SANS 50443-2008 Helmets for fire fighting in buildings and other structures《建筑物或其它构筑物内使用的消防头盔》.pdf

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1、 Collection of SANS standards in electronic format (PDF) 1. Copyright This standard is available to staff members of companies that have subscribed to the complete collection of SANS standards in accordance with a formal copyright agreement. This document may reside on a CENTRAL FILE SERVER or INTRA

2、NET SYSTEM only. Unless specific permission has been granted, this document MAY NOT be sent or given to staff members from other companies or organizations. Doing so would constitute a VIOLATION of SABS copyright rules. 2. Indemnity The South African Bureau of Standards accepts no liability for any

3、damage whatsoever than may result from the use of this material or the information contain therein, irrespective of the cause and quantum thereof. ISBN 978-0-626-21533-0 SANS 50443:2008Edition 1EN 443:2008Edition 2SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL STANDARD Helmets for fire fighting in buildings and other struc

4、tures This national standard is the identical implementation of EN 443:2008, and is adopted with the permission of CEN, rue de Stassart 36, B-1050 Brussels. Published by Standards South Africa 1 dr lategan road groenkloof private bag x191 pretoria 0001 tel: 012 428 7911 fax: 012 344 1568 internation

5、al code + 27 12 www.stansa.co.za Standards South Africa SANS 50443:2008 Edition 1 EN 443:2008 Edition 2 Table of changes Change no. Date Scope National foreword This South African standard was approved by National Committee StanSA SC 5120.11G, Personal protective equipment Helmets, in accordance wit

6、h procedures of Standards South Africa, in compliance with annex 3 of the WTO/TBT agreement. This SANS document was published in August 2008. EUROPEAN STANDARDNORME EUROPENNEEUROPISCHE NORMEN 443February 2008ICS 13.340.20 Supersedes EN 443:1997 English VersionHelmets for fire fighting in buildings a

7、nd other structuresCasques pour la lutte contre les incendies dans lesbtiments et autres structuresFeuerwehrhelme fr die Brandbekmpfung in Gebudenund anderen baulichen AnlagenThis European Standard was approved by CEN on 28 December 2007.CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal

8、Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this EuropeanStandard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such nationalstandards may be obtained on application to the CEN Management Centre or to any CEN member.Thi

9、s European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translationunder the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN Management Centre has the same status as theofficial versions.CEN members are the

10、 national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland a

11、nd United Kingdom.EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATIONCOMIT EUROPEN DE NORMALISATIONEUROPISCHES KOMITEE FR NORMUNGManagement Centre: rue de Stassart, 36 B-1050 Brussels 2008 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reservedworldwide for CEN national Members.Ref. No. EN 443:2008:

12、 EEN 443:2008 (E) 2 Contents Page Foreword . 4 Introduction 5 1 Scope 6 2 Normative references 6 3 Terms and definitions. 7 4 Requirements 9 4.1 General . 9 4.1.1 Surface finish. 9 4.1.2 Innocuousness of materials. 9 4.1.3 Visual defects 9 4.1.4 Additional devices and accessories . 9 4.1.5 Face prot

13、ectors . 10 4.1.6 Neck guards. 10 4.1.7 Protection of area 3b. 10 4.1.8 Wearing the helmet . 10 4.2 Shock absorption 10 4.2.1 Area 1a . 10 4.2.2 Areas 1a and 1b. 10 4.3 Resistance to penetration 10 4.4 Lateral crushing 10 4.5 Retention system effectiveness 10 4.6 Retention system strength. 11 4.7 Ra

14、diant heat. 11 4.7.1 Areas 1a and 1b. 11 4.7.2 Areas 3a and 3b. 11 4.8 Protection against hot solids. 11 4.9 Protection against molten metals 11 4.9.1 Areas 1a and 1b. 11 4.9.2 Areas 3a and 3b. 11 4.10 Heat resistance 12 4.10.1 Area 1a, area 1b and area 2 12 4.10.2 Area 3a . 12 4.11 Flame resistance

15、 . 12 4.12 Electrical properties 12 4.12.1 Conductive headform . 12 4.12.2 Wet helmet insulation . 12 4.12.3 Surface insulation . 12 4.13 Contact with liquid chemicals (optional) 13 4.13.1 Areas 1a, 1b . 13 4.13.2 Areas 3a, 3b . 13 4.14 Field of vision 13 4.15 Extent of protection 13 4.15.1 Area 1a

16、and area 1b 13 4.15.2 Area 3b (optional) 14 5 Test procedures 14 5.1 Sampling and helmet adjustment 14 5.1.1 Sampling 14 5.1.2 Helmet adjustment 14 5.2 Visual inspection. 14 5.3 Conditioning 14 5.3.1 General . 14 EN 443:2008 (E) 3 5.3.2 Ultra-violet (UV) ageing 15 5.3.3 Thermal shock. 15 5.3.4 Solve

17、nt conditioning. 15 5.3.5 “Thermal plus“ conditioning 15 5.3.6 “Thermal minus“ conditioning 15 5.3.7 Wet conditioning. 15 5.4 Shock absorption 16 5.4.1 Area 1a . 16 5.4.2 Areas 1a and 1b. 16 5.5 Resistance to penetration 17 5.6 Lateral crushing 17 5.6.1 Principle . 17 5.6.2 Procedure 17 5.7 Retentio

18、n system effectiveness 17 5.8 Retention system strength. 18 5.9 Radiant heat. 18 5.9.1 Areas 1a and 1b. 18 5.9.2 Areas 3a and 3b. 18 5.10 Protection against hot solids. 18 5.11 Protection against molten metals . 18 5.11.1 Area 1a and 1b. 18 5.11.2 Area 3a and area 3b 19 5.12 Heat resistance 19 5.12.

19、1 Areas 1a and 1b. 19 5.12.2 Area 3a . 19 5.13 Flame resistance. 19 5.14 Electrical properties 19 5.14.1 Conductive headform test 19 5.14.2 Wet helmet insulation test . 19 5.14.3 Surface insulation test . 20 5.15 Contact with liquid chemicals (optional) 20 5.15.1 Areas 1a and 1b. 20 5.15.2 Areas 3a

20、and 3b. 20 5.16 Field of vision 20 5.17 Extent of protection, area 1a and 1b. 20 5.17.1 Equipment 20 5.17.2 Samples . 20 5.17.3 Test method. 20 6 Marking 20 7 Information to be supplied by the manufacturer . 21 Annex A (informative) List of hazards 29 Annex B (normative) Conditioning Testing schedul

21、e 32 Annex C (informative) Checking compatibility of PPE . 34 Annex D (informative) Test results, uncertainty of measurement. 36 D.1 Uncertainty of measurement . 36 D.2 Interpretation of results 36 D.3 Calculation of uncertainty of measurement. 37 Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this Eur

22、opean Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive 89/686/EEC. 38 Bibliography . 40 EN 443:2008 (E) 4 Foreword This document (EN 443:2008) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 158 “Head protection”, the secretariat of which is held by BSI. This European Standard shall be given

23、the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by August 2008, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by August 2008. This document supersedes EN 443:1997. This document has been prepared under a mandate giv

24、en to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s). For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the na

25、tional standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway

26、, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. EN 443:2008 (E) 5 Introduction Minimum requirements for helmets protecting the lower face and the neck are included in this European Standard. Requirements for other products protecting the lower face and

27、 neck are also covered in other European Standards. This European Standard allows options to take account of particular additional requirements. This European Standard deals with two types of helmets: type A and type B. Selection of the type of helmet and any optional equipment should be made follow

28、ing a comprehensive risk assessment. Annex A gives an informative list of hazards. Firefighters should be trained in the use, care and maintenance of helmets covered by this European Standard, including an understanding of any limitations. EN 443:2008 (E) 6 1 Scope This European Standard specifies m

29、inimum requirements for firefighters helmets protecting the upper head mainly against the effects of impact, penetration and heat and flame, whilst firefighting in buildings and other structures. 2 Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this

30、document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. EN 136:1998, Respiratory protective devices Full face masks Requirements, testing, marking EN 137:2006, Respiratory protective dev

31、ices Self-contained open circuit compressed air breathing apparatus with full face mask Requirements, testing, marking EN 166:2001, Personal eye-protection Specifications EN 168:2001, Personal eye-protection Non-optical test methods EN 469:2005, Protective clothing for firefighters Performance requi

32、rements for protective clothing for firefighting EN 531:1995, Protective clothing for industrial workers exposed to heat (excluding firefighters and welders clothing) EN 960:2006, Headforms for use in the testing of protective helmets EN 13087-1:2000, Protective helmets Test methods Part 1: Conditio

33、ns and conditioning EN 13087-2:2000, Protective helmets Test methods Part 2: Shock absorption EN 13087-3, Protective helmets Test methods Part 3: Resistance to penetration EN 13087-4, Protective helmets Test methods Part 4: Retention system effectiveness EN 13087-5:2000, Protective helmets Test meth

34、ods Part 5: Retention system strength EN 13087-6, Protective helmets Test methods Part 6: Field of vision EN 13087-8:2000, Protective helmets Test methods Part 8: Electrical properties EN 13087-10, Protective helmets Test methods Part 10: Resistance to radiant heat EN 13911, Protective clothing for

35、firefighters Requirements and test methods for fire hoods for firefighters EN 14458:2004, Personal eye-equipment Face shields and visors for use with firefighters and high performance industrial safety helmets used by firefighters, ambulance and emergency services EN ISO 9185:2007, Protective clothi

36、ng Assessment of resistance of materials to molten metal splash (ISO 9185:2007) ISO 1817:2005, Rubber, vulcanized Determination of the effect of liquids EN 443:2008 (E) 7 ISO 17493, Clothing and equipment for protection against heat Test method for convective heat resistance using a hot air circulat

37、ing oven 3 Terms and definitions For the purpose of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 960:2006 and the following apply. 3.1 helmet for firefighting in buildings and other structures (hereafter referred to as helmet) headwear, for the protection of the wearers head against hazards

38、which might occur during operations of firefighting in buildings and other structures 3.2 area of protection specific area on a headform for which protection is intended to be provided by the helmet NOTE This European Standard envisages five areas as defined in 3.3 to 3.7. 3.3 area 1a area situated

39、above plane AA as defined in Figure 1 3.4 area 1b area situated between plane AA and points CDEF as defined in Figure 1 3.5 area 2 at least the area defined for an eye-guard in EN 14458 3.6 area 3a area on the neck-guard from the lower edge of the shell to the lower edge of the neck-guard and rearwa

40、rd from the vertical transverse plane, or part thereof 3.7 area 3b at least the area CDHG defined in Figure 2 3.8 type A helmet helmet protecting at least area 1a 3.9 type B helmet helmet protecting at least areas 1a and 1b 3.10 headform shape replacing the head which is used for testing certain hel

41、met characteristics 3.11 sagittal plane of the helmet plane corresponding with the longitudinal vertical median plane of the headform when the helmet is correctly adjusted on it according to manufacturers instructions of use EN 443:2008 (E) 8 3.12 vertical axis of the helmet axis corresponding with

42、the central vertical axis of the headform when the helmet is correctly adjusted on it according to manufacturers instructions of use 3.13 basic shape outer shape which the helmet would have if it had neither comb nor brim nor any of the fairings or radiusing associated with these 3.14 helmet shell c

43、omponent in hard material with a smooth finish, which gives the helmet its general shape 3.15 comb raised part of the shell that runs along the mid-sagittal plane 3.16 brim ridge protruding outwards from the basic shape of the shell forming the lower edge of the shell and including its associated fa

44、irings and radiusing 3.17 accessory additional device(s) approved by the manufacturer which may be attached to the helmet and intended to be removable by the user, but which provide no protective function to the wearer NOTE Examples of accessories are lamp brackets, cable clips, badges and trims. 3.

45、18 integral additional protective function part(s) of the helmet, intended by the helmet manufacturer not to be removed by the user, except for maintenance and fitting purposes, and which provide protection to the wearer NOTE The protection afforded to the wearer by the integral additional protectiv

46、e function is not within the scope of this European Standard. 3.19 non-integral additional protective function additional protective device(s) which may be attached to the helmet and intended to be removable by the user NOTE Non-integral additional protective functions are optional and are not speci

47、fically required for conformity to this European Standard. 3.20 energy absorption system material and/or suspension system which serves to dampen impact energy 3.21 comfort system material and/or system which serves to improve comfort for the wearer 3.22 retention system those parts which are respon

48、sible for securing the helmet in position on the head, including items which enable adjustment or improved comfort EN 443:2008 (E) 9 3.23 chinstrap part of a retention system, including a strap which passes under or on the wearers chin and which helps to ensure that the helmet is correctly maintaine

49、d in place 3.24 neck-guard part which protects the neck (area 3a) from liquids, hot materials, radiant heat and flames 3.25 face protector part that protects at least the part of the face that is defined by area 2 3.26 ear covers part of the helmet which protects at least the ears of the wearer 3.27 dripping softening with material movement and consequent detachment 3.28 badge material attached to the helmet for purposes of identification 3.29 trim retro reflective and/or fluorescent material attached t