ISO/TS 16976-4:2012

Respiratory protective devices — Human factors — Part 4: Work of breathing and breathing resistance: Physiologically based limits ISO/TS 16976-4:2012

Publication date:   Jun 8, 2012

Scope

ISO/TS 16976-4:2012 describes how to calculate the work performed by a person's respiratory muscles with and without the external respiratory impediments that are imposed by RPD of all kinds, except diving equipment. ISO/TS 16976-4:2012 describes how much additional impediment people can tolerate and contains values that can be used to judge the acceptability of an RPD.