DIN EN 16473-2015 Firefighters helmets - Helmets for technical rescue German version EN 16473 2014《消防员头盔 技术救援头盔 德文版本EN 16473-2014》.pdf

1、March 2015 Translation by DIN-Sprachendienst.English price group 13No part of this translation may be reproduced without prior permission ofDIN Deutsches Institut fr Normung e. V., Berlin. Beuth Verlag GmbH, 10772 Berlin, Germany,has the exclusive right of sale for German Standards (DIN-Normen).ICS

2、13.340.20!%“2299992www.din.deDDIN EN 16473Firefighters helmets Helmets for technical rescue;English version EN 16473:2014,English translation of DIN EN 16473:2015-03Feuerwehrhelme Helme fr technische Rettung;Englische Fassung EN 16473:2014,Englische bersetzung von DIN EN 16473:2015-03Casques de sape

3、urs-pompiers Casques pour les oprations de secours technique;Version anglaise EN 16473:2014,Traduction anglaise de DIN EN 16473:2015-03www.beuth.deIn case of doubt, the German-language original shall be considered authoritative.Document comprises 25 pages 02.15 DIN EN 16473:2015-03 2 A comma is used

4、 as the decimal marker. National foreword This document (EN 16473:2014) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 158 “Head protection” (Secretariat: BSI, United Kingdom). The responsible German body involved in its preparation was the DIN-Normenausschuss Feuerwehrwesen (DIN Standards Committe

5、e Firefighting and Fire Protection), Working Committee NA 031-04-03 AA Persn-liche Schutzausrstung fr die Feuerwehr SpA zu CEN/TC 158/WG 3. Helmets as in this European Standard are intended to protect the upper head mainly against the effects of mechanical hazards such as impact and penetration, fla

6、me, electrical and chemical hazards while conducting technical rescue and associated activities. Technical rescues involve the environments and conditions associated with operational scenarios such as but not limited to those found during road traffic collisions, when working in and around collapsed

7、 structures and, often for extended periods of time, after natural disasters (flood, earthquake, etc.). Requirements for marking and information to be supplied by the manufacturer are included. Helmets for use while fire fighting in buildings and other structures or in wildland firefighting environm

8、ents are not covered by this European Standard (see DIN EN 443 and DIN EN 16471). Helmets for use in water rescue operations using craft are also not covered by this European Standard. Protection of the face and eyes, ears and neck can be achieved by additional items of personal protective equipment

9、 (PPE), which are not covered by this European Standard. The DIN Standards corresponding to the International Standards referred to in this document are as follows: ISO 1817 DIN ISO 1817 ISO 6344-1 DIN ISO 6344-1 ISO 17493 there is no corresponding German document available National Annex NA (inform

10、ative) Bibliography DIN EN 443, Helmets for fire fighting in buildings and other structures DIN EN 16471, Firefighters helmets Helmets for wildland fire fighting DIN ISO 1817, Rubber, vulcanized Determination of the effect of liquids DIN ISO 6344-1, Coated abrasives Grain size analysis Part 1: Grain

11、 size distribution test EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPENNE EUROPISCHE NORM EN 16473 December 2014 ICS 13.340.20 English Version Firefighters helmets - Helmets for technical rescue Casques de sapeurs-pompiers - Casques pour les oprations de secours technique Feuerwehrhelme - Helme fr technische Rettun

12、g This European Standard was approved by CEN on 2 November 2014. CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical r

13、eferences concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member. This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a

14、 CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions. CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Maced

15、onia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom. EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMIT EUROPEN DE NORMALISATION EURO

16、PISCHES KOMITEE FR NORMUNG CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels 2014 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN national Members. Ref. No. EN 16473:2014 EEN 16473:2014 (E) 2 Contents Page Foreword 4 1 Scope 5 2 Normative referen

17、ces 5 3 Terms and definitions .6 4 Physical requirements 7 4.1 Materials .7 4.2 Projections .7 4.3 Retention system .7 4.4 Accessories and non-integral additional protective devices 8 4.5 Visors 8 5 Performance requirements .8 5.1 Extent of coverage .8 5.2 Shock absorption.8 5.2.1 Crown impact .8 5.

18、2.2 Lateral impacts (front, side, rear) .8 5.3 Protection against high speed particles .8 5.4 Penetration resistance 8 5.5 Retention system effectiveness .8 5.6 Retention system strength .9 5.7 Flame resistance 9 5.7.1 Helmet shell 9 5.7.2 Retention system .9 5.7.3 Accessories and non-integral addit

19、ional protective devices 9 5.8 Lateral crushing .9 5.9 Thermal resistance 9 5.10 Field of vision 10 5.11 Electrical properties . 10 5.11.1 Conductive headform . 10 5.11.2 Surface insulation . 10 5.12 Resistance to contact with liquid chemicals . 10 5.13 Practical performance 10 5.13.1 General . 10 5

20、.13.2 Requirements 11 6 Test methods . 11 6.1 Sampling and helmet adjustment . 11 6.1.1 Sampling 11 6.1.2 Helmet adjustment 11 6.2 Visual inspection 11 6.3 Conditioning 11 6.3.1 General . 11 6.3.2 Cleaning and disinfection 11 6.3.3 Ultraviolet (UV) ageing . 12 6.3.4 Solvent conditioning 12 6.3.5 The

21、rmal plus conditioning . 12 6.3.6 Thermal minus conditioning 12 6.3.7 Wet conditioning . 12 6.4 Extent of coverage 12 6.4.1 Equipment . 12 DINEN 16473:2015-03EN 16473:2014 (E) 3 6.4.2 Samples 12 6.4.3 Test method . 12 6.5 Shock absorption 13 6.5.1 General . 13 6.5.2 Crown impact . 13 6.5.3 Lateral i

22、mpacts (front, side, rear) 13 6.6 Protection against high speed particles . 13 6.7 Penetration resistance 14 6.8 Retention system effectiveness . 14 6.9 Retention system strength . 14 6.10 Flame resistance . 14 6.10.1 Helmet shell and items 14 6.10.2 Helmet retention system components 14 6.11 Latera

23、l crushing . 14 6.11.1 Principle 14 6.11.2 Procedure . 14 6.12 Thermal resistance 15 6.13 Field of vision 15 6.14 Electrical properties 15 6.14.1 Preconditioning . 15 6.14.2 Conductive headform test 15 6.14.3 Surface insulation test 15 6.15 Resistance to contact with liquid chemicals 15 6.16 Practic

24、al performance testing 15 6.16.1 Test subjects 15 6.16.2 Procedure . 16 6.16.3 Test report 17 7 Marking . 17 8 Information to be supplied by the manufacturer 18 Annex A (normative) Conditioning and testing schedule . 20 Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essen

25、tial Requirements of EU Directive 89/686/EEC . 22 DINEN 16473:2015-03EN 16473:2014 (E) 4 Foreword This document (EN 16473:2014) 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 the status of a nation

26、al standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by June 2015 and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by June 2015. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights

27、. CEN and/or CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s). For relationship

28、with EU Directive(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document. The purpose of this European Standard is to provide minimum performance requirements for helmets designed for use for technical rescue operations and associated activities by for example firefighters, rescue

29、and medical personnel as described in the scope. Consequently, the protective helmet should be comfortable, light and commensurate with the risks to which the rescue personnel may be exposed in order to be effective. According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizat

30、ions of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malt

31、a, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom. DIN EN 16473:2015-03 EN 16473:2014 (E) 5 1 Scope This European Standard specifies the minimum requirements for technical rescue helmets. These helmets are intended to pro

32、tect the upper head mainly against the effects of mechanical hazards such as impact and penetration, flame, electrical and chemical hazards while conducting technical rescue and associated activities. Technical rescues involve the environments and conditions associated with operational scenarios suc

33、h as but not limited to those found during road traffic collisions, railway incidents and when working in and around collapsed structures, often for extended periods of time, after natural disasters (flood, earthquake, etc.). Requirements for marking and information to be supplied by the manufacture

34、r are included. Helmets for use while firefighting in buildings and other structures or in wildland firefighting environments, are not covered by this European Standard see EN 443 and EN 16471. Helmets for use in water rescue operations using craft, such as boats, canoes etc., are also not covered b

35、y this European Standard. Protection of the face and eyes, when not provided by visors, ears and neck might require additional items of personal protective equipment (PPE), which are not covered by this European Standard. 2 Normative references The following documents, in whole or in part, are norma

36、tively referenced in this document and are indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. EN 168:2001, Personal eye-protection - Non-optical test method

37、s EN 960:2006, Headforms for use in the testing of protective helmets EN 1811, Reference test method for release of nickel from all post assemblies which are inserted into pierced parts of the human body and articles intended to come into direct and prolonged contact with the skin EN 13087-1:2000, P

38、rotective helmets - Test methods - Part 1: Conditions and conditioning EN 13087-2, Protective helmets - Test methods - Part 2: Shock absorption EN 13087-3:2000, Protective helmets - Test methods - Part 3: Resistance to penetration EN 13087-4, Protective helmets - Test methods - Part 4: Retention sys

39、tem effectiveness EN 13087-5:2012, Protective helmets - Test methods - Part 5: Retention system strength EN 13087-6, Protective helmets - Test methods - Part 6: Field of vision EN 13087-7:2000, Protective helmets - Test methods - Part 7: Flame resistance EN 13087-8:2000, Protective helmets - Test me

40、thods - Part 8: Electrical properties EN ISO 13688:2013, Protective clothing - General requirements (ISO 13688:2013) EN 14458:2004, Personal eye-equipment - Faceshields and visors for use with firefighters and high performance industrial safety helmets used by firefighters, ambulance and emergency s

41、ervices DIN EN 16473:2015-03 EN 16473:2014 (E) 6 ISO 1817:20051), Rubber, vulcanized Determination of the effect of liquids ISO 6344-1, Coated abrasives Grain size analysis Part 1: Grain size distribution test ISO 17493, Clothing and equipment for protection against heat Test method for convective h

42、eat resistance using a hot air circulating oven 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. 3.1 helmet for technical rescue headwear, including all integral components supplied by the manufacturer, intended primarily to protect the upper part

43、 of a wearers head against hazards which may occur during technical rescue activities Note 1 to entry: Hereafter, helmets for technical rescue are referred to as helmets. 3.2 helmet shell component in hard material with a smooth finish, which gives the helmet its general shape 3.3 protective padding

44、 material and/or suspension system which serves to dampen impact energy 3.4 retention system those parts which are responsible for securing the helmet in position on the head, including items which enable adjustment or improved comfort 3.5 chin strap part of a retention system, including a strap whi

45、ch passes under or on the wearers chin and which helps to ensure that the helmet is correctly maintained in place 3.6 head form shape replacing the head which is used for testing certain characteristics Note 1 to entry: The head form is designed in accordance with EN 960. 3.7 accessories additional

46、device(s) supplied or recommended by the manufacturer which may be attached to the helmet but which provide no protective function to the wearer EXAMPLES Lamp brackets, cable clips, badges and trims. 1) ISO 1817:2005 is replaced by ISO 1817:2011, Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic Determination of

47、the effect of liquids. DIN EN 16473:2015-03 EN 16473:2014 (E) 7 3.8 non-integral additional protective devices additional protective device(s) supplied or recommended by the manufacturer which may be attached to the helmet and intended to be removable by the user EXAMPLES Mesh visors, ear defenders,

48、 neck-guard and safety goggles. 4 Physical requirements 4.1 Materials For those parts of the helmet coming, or that may come, into contact with the skin the material used shall not be subject to any known appreciable alteration from contact with sweat or with substances likely to be found in toiletries. Materials shall not be used which are known to cause skin disorders or other adverse effects on health. Examples for documents that can be presented as evidence of chemical innocuousness are given in the note. NOTE The fol