EN 12942 Respiratory Protective Devices - Requirements for Power Assisted Filtering Devices Including Full Face Masks, Half Masks or Quarter Masks

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EN 12942 Respiratory Protective Devices - Requirements for Power Assisted Filtering Devices Including Full Face Masks, Half Masks or Quarter Masks

EUROLAB laboratory provides testing and compliance services within the scope of EN 12940 standard. The EN 12942 standard describes requirements and provides test methods for power assisted respiratory protection devices that include full face mask, half mask or quarter mask, along with gas, particulate or combined filters used as respiratory protective devices.

EN 12942 Respiratory Protective Devices - Requirements for Power Assisted Filtering Devices Including Full Face Masks, Half Masks or Quarter Masks

This standard does not cover devices designed for use in situations where there is oxygen deficiency, that is, oxygen less than 17 percent by volume, and protective breathing devices designed for escape.

It refers to the EN 14387 standard for descriptions of filter classifications (EN 14387 Respiratory protective devices - Gas filters and coalescing filters - Requirements, experiments and marking).

The requirements in the EN 12942 standard are as follows: materials, temperature resistance, sidewall, penetration, air supply, flow control devices, electrical parts, breathing hose, filters, noise level, carbon dioxide concentration in the exhaled air, flame resistance, front panel accessories, overall weight of the device and practical performance.

The tests carried out within the scope of the EN 12942 standard are: conditioning, external evaluation, penetration on the cheek, practical abrasion tests, carbon dioxide concentration in the breathing air, breathing resistances, operating time of the device specified by the manufacturer, amount of air supplied, filter clogging, hose resistance against collapse, hoses and couplings resistance, interactive air flow, mechanical resistance of filters, filters, flame resistance and noise, sound.

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