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British Standards Relating To Health and Safety
British Standards Relating To Health and Safety
EYE PROTECTION
BS EN 169: Specification for filters used in eye protection for welding etc (braze-welding, arc gouging and plasma jet cutting)
prEN 175: Equipment for eye & face protection during welding/allied processes.
BS EN 379: Specification for filters (switchable or dual luminous) used in welding etc.
prEN 1731: Mesh type eye/face protectors against mechanical hazards & heat.
EAR PROTECTION
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
BS EN 271: Compressed air line or powered air hose & hood (abrasive blasting).
HAND PROTECTION
BS EN 374: Protective gloves against chemicals/ microorganisms.
GENERAL PROTECTION
BS EN 531: Protection clothing for industrial workers exposed to heat (includes molten metal splash in foundries –
CHEMICAL PROTECTION
BS EN 467: Liquid chemicals (partial body e.g.. Apron, sleeves & hoods).
prEN 943-1: Liquid and gaseous chemicals Type 1 (gas-tight) + Type 2 (non gas-tight).
prEN 1511: Liquid chemicals for limited life/use (liquid-tight) Type 3 equipment.
prEN 1512: Liquid chemicals for limited life/use (spray-tight) Type 4 equipment.
FOOT PROTECTION
BS EN 344-1:Requirements & tests methods for safety footwear.
BS EN 344-2: Additional requirements for protection against water, cut resistance & metatarsal protection
BS EN 345-2: Additional requirements for protection against water, cut resistance & metatarsal protection.
BS EN 346-2: Additional requirements for protection against water, cut resistance & metatarsal protection.
Full Listing
Ambient air: determination of asbestos fibres – direct-transfer transmission electron microscopy method BS ISO 10312
Anchorages
Bromochlorodifluoromethane
Chain slings
– welded BS 6304
Chairs
Circular saws
– safeguarding BS 6854
– woodworking BS 411
Construction equipment
– hoists BS 7212
Dust
Earphones
Earthing BS 7430
Electrical equipment
– earth-leakage circuit-breakers
— current-operated BS 4293
– metallic BS 115
Eye protection
– equipment for eye, face and neck protection against non-ionising radiation during welding operations BS 1542
– specification for sunglaze filters used in personal eye protectors for industrial use BS EN 172
Filters – specification for infra-red filters used in personal eye protection equipment BS EN 171
– specification for ultra-violet filters used in personal eye protection equipment BS EN 170
Fire classification BS EN 2
Fire detection/alarm systems – design, installation and servicing of integrated systems BS 7807
Fire extinguishers
– on premises BS 5306
– portable BS EN 3, BS 7863
Footwear
– other than all rubber and plastic moulded compounds BS EN 345, 346
– requirements/test methods for safety protective and occupational footwear for professional use pr EN 344
Gaiters and footwear for protection against burns and impact risks in foundries BS 4676
Glazing BS 6262
– textile BS 6668
Hoists
Hose systems with lay-flat hose cloth for fixed fire fighting systems BS EN 671-2
Hot environments
Industrial trucks
Insulating material BS 7737, BS 7831, BS 5626, BS EN 26874, BS EN 60383-2, BS 7822, BS 2844, BS 5691
Ionising radiation
Jib cranes
Ladders
Lifting chains
Machine guards
Machine tools
– indication, marking and actuation requirements for visual, auditory and tactile signals BS EN 61310-1
Materials handling
– code of practice for use of safety nets, containment nets and sheets on construction sites BS 8093
Noise
Office machines
Packaging
Passenger hoists
– vehicular BS 6109
– specifications pr EN 166
– vocabulary pr EN 165
Pneumatic tools
Portable tools
– on premises BS 5306
Power take-off
Protective cabs
Protective clothing
– against heat and flame – test method for limited flame spread BS EN 532
– welding BS EN 470–1
Protective equipment
Protective footwear
– women’s BS EN 346
Protective gloves
Radiation measures
Radiation protection
Respirators
– half and quarter face masks for respiratory protective devices BS 7356
Rope slings
Safety anchorages
Safety distances to prevent danger zones being reached by upper limbs BS EN 294
Safety harnesses
Sampling methods
Staging
Steam boilers
Step ladders
Storage tanks
Vibration measurement
Working platforms
Workplace atmospheres