1、BRITISH STANDARD BS EN 381-11:2002 Protective clothing for users of hand-held chainsaws Part 11: Requirements for upper body protectors The European Standard EN 381-11:2002 has the status of a British Standard ICS 13.340.10 BS EN 381-11:2002 This British Standard, having been prepared under the dire
2、ction of the Health and Environment Sector Policy and Strategy Committee, was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 29 November 2002 BSI 29 November 2002 ISBN 0 580 40888 4 National foreword This British Standard is the official English language version of E
3、N 381-11:2002. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted by Technical Committee PH/3, Protective clothing, to Subcommittee PH/3/5, Clothing for protection against chainsaws, which has the responsibility to: A list of organizations represented on this subcommittee can be obtained on reque
4、st to its secretary. Cross-references The British Standards which implement international or European publications referred to in this document may be found in the BSI Catalogue under the section entitled “International Standards Correspondence Index”, or by using the “Search” facility of the BSI El
5、ectronic Catalogue or of British Standards Online. This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application. Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations. aid enquirers t
6、o understand the text; present to the responsible international/European committee any enquiries on the interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed; monitor related international and European developments and promulgate them in the UK. Summary of pages This document c
7、omprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN title page, pages 2 to 14, an inside back cover and a back cover. The BSI copyright date displayed in this document indicates when the document was last issued. Amendments issued since publication Amd. No. Date CommentsEUROPEANSTANDARD NORMEEUROP
8、ENNE EUROPISCHENORM EN38111 November2002 ICS13.340.10 Englishversion ProtectiveclothingforusersofhandheldchainsawsPart11: Requirementsforupperbodyprotectors Vtementsdeprotectionpourutilisateursdescieschane tenueslamainPartie11:Exigencesrelativesaux vestesdeprotection SchutzkleidungfrdieBenutzervonha
9、ndgefhrten KettensgenTeil11:Anforderungenan Oberkrperschutzmittel ThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon10August2002. CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEurope an Standardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Uptodatelist
10、sandbibliographicalreferencesconcernings uchnational standardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheManagementCentreortoanyCENmember. ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).Aversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytra nslation undertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageand
11、notifiedtotheManagementCentrehasthesamestatusasthe official versions. CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece, Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom. EUROPEANCOM
12、MITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATION COMITEUROPENDENORMALISATION EUROPISCHESKOMITEEFRNORMUNG ManagementCentre:ruedeStassart,36B1050Brussels 2002CEN Allrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreserved worldwideforCENnationalMembers. Ref.No.EN38111:2002EEN38111:2002(E) 2 Contents page Foreword3 1 Scope 5 2 Norm
13、ativereferences 5 3 Termsanddefinitions. .5 4 Requirements .6 4.1 General6 4.2 Innocuousness.6 4.3 Ergonomicrequirements 6 4.4 Specifiedminimumprotectiveareaforupperbodyprotectors6 4.5 Dimensionalchange 8 4.6 Resistancetochainsawcutting .8 4.7 Requirementsforattachmentofprotectivepaddingandstrengtho
14、fclosures8 5 Classificationaccordingtochainspeed . 8 6 Marking .9 7 Informationsuppliedbythemanufacturer 9 8 Pictogram10 AnnexA (informative) Chainsawuseandtheselectionofappropriateupperbodyprotectors.11 A.1 Introduction 11 A.2 Riskanalysis . .11 A.3 Visibilityoftheuser .12 AnnexZA (informative) Cla
15、usesofthisEuropeanStandardaddressingessentialrequirementsorother provisionsofEUDirectives 13 Bibliography 14EN38111:2002(E) 3 Foreword Thisdocument(EN38111:2002)hasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC162,“Protectiveclothing includinghandandarmprotectionandlifejackets“,thesecretariatofwhichisheldby
16、DIN. ThisEuropeanStandardshallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eitherbypublicationofanidenticaltextor byendorsement,atthelatestbyMay2003,andconflictingnationalstandardsshallbewithdrawnatthelatestby May2003. ThisdocumenthasbeenpreparedunderamandategiventoCENbytheEuropeanCommissionandtheEuropean Fr
17、eeTradeAssociation,andsupportsessentialrequirementsofEUDirective(s). ForrelationshipwithEUDirective(s),seeinformativeAnnexZA,whichisanintegralpartofthisdocument. InthisEuropeanStandardtheAnnexAisinformative. AccordingtotheCEN/CENELECInternalRegulations,thenationalstandardsorganizationsofthefollowing
18、 countriesareboundtoimplementthisEuropeanStandard:Austria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland, France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain, Sweden,SwitzerlandandtheUnitedKingdom.EN38111:2002(E) 4 Introduction ThisEuropeanStandardformspartofaseries
19、concernedwithpersonalprotectiveequipmentdesignedtoprotect againsttherisksarisingfromtheuseofhandheldchainsaws. Accidentsoccurduetoanumberofcomplexreasons,butacommonfactorisincorrectuseofthechainsaw.The importanceofcorrecttrainingandproperuseofachainsawinpreventingaccidentscannotbeunderestimated. Ins
20、omecountrieschainsawusersadoptworkingpractices,whichtogetherwithtrainingmakestheuseofupper bodyprotectorsunnecessary.Theseusuallyincludetheinstructiontoholdthechainsawwithbothhandsandto usethechainbrakeifitbecomesnecessarytostopcutting.Itisoftenfoundthatforergonomicreasonsitis impracticaltoprotectth
21、eupperbody. Allpartsoftheupperbodyhavebeenshowntobeatriskwhenusingachainsaw. InthisEuropeanstandard,specificationsfortheprotectivecoverageandperformanceoftheupperbodyprotectors aregiven.Nopersonalprotectiveequipmentcanensurea100%protectionagainstcuttingfromahandheld chainsaw. Nevertheless,experience
22、hasshownthatitispossibletodesignpersonalprotectiveequipmentthatoffersacertain degreeofprotection. Differentfunctionalprinciplesmaybeappliedinordertogiveprotection. Theseinclude: a) chainslipping:oncontactthechaindoesnotcutthematerial; b) clogging:fibresaredrawnbythechainintothedrivesprocketandblockc
23、hainmovement; c) chainbraking:fibreshaveahighresistancetocuttingandabsorbrotationalenergy,therebyreducingthechain speed. Oftenmorethanoneprincipleisappliedinchainsawprotectiveclothing.Upperbodyprotectorsmeetingthis standardaremeanttobeusedwhilstworkingofftheground,andwhereriskassessmentshowsthatther
24、eisa significantrisktobecutbythemovingchainontheupperpartofthebodysuchaswhenworkingfromaskyliftand carryingouttreesurgery.EN38111:2002(E) 5 1Scope ThisPartofthisEuropeanStandard,specifiesrequirementsfortheprotectionofferedbyupperbodyprotectors againstcuttingbyahandheldchainsawassessedbythetestmethod
25、sgiveninEN38110:2002.Therequirements relatingtoergonomicproperties,identification,markingandinformationsuppliedbythemanufacturerincluding selectioncriteriaandinstructionsforusearealsospecified. 2 Normativereferences ThisEuropeanStandardincorporatesbydatedorundatedreference,provisionsfromotherpublica
26、tions.These normativereferencesarecitedattheappropriateplacesinthetextandthepublicationsarelistedhereafter.For datedreferences,subsequentamendmentstoorrevisionsofanyofthesepublicationsapplytothisEuropean Standardonlywhenincorporatedinitbyamendmentorrevision.Forundatedreferencesthelatesteditionofthe
27、publicationreferredtoapplies(includingamendments). EN340, ProtectiveclothingGeneralrequirements EN38110:2002, ProtectiveclothingforusersofhandheldchainsawsPart10:Testmethodforupperbody protectors. 3 Termsanddefinitions ForthepurposesofthisEuropeanStandard,thefollowingtermsanddefinitionsapply. 3.1 up
28、perbodyprotector anytypeofprotectivegarment,whichprotectsatleastthespecifiedareatothelevelofresistancetocuttingbya chainsawspecifiedwithinthisstandardfortheupperpartofthebody,e.g.jacket 3.2 protectivematerial materialwhichisdesignedtoprotecttheweareragainstthecuttingeffectofahandheldchainsaw.Thispro
29、tective materialmayincludetheclothofthegarment 3.3 protectivecoverage areaofthegarmentwhichconsistsofprotectivematerial 3.4 specifiedprotectivearea requiredprotectivecoveragedefinedinthisstandard 3.5 topofshoulder topofshoulderasshowninfigure1EN38111:2002(E) 6 4Requirements 4.1General Upperbodyprote
30、ctorsforchainsawusersshallmeetanoverallrequirementthattheyaresafeandfitforthe purpose.Theyshallmeetrequirements4.2to4.7ofthisstandard. 4.2Innocuousness Upperbodyprotectorsforchainsawusersshallbedesignedandm anufacturedtoprovideprotectionwhenused accordingtothemanufacturersinstructions,withoutendange
31、ringtheuserorothers.Constructionmaterialsand incorporatedsubstances,shallmeettheinnocuousnessrequirementsinEN340.Theyshallnotendangerthose comingintocontactwiththem.ThemanufacturershalllistintheInformationSuppliedbytheManufacturer thenames andconcentrationsofallsubstancescontainedintheproduct,whicha
32、regenerallyknowntocauseallergiesor sensitisation.Upperbodyprotectorsforchainsawusersshallbefreeofhardorsharpcomponentsandrough surfaces,thatcouldcauseabrasion,bruising,irritation,puncturesorcutstoausercomingintocontactwiththem.The manufacturershallgiveguidanceonthesafedestructionanddisposaloftheprod
33、uctsandofanyhazardsthatcan ariseduringmechanicallydisruptingorincineratingtheproduct. 4.3Ergonomic requirements Theprotectiveclothingshouldbeaslightweightaspossible. Thedesignshallbewithoutappendages,whichcanbecomeentangledinmachineryortheundergrowth. Theconstructionaroundthesleeveshallfacilitateben
34、dingandliftingthearm. Thewatervapourresistanceofthegarmentoutsidethespecificprotectedareashallbenomorethan5(m 2 Pa/W) whentestedaccordingto10.1inEN38110:2002. Theprotectivegarmentsshallbedesignedtominimisediscomfortandimpedimentwhilewearingthem.When testedaccordingto10.2and10.3inEN38110:2002themeans
35、coreofallsubjectsshallbelessthan1,5. 4.4 Specifiedminimumprotectiveareaforupperbodyprotectors a) front:seeFigure1: Thespecifiedprotectiveareashallcoverthefrontofthegarmentfromthetopoftheshoulderdownwardsfora distanceequivalenttoatleast25%ofthechestgirthofthelargestintendeduserasgiveninthemarking.The
36、 protectiveareashallincludethesuperior80%ofthesurfaceofthefrontofthesleevedowntowithin70mmofthe distaledgeofthecuffofthesleeve; b) back:seeFigure2: Theprotectiveareashallcoverthetopoftheshouldersplusthesuperior40%ofthesurfaceofthebackofthe sleevedowntowithin70mmofthedistaledgeofthecuffofthesleeve. A
37、gapispermittedintheprotectivematerialinthecentreoftheback.Thedimensionsofthegap, l 5 and l 6 ,are showninFigure2. l 5 shallbelessthan9%ofthechestgirthofthesmallestintendeduserofthegarment,asgiven inthemarking,and l 6 shallbelessthan35%ofthechestgirthofthesmallestintendeduserofthegarment; c) Collar(o
38、ptional)seeFigures1and2: Ifaprotectivecollarisfitted,theprotectiveareashallcoveraminimumlengthof100mmoneachsideoftheneck. Agapintheprotectivematerialatthecentrefrontofamaximumof80mmispermittedandagapintheprotective materialatthecentrebackofamaximumof80mmisalsopermitted.Theheightoftheprotectivemateri
39、alshallbe aminimumof30mm;EN38111:2002(E) 7 d)Fastenings/joins: Thegarmentmayhaveaclosuredownthecentrefronttofacilitatedonningandremoval.Whenthegarmentis fastened,thegapbetweentheedgesoftheprotectivematerialshallbenomorethan30mm.Thegapinthe protectivematerialatthejoinbetweenthemainbodyofthegarmentand
40、thecollarshallbelessthan8mm. Theprotectivecoverageshallbemeasuredinaccordancewithclause7ofEN38110:2002. Key 1TopofShoulder 2Cuff l 1 Minimumheightofprotectivecoverageatthefrontofthegarment l 2 Widthofsleeve l 3 Widthofprotectivecoverageonthefrontofthesleeve(minimum80%of l 2 ) l 4 Unprotectedcuff,wid
41、thlessthan70mm l 5 Heightofprotectivecoverageincollar,Minimumof30mm l 6 Gapintheprotectivecoverageinthecollar,Maximumof80mm Figure1SpecifiedprotectiveareafrontofgarmentEN38111:2002(E) 8 Key 1TopofShoulder 2Cuff l 1 Minimumheightofprotectivecoverageatthebackofthegarment l 2 Widthofsleeve l 3 Widthofp
42、rotectivecoverageonthebackofthesleeve(minimum40%of l 2 ) l 4 Unprotectedcuff,widthlessthan70mm l 5 Gapinprotectivecoverageatthelevelofthetopoftheshoulders l 6 Gapinprotectivecoverageatadistanceof l 1 belowthetopoftheshoulders l 7 Gapintheprotectivecoverageinthecollar,maximumof80mm Figure2Specifiedpr
43、otectiveareabackofgarment 4.5 Dimensionalchange Thedimensionalchange afterwashingasmeasuredinaccordancewithclause6ofEN38110:2002shallbeless than6%. 4.6 Resistancetochainsawcutting Whentestedaccordingtoclause8ofEN38110:2002nocutthroughisallowedinanytestspecimen. 4.7 Requirementsforattachmentofprotectivepaddingandstrengthofclosures Theprotectivematerialshallbepermanentlyattachedtothegarment.Attachmentshallbecontinuousalongallthe edgesoftheprotectivematerial
