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Document ID (ISN)49901
CIS number 88-1360
Year 1982
Convention or series no. Svensk standard SS 88 24 33
Title Protective helmets for industry etc. - Test methods
Original title Skyddshjälmar för industri m m - Provning [in Swedish]
Bibliographic information Standardiseringskommissionen i Sverige, Stockholm, Sweden, 3rd ed., 15 Feb. 1982. 6p. Illus. 3 ref.
Abstract Standard setting out rules for the testing of industrial safety helmets. Contents: scope; test specimens (for complete testing of a given make and size, 4 to 8 helmets are needed); dummy head; inspection of the helmets (weight, wearing height, colour, chin-straps); conditioning of the helmets (room-conditioning, cooling, heating, water conditioning); determination of shock absorption capacity; penetration testing; determination of inflammability, lateral rigidity, electrical insulation properties and protection against heat radiation.
Descriptors (primary) Sweden; destructive testing; safety helmets
Descriptors (secondary) occupational safety; standard; equipment testing
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Subject(s) Personal protection
Broad subject area(s) Mechanical hazards, transport
Browse category(ies) Head protection