prEN 13921-6

Personal protective equipment - Ergonomic principles - Part 6: Sensory factors

General information

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CEN

CEN/TC 122 Ergonomics

European Norm

Scope

This European standard specifies the ergonomic principles relating to the interaction between PPE and the human senses: vision; hearing; smell and taste; touch and feeling; vestibular orientation; proprioception and interoception. It specifies the principles to be incorporated into Standards for the evaluation and testing of PPE for any impairment of sensory perception arising from the use of that PPE. It is concerned with the inward flow of sensory signals and the ways in which PPE may adversely affect that flow.

Related legislation

Legislation related to this standard

93/68/EEC

Council Directive amending Dir. 87/404/EEC (simple pressure vessels), 88/378/EEC (safety of toys), 89/106/EEC (construction products), 89/336/EEC (electromagnetic compatibility), 89/392/EEC (machinery), 89/686/EEC (personal protective equipment), 90/384/EEC (automatic weighing instruments), 90/385/EEC (active implantable medicinal devices), 90/396/EEC (appliances burning gaseous fuels), 91/263/EEC (telecommunications terminal equipment), 92/42/EEC and 73/23/EEC

93/95/EEC

Personal protective equipment (Dir. 89/686/EEC amendment)

96/58/EC

Personal protective equipment (Dir. 89/686/EEC amendment)

89/686/EEC

Personal protective equipment (PPE)

Life cycle

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prEN 13921-6
40.97 End of interruption of work - split/merged
Oct 13, 2003