EN 169:1992

Personal eye-protection - Filters for welding and related techniques - Transmittance requirements and recommended utilisation

General information

99.60 Withdrawal effective   Nov 20, 2002

CEN

CEN/TC 85 Eye protective equipment

European Norm

13.340.20   Head protective equipment

Scope

This European Standard specifies the scale numbers and transmittance requirements for filters intended to protect operators performing work involving welding, braze-welding, arc gouging and plasmajet cutting. The other applicable requirements for these types of filters are given in EN 166. Guidance on the selection and use of these filters is given in Annex A. The specifications for welding filters with switchable luminous transmittance and welding filters with dual luminous transmittance are given EN 379.

Related legislation

Legislation related to this standard

89/686/EEC

Personal protective equipment (PPE)

Harmonized/Supporting

Life cycle

PREVIOUSLY

WITHDRAWN
EN 169:1986

WITHDRAWN
EN 169:1986/AC1:1986

NOW

WITHDRAWN
EN 169:1992
99.60 Withdrawal effective
Nov 20, 2002

REVISED BY

WITHDRAWN
EN 169:2002

Relations

Adopted from ISO 4850 NOT_EQUIVALENT

Adopted from NF S 77-104 NOT_EQUIVALENT