1、BSI Standards PublicationWB11885_BSI_StandardCovs_2013_AW.indd 1 15/05/2013 15:06Respiratory protective devices - Continuous flow compressed air line breathing devices - Requirements, testing and markingBS EN 14594:2018EUROPEANSTANDARDNORME EUROPENNE EUROPISCHE NORMEN 14594 May 2018ICS 13.340.30 Sup
2、ersedes EN 14594:2005EnglishVersionRespiratory protective devices - Continuous flow compressed air line breathing devices - Requirements,testing and marking Appareils de protection respiratoire - Appareils de protection respiratoire isolants adduction daircomprim dbit continu - Exigences, essais etm
3、arquageAtemschutzgerte - Druckluft-Schlauchgerte mitkontinuierlichem Luftstrom - Anforderungen, Prfung und KennzeichnungThis European Standard was approved by CEN on 16 March2018.CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving thisE
4、uropean Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.Up-to-date lists and bibliographical referencesconcerning 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 versio
5、ns (English, French, German). A version in any other language made bytranslation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC ManagementCentre has the same status as the officialversions.CEN members are the nationalstandards bodies of Austria, Belgiu
6、m, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
7、Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom.EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATIONCOMIT EUROPEN DE NORMALISATIONEUROPISCHES KOMITEE FR NORMUNGCEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels 2018 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reservedworldwide for CENnati
8、onal Members.Ref. No. EN 14594:2018 ENational forewordThis British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 14594:2018. It supersedes BS EN 14594:2005, which is withdrawn.The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee PH/4, Respiratory protection.A list of organizations
9、represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary.This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application. The British Standards Institution 2018 Published by BSI Standards Limited 2018ISBN 978
10、 0 580 95720 8ICS 13.340.30Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations. This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 May 2018.Amendments/corrigenda issued since publicationDate Text affectedBRITISH S
11、TANDARDBS EN 14594:2018EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPENNE EUROPISCHE NORM EN 14594 May 2018 ICS 13.340.30 Supersedes EN 14594:2005English Version Respiratory protective devices - Continuous flow compressed air line breathing devices - Requirements, testing and marking Appareils de protection respirat
12、oire - Appareils de protection respiratoire isolants adduction dair comprim dbit continu - Exigences, essais et marquage Atemschutzgerte - Druckluft-Schlauchgerte mit kontinuierlichem Luftstrom - Anforderungen, Prfung und Kennzeichnung This European Standard was approved by CEN on 16 March 2018. CEN
13、 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 references concerning such national standards may be obtained on appl
14、ication 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 CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Ma
15、nagement 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 Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Lat
16、via, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom. EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMIT EUROPEN DE NORMALISATION EUROPISCHES KOMITEE FR NORMUNG CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Ru
17、e de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels 2018 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN national Members. Ref. No. EN 14594:2018 EBS EN 14594:2018EN 14594:2018 (E) 2 Contents Page European foreword . 5 1 Scope 6 2 Normative references 6 3 Terms, description an
18、d symbols . 7 3.1 Terms . 7 3.2 Description 8 3.3 Symbols . 8 4 Classification . 9 5 Requirements . 9 5.1 General 9 5.2 Nominal values and tolerances 9 5.3 Ergonomics 9 5.4 Design . 10 5.5 Materials 10 5.6 Practical performance 10 5.7 Connections 10 5.7.1 General . 10 5.7.2 Couplings . 11 5.7.3 Stre
19、ngth of breathing hose connections 11 5.7.4 Connection between RPD and mask 11 5.7.5 Connection between RPD and hood, helmet or suit 11 5.7.6 Unacceptable connections 11 5.8 Body harness or belt . 11 5.9 Pre-conditioning . 11 5.10 Flammability 12 5.11 Mobile compressed air supply systems, if applica
20、ble . 12 5.11.1 General . 12 5.11.2 Pressure reducer 12 5.11.3 Pressure reducer relief valve 12 5.12 Warning devices for compressed air supply systems . 13 5.12.1 General . 13 5.12.2 Audible warning device . 13 5.13 Compressed air supply tube . 13 5.13.1 Resistance to kinking 13 5.13.2 Resistance to
21、 collapse . 14 5.13.3 Strength . 14 5.13.4 Flexibility 14 5.13.5 Heat resistance 14 5.13.6 Electrostatic properties . 14 5.13.7 Couplings . 14 5.13.8 Resistance to pressure . 14 5.13.9 Flammability 14 5.13.10 Working length . 15 5.14 Breathing hose 15 5.14.1 Resistance to kinking 15 BS EN 14594:2018
22、EN 14594:2018 (E) 3 5.14.2 Resistance to collapse . 15 5.15 Air flow rates 15 5.16 Adjustable parts 15 5.17 Facepieces . 15 5.17.1 Full face mask or half masks . 15 5.17.2 Hood, helmet or suit 16 5.18 Inward leakage 17 5.19 Breathing resistance 18 5.19.1 RPD with full face mask/half mask 18 5.19.2 R
23、PD incorporating a hood/helmet/suit . 18 5.20 Carbon dioxide content of inhalation air . 18 5.20.1 Air supply on 18 5.20.2 Air supply off 18 5.21 Leaktightness . 18 5.22 Checking and warning facilities 19 5.23 Resistance to abrasion 19 6 Testing 19 6.1 General . 19 6.2 Inspection 20 6.3 Practical pe
24、rformance test 21 6.3.1 General . 21 6.3.2 Preparation of RPD to be tested 21 6.3.3 Test conditions 21 6.3.4 Work simulation test . 21 6.3.5 Information to be recorded 22 6.3.6 Practical performance tests at low temperature 22 6.4 Strength of breathing hose connections . 23 6.5 Resistance to collaps
25、e of breathing hose . 23 6.5.1 Principle . 23 6.5.2 Apparatus 23 6.5.3 Procedure 24 6.6 Strength of compressed air supply tube, body harness and couplings . 24 6.7 Pre-conditioning . 25 6.7.1 Procedure 25 6.7.2 Laboratory test at 15 C . 25 6.8 Flammability 25 6.9 Pressure reducer relief valve . 26 6
26、.10 Resistance to kinking of compressed air supply tube . 26 6.10.1 Corner kinking for Class A RPD . 26 6.10.2 Coil kinking for Class B RPD 27 6.11 Resistance to collapse of compressed air supply tube (Class A and Class B) 30 6.11.1 Principle . 30 6.11.2 Apparatus 30 6.11.3 Procedure 30 6.12 Heat re
27、sistance of compressed air supply tube . 30 6.13 Carbon dioxide content of the inhalation air 31 6.14 Inward leakage 31 6.14.1 Inward leakage test method . 31 6.14.2 Prerequisites for inward leakage determination . 31 6.15 Warning device 33 6.15.1 Apparatus 33 6.15.2 Procedure 33 BS EN 14594:2018EN
28、14594:2018 (E) 4 6.15.3 Report . 33 6.16 Mechanical resistance of lens(es) or visor(s) (hood/helmet/suit) . 36 6.17 Breathing resistance . 36 6.17.1 General . 36 6.17.2 Inhalation resistance 36 6.17.3 Exhalation resistance . 36 6.18 Sound level measurement inside the hood/helmet/suit . 37 6.19 Stren
29、gth of attachment of exhalation valve (hood/helmet/suit) . 37 6.20 Air supply flow rate . 38 6.20.1 Principle 38 6.20.2 Apparatus 38 6.20.3 Procedure 38 6.21 Resistance to abrasion of protective clothing 39 6.22 Effective mass supported by the facepiece . 39 6.23 Leaktightness . 40 7 Marking 40 8 In
30、formation supplied by the manufacturer 41 Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential health and safety requirements of Regulation 2016/425/EU 2016 OJ L81 aimed to be covered . 43 Bibliography . 45 BS EN 14594:2018EN 14594:2018 (E) 5 European foreword This do
31、cument (EN 14594:2018) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 79 “Respiratory protective devices”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN. This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by
32、 November 2018, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by November 2018. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. This
33、document supersedes EN 14594:2005. This document has been prepared under a standardization request given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential health and safety requirements of EU Regulation(s). For relationship with EU Regulation(s) see in
34、formative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document. The following main technical changes have been made compared to EN 14594:2005: a) requirements for cleaning and disinfection deleted; b) visual inspection changed to inspection and detailed list inserted; c) test for noise level adapted
35、 to the test procedure specified in ISO 16900-14; d) requirements and test method for protective clothes specified; e) test for leaktightness added; f) Annex A deleted; g) figures adapted to the changes made in the test procedures, where appropriate. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations
36、, the national standards organizations 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, L
37、atvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom. BS EN 14594:2018EN 14594:2018 (E) 6 1 Scope This document specifies minimum requirements for continuous flow compressed air line
38、 breathing devices for use with a full face mask, half mask, hood, helmet or suit, and devices used in abrasive blasting operations, as a Respiratory Protective Device (RPD). Escape RPD and diving apparatus are not covered by this document. Laboratory and practical performance tests are included for
39、 the assessment of conformance to the requirements. 2 Normative references The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the
40、latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. EN 132:1998, Respiratory protective devices Definitions of terms and pictograms EN 134:1998, Respiratory protective devices Nomenclature of components EN 136:1998, Respiratory protective devices Full face masks Requirement
41、s, testing, marking EN 140:1998, Respiratory protective devices Half masks and quarter masks Requirements, testing, marking EN 148-1, Respiratory protective devices Threads for facepieces Part 1: Standard thread connection EN 148-2, Respiratory protective devices Threads for facepieces Part 2: Centr
42、e thread connection EN 148-3, Respiratory protective devices Threads for facepieces Part 3: Tread connection M 45 x 3 EN 166:2001, Personal eye-protection Specifications EN 169, Personal eye-protection Filters for welding and related techniques Transmittance requirements and recommended use EN 170,
43、Personal eye-protection Ultraviolet filters Transmittance requirements and recommended use EN 171, Personal eye-protection Infrared filters Transmittance requirements and recommended use EN 175, Personal protection Equipment for eye and face protection during welding and allied processes EN 379, Per
44、sonal eye-protection Automatic welding filters EN 397:2012+A1:2012, Industrial safety helmets EN 12021, Respiratory equipment Compressed gases for breathing apparatus EN 12941:1998, Respiratory protective devices Powered filtering devices incorporating a helmet or a hood Requirements, testing, marki
45、ng EN 13274-1:2001, Respiratory protective devices Methods of test Part 1: Determination of inward leakage and total inward leakage BS EN 14594:2018EN 14594:2018 (E) 7 EN 13274-2:2001, Respiratory protective devices Methods of test Part 2: Practical performance tests EN 13274-3:2001, Respiratory pro
46、tective devices Methods of test Part 3: Determination of breathing resistance EN 13274-4:2001, Respiratory protective devices Methods of test Part 4: Flame tests EN 13274-6, Respiratory protective devices Methods of test Part 6: Determination of carbon dioxide content of the inhalation air EN ISO 46
47、74 (all parts), Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics Determination of tear resistance EN ISO 7854:1997, Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics Determination of resistance to damage by flexing (ISO 7854:1995) EN ISO 8031, Rubber and plastics hoses and hose assemblies Determination of electrical resistance
48、and conductivity (ISO 8031) EN ISO 13688:2013, Protective clothing General requirements (ISO 13688:2013) EN ISO 13934-2, Textiles - Tensile properties of fabrics Part 2: Determination of maximum force using the grab method (ISO 13934-2) EN ISO 14877:2002, Protective clothing for abrasive blasting op
49、erations using granular abrasives (ISO 14877:2002) ISO 16900-14, Respiratory protective devices Methods of test and test equipment Part 14: Measurement of sound level 3 Terms, description and symbols For the purposes of this document, the terms, definitions and symbols given in EN 132:1998, EN 134:1998 and the following apply. 3.1 Terms 3.1.1 as received not pre-conditioned or modified to carry out a test 3.1.2 mobile compressed air supply system supply system that can in
