection against chemical hazards. The CE marking and EN standards do not provide you with the information you need if you are trying to select gloves for protection against chemical hazards. There are good technical reasons why this is so and EN374 actually confirms this. The selection and use of gloves as protection against chemical hazards is more complex than many realise. In what is probably the definitive work on this subject ("Protective Gloves for Occupational Use - Second edition", Boman, Estlander, Wahlberg and Maibach (eds.), CRC Press (pubs.) ISBN 0-8493-1558-1) the chapter on this aspect runs to some 30 pages - and this is only an overview!) If you want to know more on this, I am happy to provide further information - just get in touch direct. Chris
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