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The committee responsible for this document is ISO/TC 94, Personal safety — Protective clothing and equipment, Subcommittee SC 15, Respiratory protective devices.

ISO 16900 consists of the following parts, under the general title Respiratory protective devices — Methods of test and test equipment:

— Part 1: Determination of inward leakage
— Part 2: Determination of breathing resistance
— Part 3: Determination of particle filter penetration
— Part 4: Determination of gas filter capacity and migration, desorption and carbon monoxide dynamic testing
— Part 6: Mechanical resistance/strength of components
— Part 7: Practical performance test methods
— Part 8: Measurement of RPD air flow rates of assisted filtering RPD
— Part 9: Determination of carbon dioxide content of inhaled air
— Part 10: Resistance to ignition, flame, radiant heat and heat
— Part 11: Determination of field of vision
— Part 12: Determination of volume-averaged work of breathing and peak respiratory pressures
— Part 13: RPD using regenerated breathable gas and special application mining escape RPD: Consolidated test for gas concentration, temperature, humidity, work of breathing, breathing resistance and duration
— Part 14: Measurement of sound level

The following parts are under preparation:

— Part 5: Breathing machine/metabolic simulator/RPD headforms/torso, tools and transfer standards

BS ISO 16900-1:2014

Respiratory protective devices. Methods of test and test equipment - Determination of inward leakage

Published:

31 Oct 2014

Withdrawn:

19 Aug 2019