What is BS EN 397- Industrial safety helmets about?
BS EN 397 is a European standard on industrial safety helmets that discusses the requirements and test methods for industrial safety helmets to ensure protection for workers against head injuries.
BS EN 397 specifies physical and performance requirements, methods of test and marking requirements for industrial safety helmets. The mandatory requirements apply to helmets for general use in industry.
Additional optional performance requirements are included to apply only where specifically claimed by the helmet manufacturer. Industrial safety helmets are intended primarily to provide protection to the wearer against falling objects and consequential brain injury and skull fracture.
Who is BS EN 397- Industrial safety helmets for?
BS EN 397 on the requirements and test methods for industrial safety helmets is useful for:
- Industrial safety helmet manufacturers
- Industrial safety helmet test personnel
- Occupational health and safety departments
- Risk assessment authorities
- Quality assurance departments
Why should you use BS EN 397- Industrial safety helmets?
An industrial safety helmet consists of headgear, hereinafter referred to as a “helmet,” primarily intended to protect the upper part of a wearer’s head against injury from falling objects.
BS EN 397 provides you with guidance on physical requirements, materials and construction, external and internal vertical distance, performance requirements, shock absorption, resistance to penetration, test requirements, conditioning for testing, measurement of clearance, distances and wearing height, apparatus, test procedures, marking and much more.
The requirements, test methods and procedures provided by BS EN 397 assist you in improving the performance and quality of the industrial safety helmets and ensure protection to the head from injuries which are caused by falling objects, debris, rain, electric shock etc.
With obedience and compliance to BS EN 397, you can enhance industrial safety helmets’ efficacy and manufacture a standardized high-quality product.
What is changed since the last update?
BS EN 397:2012+A1:2012 supersedes EN 397:1995, which is withdrawn. BS EN 397:2012+A1:2012 has made some technical changes compared to the previous editions EN 397:1995. These include:
- The normative references in Clause 2 and in the text have been updated. EN 960 has been dated throughout the text
- Code letters have been extended to size designations and between brackets EN 960:1994 equivalent code letters
- Annex B has been changed into an informative annex with the adaption of modal verbs. The bibliography has been updated
