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Document ID (ISN)36784
CIS number 81-2031
Year 1980
Convention or series no. GOST 12.4.091-80
Author(s)
USSR State Standards Committee (Gosudarstvennyj komitet SSSR po standartam)
Title Miners' plastic safety helmets - General technical requirements
Original title Kaski šahterskie plastmassovye - Obščie tehničeskie uslovija [in Russian]
Bibliographic information Izdatel'stvo standartov, Novopresnenskij per.3, 123 557 Moskva, USSR, 28 May 1980. 16p. Illus. Price: Rbl.0.05.
Abstract This standard (effective 1 July 1981) applies to helmets designed to protect miners against mechanical hazards, electricity and water. Individual sections are devoted to types and dimensions; technical rules (design, accessories, nape protection, materials, impact and perforation protection, dielectric resistance, etc.); approval requirements; test methods (lamp support, impact, perforation, dielectric resistance and head-band strap tests); marking, packaging and storage; manufacturer's guarantee. Appendices cover: definitions, characteristics required for a head model for test purposes.
Descriptors (primary) USSR; mining industry; safety helmets; underground work
Descriptors (secondary) strength of materials; plastics; compliance tests; dielectric strength; design of equipment; equipment testing; standard; marking
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Subject(s) Personal protection
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Head protection
Mining and quarrying