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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 978-0-626-19064-4 SANS 12402-4:2007Edition 1ISO 12402-4:2006Edition 1SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL STANDARD Personal flotation devices Part 4: Lifejackets,
4、 performance level 100 Safety requirements This national standard is the identical implementation of ISO 12402-4:2006 and is adopted with the permission of the International Organization for Standardization. Published by Standards South Africa 1 dr lategan road groenkloof private bag x191 pretoria 0
5、001 tel: 012 428 7911 fax: 012 344 1568 international code + 27 12 www.stansa.co.za Standards South Africa SANS 12402-4:2007 Edition 1 ISO 12402-4:2006 Edition 1 Table of changes Change No. Date Scope National foreword This South African standard was approved by National Committee StanSA SC 5110.06A
6、, Life jackets and small craft Life jackets, in accordance with procedures of Standards South Africa, in compliance with annex 3 of the WTO/TBT agreement. This part of SANS 12402 was published in January 2007. This SANS edition cancels and replaces SANS 146:2004 and SANS 170 (SABS 170:1977) in part.
7、 Reference numberISO 12402-4:2006(E)ISO 2006INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO12402-4First edition2006-09-01Personal flotation devices Part 4: Lifejackets, performance level 100 Safety requirements quipements individuels de flottabilit Partie 4: Gilets de sauvetage, niveau de performance 100 Exigences de sc
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13、ww.iso.org Published in Switzerland ii ISO 2006 All rights reservedSANS 12402-4:2007This s tandard may only be used and printed by approved subscription and freemailing clients of the SABS .ISO 12402-4:2006(E) ISO 2006 All rights reserved iiiContents Page Foreword iv Introduction v 1 Scope . 1 2 Nor
14、mative references . 1 3 Terms and definitions. 1 4 Classification. 3 4.1 Classes 3 4.2 Performance levels. 4 5 Requirements 4 5.1 General. 4 5.2 Combination of lifejackets and accessories5 5.3 Types of buoyancy . 6 5.4 Conspicuousness. 7 5.5 Strength . 7 5.6 Performance 8 5.7 Multi-chamber buoyancy
15、systems 9 6 Marking 9 6.1 General. 9 6.2 Information on the lifejacket 9 7 Information supplied by the manufacturer 11 8 Consumer information at point of sale. 11 8.1 General. 11 8.2 Plain text version 11 8.3 Data list 14 8.4 Pictograms 15 8.5 Colour-code. 15 Bibliography . 16 SANS 12402-4:2007This
16、s tandard may only be used and printed by approved subscription and freemailing clients of the SABS .ISO 12402-4:2006(E) iv ISO 2006 All rights reservedForeword ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (ISO member bodies). The wo
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20、Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. ISO 12402-4 was prepared by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) Technical Committee CEN/
21、TC 162, Protective clothing including hand and arm protection and lifejackets, in collaboration with Technical Committee ISO/TC 188, Small craft, in accordance with the Agreement on technical cooperation between ISO and CEN (Vienna Agreement). ISO 12402 consists of the following parts, under the gen
22、eral title Personal flotation devices: Part 1: Lifejackets for seagoing ships Safety requirements Part 2: Lifejackets, performance level 275 Safety requirements Part 3: Lifejackets, performance level 150 Safety requirements Part 4: Lifejackets, performance level 100 Safety requirements Part 5: Buoya
23、ncy aids (level 50) Safety requirements Part 6: Special purpose lifejackets and buoyancy aids Safety requirements and additional test methods Part 7: Materials and components Safety requirements and test methods Part 8: Accessories Safety requirements and test methods Part 9: Test methods Part 10: S
24、election and application of personal flotation devices and other relevant devices SANS 12402-4:2007This s tandard may only be used and printed by approved subscription and freemailing clients of the SABS .ISO 12402-4:2006(E) ISO 2006 All rights reserved vIntroduction ISO 12402 has been prepared to g
25、ive guidance on the design and application of personal flotation devices (hereafter referred to as PFDs) for persons engaged in activities, whether in relation to their work or their leisure, in or near water. PFDs manufactured, selected, and maintained to this standard should give a reasonable assu
26、rance of safety from drowning to a person who is immersed in water. Requirements for lifejackets on large, commercial seagoing ships are regulated by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) under the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS). ISO 12402-1 addresses lifejack
27、ets for seagoing ships. ISO 12402 allows for the buoyancy of a PFD to be provided by a wide variety of materials or designs, some of which may require preparation before entering the water (e.g. inflation of chambers by gas from a cylinder or blown in orally). However, PFDs can be divided into the f
28、ollowing two main classes: those which provide face up in-water support to the user regardless of physical conditions (lifejackets), and those which require the user to make swimming and other postural movements to position the user with the face out of the water (buoyancy aids). Within these main t
29、wo classes there are a number of levels of support, types of buoyancy, activation methods for inflatable devices, and auxiliary items (such as location aids), all of which will affect the users probability of survival. Within the different types of buoyancy allowed, inflatable PFDs either provide fu
30、ll buoyancy without any user intervention other than arming (i.e. PFDs inflated by a fully automatic method) or require the user to initiate the inflation. Hybrid PFDs always provide some buoyancy but rely on the same methods as inflatable PFDs to achieve full buoyancy. With inherently buoyant PFDs,
31、 the user only needs to put the PFD on to achieve the performance of its class. PFDs that do not require intervention (automatically operating PFDs) are suited to activities where persons are likely to enter the water unexpectedly; whereas PFDs requiring intervention (e.g. manually inflated PFDs) ar
32、e only suitable for use if the user believes there will be sufficient time to produce full buoyancy, or help is close at hand. In every circumstance, the user should ensure that the operation of the PFD is suited to the specific application. The conformity of a PFD to this part of ISO 12402 does not
33、 imply that it is suitable for all circumstances. The relative amount of required inspection and maintenance is another factor of paramount importance in the choice and application of specific PFDs. ISO 12402 is intended to serve as a guide to manufacturers, purchasers, and users of such safety equi
34、pment in ensuring that the equipment provides an effective standard of performance in use. Equally essential is the need for the designer to encourage the wearing of the equipment by making it comfortable and attractive for continuous wear on or near water, rather than for it to be stored in a locke
35、r for emergency use. Throwable devices and flotation cushions are not covered by this part of ISO 12402. The primary function of a PFD is to support the user in reasonable safety in the water. Within the two classes, alternative attributes make some PFDs better suited to some circumstances than othe
36、rs or make them easier to use and care for than others. Important alternatives allowed by ISO 12402 are the following: to provide higher levels of support (levels 100, 150, or 275) that generally float the user with greater water clearance, enabling the users efforts to be expended in recovery rathe
37、r than avoiding waves; or to provide lighter or less bulky PFDs (levels 50 or 100); to provide the kinds of flotation (inherently buoyant foam, hybrid, and inflatable) that will accommodate the sometimes conflicting needs of reliability and durability, in-water performance, and continuous wear; SANS
38、 12402-4:2007This s tandard may only be used and printed by approved subscription and freemailing clients of the SABS .ISO 12402-4:2006(E) vi ISO 2006 All rights reserved to provide automatically operating (inherently buoyant or automatically inflated) PFDs that float users without any intervention
39、on their part, except in initially donning the PFD (and regular inspection and rearming of inflatable types), or to provide user control of the inflatable PFDs buoyancy by manual and oral operation; and to assist in detection (location aids) and recovery of the user. PFDs provide various degrees of
40、buoyancy in garments that are light in weight and only as bulky and restrictive as needed for their intended use. They will need to be secure when worn, in order to provide positive support in the water and to allow the user to swim or actively assist herself/himself or others. The PFD selected shal
41、l ensure that the user is supported with the mouth and nose clear of the water under the expected conditions of use and the users ability to assist. Under certain conditions (such as rough water and waves), the use of watertight and multilayer clothing, which provide (intentionally or otherwise) add
42、itional buoyancy, or the use of equipment with additional weight (such as tool belts) will likely alter the performance of the PFD. Users, owners and employers need to ensure that this is taken into account when selecting a PFD. Similarly, PFDs may not perform as well in extremes of temperature, alt
43、hough fully approved under this part of ISO 12402. PFDs may also be affected by other conditions of use, such as chemical exposure and welding, and may require additional protection to meet the specific requirements of use. If the user intends taking a PFD into such conditions, she/he has to be assu
44、red that the PFD will not be adversely affected. This part of ISO 12402 also allows a PFD to be an integral part of a safety harness designed to conform to ISO 12401, or an integral part of a garment with other uses, for example to provide thermal protection during immersion, in which case the compl
45、ete assembly as used is required to conform to this part of ISO 12402. In compiling the attributes required of a PFD, consideration has also been given to the potential length of service that the user might expect. Whilst a PFD needs to be of substantial construction and material, its potential leng
46、th of service often depends on the conditions of use and storage, which are the responsibility of the owner, user and/or employer. Furthermore, whilst the performance tests included are believed to assess relevant aspects of performance in real-life use, they do not accurately simulate all condition
47、s of this. For example, the fact that a device passes the self-righting tests in swimming attire, as described herein, does not guarantee that it will self-right an unconscious user wearing waterproof clothing; neither can it be expected to completely protect the airway of an unconscious person in r
48、ough water. Waterproof clothing can trap air and further impede the self-righting action of a lifejacket. It is essential that owners, users and employers choose those PFDs that meet the correct standards for the circumstances in which they will be used. Manufacturers and those selling PFDs have to
49、make clear to prospective purchasers the product properties, alternative choices and the limitations to normal use, prior to the purchase. Similarly, those framing legislation regarding the use of these garments should consider carefully which class and performance levels are most appropriate for the foreseeable conditions of use, allowing for the higher risk circumstances. These higher risk circumstances should account for the highest probabilities of occurrence of accidental immersion and the e
