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Document ID (ISN)20604
CIS number 74-798
Year 1973
Convention or series no.
Title Standard for marine special purpose water safety buoyant devices.
Bibliographic information UL 1123, Underwriters' Laboratories, 207 East Ohio Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA, 3rd edition, 2 Apr. 1973. 10p. Illus.
Abstract This standard, approved as American national standard ANSI Z243.1-1972 on 22 Dec. 1972, covers buoyant devices such as life vests and jackets, horse shoe and ring buoys, with or without lifelines, the buoyancy of which is provided by inherently buoyant material and is not dependent upon special materials, gas compartments or inflation. The requirements relate to construction (design, material, etc.) and particularly performance testing (flotation stability, buoyancy distribution, effective buoyancy, water retention, resistance to impact, tensile strength, resistance to high and low temperatures and to flame, etc.). A final section deals with markings.
Descriptors (primary) buoyant devices; water transport; work above water; USA
Descriptors (secondary) lifebuoys; standard; testing; lifejackets
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Subject(s) Personal protection
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Water transportation
Belts, harnesses and lifelines