What is BS EN 510-Specification for protective clothing about?
BS EN 510 discusses the specification for protective clothing. BS EN 510 is a European standard on the specification for protective clothing to prevent the risk of entanglement with moving parts.
BS EN 510 specifies the design requirements of protective garments that minimize the risk of its entanglement or drawing-in by moving parts when the wearer is working at or near hazardous moving machines or devices, complementary to the general requirements as stated in EN ISO 13688.
BS EN 510 applies to specific garments to be worn when the risk of entanglement cannot be
effectively controlled by physically safeguarding moving parts of machines.
Note: BS EN 510 does not include protective clothing against injuries by special moving machine parts for which specific standards exist like protective clothing for a user of chainsaws (EN ISO 11393).
Who is BS EN 510-Specification for protective clothing for?
BS EN 510 on the specification for protective clothing is useful for:
- Protective clothing manufacturers
- Protective clothing designers
- Protective clothing testers
- Health and safety departments
Why should you use BS EN 510-Specification for protective clothing?
Protective clothing is worn to minimize the hazards that cause serious workplace injuries and illnesses. One of the risks associated with workers is the entanglement of protective clothing with moving parts.
BS EN 510 provides you with the design requirements, dimensional changes, size designation, and marking for manufacturing efficient and high-quality protective clothing.
The requirements and specifications provided by BS EN 510 assist you in designing protective clothing that ensures the prevention of hazards caused due to the entanglement of protective clothing with moving parts of machines.
By adopting BS EN 510 the user can enhance the efficiency and standard of protective clothing and produce a product that has global acceptance in the market.
What is changed since the last update?
BS EN 510:2019 supersedes BS EN 510:1993, which is withdrawn. BS EN 510:2019 has some technical changes with respect to BS EN 510:1993. These include:
- Clarification of the scope focusing on the design requirements complementary to the general requirements of EN ISO 13688 included
- Updating of the normative references and introduction of a Clause related to Terms and definitions
- Restructuration of the basic design requirements (4.2), including visual inspection for checking
- Aging focuses on the effectiveness of the fastening elements.
- Creation of an informative Annex A and Annex B and addition of annex ZA
