Spider_senses Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 HeyI'm trying to find out what the safety standards are for Hard Hats. In Canada there are two standards CSA Z94.1 M1 and CSA Z94.1-92. With three classes. Class G (General), Class E (Electrical) and class C (Conducting Headwear).The American standard is ANSI Z89.1-97 Type I and II. Both the CSA Z94.1-92 and ANSI Z89.1-97 Type II have lateral protection as well as top down protection. The difference is that CSA tests for concussion while ANSI only test for neck injuries. The CSA standard is higher. Does anyone know what is the testing for CE EN 12 492 and CE EN 397? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roderick Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 You will normally find that the standard sets out the testing method for an item, and the specs it has to meet.EN 12492 (which BTW is a mountaineering helmet, not a hard hat)EN 397 These are links to an Australian publisher, 'cos that where I buy my documentation, but I am sure you can find them locally. These will show you exactly how to test hard hats, or any other piece of equipment for that matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider_senses Posted September 18, 2007 Author Share Posted September 18, 2007 ThanksBut those files are out of my price range especially if it doesn't say have what I need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roderick Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 And that is one of my pet hates! I regularly need to refer to a wide range of Standards but the only way to do that is to buy them, quite often to find that the information you really need isn't in there but that it refers to another Standard. And you can bet that as soon as you have forked out your money, there will be a 'revision' and you'll have to buy the new version.Apparently they seem to think that if you are in a position to need a Standard, you can afford the thousands of dollars (or pounds) to purchase them. I budget $5000 per annum just for Standards. My big plan, if I ever find the time, is to force the publishers to make a full set available to all libraries in the country so that anyone can browse through them and if it contains the information you need, you can then decide if you want to buy it or not. Anybody out there with some time on their hands who want to take this up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seano Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 But those files are out of my price range especially if it doesn't say have what I need. Try your local library, you may find you can get a look at the relevant bits of the standards for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ike Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 For British and European standards you can access British Standards Online via the Oldham Libraries account by going here then clicking on the link. Random copyright disclaimer probably applies... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Jelfs Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 going slightly OT, but for those in academia BSOL can be accessed via Athens (assuming your institution has subscribed) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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