Abstract

This document specifies general requirements for eye and face protectors. These proetctors are intended to provide protection for the eyes and faces of persons against common occupational hazards such as impacts from flying particles and fragments,optical radiation, dusts, splashing materials, molten metals, heat, flame, hot solids, harmful gases, vapours and aerosols. Additional requirements for eye and face protectors used during welding and related techniques and for mesh protectors are given in ISO 16321-2 and ISO 16321-3.This document applies to all afocal (plano) and prescription lens protectors and components. This document also applies to those products of eye and face protection used for occupational-type tasks but not performed as part of an occupation, e.g. "do-it-yourself". This document does not apply to: - protectors specifically intended for proetction against sunlight for which ISO 12312 series applies; - protectors for medically prescribed applications (not occupational); e.g. eye protection for severe dry eye, tints prescribed for medical conditions; - protectors intended to control exposure of the eyes of patients during diagnosis or treatment (e.g.ISO/DTR 22463); - protectors for use during medical or aesthetic applications, e.g. intense light sources (ILS) for which ISO 12609 series applies; - protectors specifically intended for sports for which ISO 18527 series applies; - laser protectors, for which ISO 19818 applies; - face protectors intended for live-working to protect against short-circuit electric arcs for which IEC 62819 applies; - protectors intended to protect against ionizing radiation, e.g. X-rays, for which IEC 61331-3 applies.

Begin

2018-01-18

WI

00085093

Planned document number

DIN EN ISO 16321-1

Project number

02703142

Responsible national committee

NA 027-01-01 AA - Eye protective equipment  

Responsible european committee

CEN/TC 85 - Eye protective equipment  

Responsible international committee

ISO/TC 94/SC 6/WG 4 - Occupational eye and face protection  

draft standard

Eye and face protection for occupational use - Part 1: General requirements (ISO/DIS 16321-1:2018); German and English version prEN ISO 16321-1:2018
2018-08
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previous edition(s)

Personal eye-protection - Automatic welding filters; German version EN 379:2003+A1:2009
2009-07

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Personal eye-protections - Sunglare filters for industrial use (includes Amendment A1:2000 and A2:2001); German version EN 172:1994 + A1:2000 + A2:2001
2002-02

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Personal eye protection - Infrared filters - Transmittance requirements and recommended use; German version EN 171:2002
2002-08

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Personal eye protection - Ultraviolet filters - Transmittance requirements and recommended use; German version EN 170:2002
2003-01

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Personal eye protection - Filters for welding and related techniques - Transmittance requirements and recommended use; German version EN 169:2002
2003-02

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Personal eye-protection - Specifications; German version EN 166:2001
2002-04

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