In response to the European Commission’s request and in association with CEN, the European Committee for Standardization, and CENELEC, the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization, BSI has made a series of European Standards (ENs) for medical devices and personal protective equipment (PPE) used in the context of the current COVID-19 outbreak available without charge on its website.
The standards, which cover face masks, medical gloves and protective clothing are listed below:
Upload date: 25 March 2020
- BS EN 149:2001+A1:2009 Respiratory protective devices. Filtering half masks to protect against particles. Requirements, testing, marking
- BS EN 14683:2019 Medical face masks. Requirements and test methods.
- BS EN 13795-1:2019 Surgical clothing and drapes. Requirements and test methods. Surgical drapes and gowns
- BS EN 13795-2:2019 Surgical clothing and drapes. Requirements and test methods. Clean air suits
- BS EN 14126:2003 Protective clothing. Performance requirements and tests methods for protective clothing against infective agents
- BS EN 14605:2009+A1:2009 Protective clothing against liquid chemicals. Performance requirements for clothing with liquid-tight (Type 3) or spray-tight (Type 4) connections, including items providing protection to parts of the body only (Types PB [3] and PB [4])
- BS EN 166:2002 Personal eye protection. Specifications
- BS EN 455-1:2000 Medical gloves for single use. Requirements and testing for freedom from holes (Withdrawn title)
- BS EN 455-2:2015 Medical gloves for single use. Requirements and testing for physical properties
- BS EN 455-3:2015 Medical gloves for single use. Requirements and testing for biological evaluation
- BS EN 455-4:2009 Medical gloves for single use. Requirements and testing for shelf life determination
- BS EN ISO 10993-1:2009 Biological evaluation of medical devices Part 1: Evaluation and testing within a risk management process
- BS EN ISO 13688:2013 Protective clothing. General requirements
- BS EN ISO 374-5:2016 Protective gloves against dangerous chemicals and micro-organisms. Terminology and performance requirements for micro-organisms risks
Upload date: 2 April 2020
- BS EN 29073-3:1992 Methods of tests for Nonwovens - Part 3: Determination of tensile strength and elongation
- BS EN ISO 139:2005 Textiles - Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing
- BS EN ISO 811:2018 Textiles - Determination of resistance to water penetration - Hydrostatic pressure test
- BS EN ISO 9073-10:2004 Textiles - Test methods for nonwovens - Part 10: Lint and other particles generation in the dry state
- BS EN ISO 11737-1:2018 Sterilization of health care products - Microbiological methods - Part 1: Determination of a population of microorganisms on products
- BS EN ISO 13938‑1:2019 Textiles - Bursting properties of fabrics - Part 1: Hydraulic method for determination of bursting strength and bursting distension
- BS EN ISO 22612:2005 Clothing for protection against infectious agents — Test method for resistance to dry microbial penetration
- ISO 22610:2018 Surgical drapes, gowns and clean air suits, used as medical devices, for patients, clinical staff and equipment - Test method to determine the resistance to wet bacterial penetration
Upload date: 7 April 2020
- BS EN 13034:2005+A1:2009 Performance requirements for chemical protective clothing offering limited protective performance against liquid chemicals (Type 6 and Type PB equipment)
- BS EN ISO 13982-1:2204+A1:2010 Part 1: Performance requirements for chemical protective clothing providing protection to the full body against airborne solid particulates (type 5 clothing)
Upload date: 14 April 2020
- BS EN 168:2002 Personal eye-protection - Non-optical test methods
Upload date: 10 June 2020
- BS EN 1827:1999+A1:2009 Respiratory protective devices - Half masks without inhalation valves and with separable filters to protect against gases or gases and particles or particles only - Requirements, testing, marking
- BS EN 12941:1998+A2:2008 Respiratory protective devices - Powered filtering devices incorporating a helmet or a hood - Requirements, testing, marking
- BS EN 136:1998 Respiratory protective devices - Full face masks - Requirements, testing, marking
- BS EN ISO 18526-1:2020 Eye and face protection - Test methods - Part 1: Geometrical optical properties
- BS EN ISO 18526-3:2020 Eye and face protection - Test methods - Part 1: Physical and mechanical properties
- BS EN 13274-7:2019 Respiratory protective devices - Methods of test - Part7: Determination of particle filter penetration
- BS ISO 16900-1:2019 Respiratory protective devices - Methods of test and test equipment - Part 1: Determination of inward leakage
- ISO 22609 Clothing for protection against infectious agents - Medical face masks - Test method for resistance against penetration by synthetic blood (fixed volume, horizontally projected)
- BS EN 1149-1:2006 Protective clothing - Electrostatic properties - Part 1: Test method for measurement of surface resistivity
Upload date: 11 June 2020
- PD ISO/TS 16976-8:2013 Respiratory protective devices - Human factors - Part 8: Ergonomic factors
Upload date: 12 June 2020
- BS EN 455-1:2020 Medical gloves for single use - Part 1: requirements for testing for freedom from holes
Upload date: 14 August 2020
- BS EN 140:1999 Respiratory protective devices - Half masks - Requirements, testing, marking
- BS EN 143:2000 Respiratory protective devices - Particle filters - Requirements, testing, marking
Upload date: 27 August 2020
- BS EN 12942:1998+A2:2008 Respiratory protective devices - Power assisted filtering devices incorporating full face masks, half masks or quarter masks - Requirements, testing, marking
Upload date: 24 September 2020
- BS 2782-6: Method 631A:1993, ISO 4591:1992 Methods of testing - Plastics - Method 631A: Determination of gravimetric thickness and yield of flexible sheet
- BS EN 14325:2018 Protective clothing against chemicals - Test methods and performance classification of chemical protective clothing materials, seams, joins and assemblages
- BS EN ISO 6383-2:2004 Plastics - Film and sheeting - Determination of tear resistance - Parte 2: Elmendorf method
- BS EN ISO 7765-1:2004 Plastics film and sheeting - Determination of impact resistance by the free-falling dart method - Part 1: Staircase methods
- BS EN 556-1:2001 Sterilization of medical devices - Requirements for medical devices to be designated "STERILE" - Part 1: Requirements for terminally sterilized medical devices
- BS EN 143:2000 Respiratory protective devices - Particle filters - Requirements, testing, marking
- BS EN 140:1999 Respiratory protective devices - Half masks and quarter masks - Requirements, testing, marking
Upload date: 29 October 2020
- BS EN 16523-1:2015+A1:2018 Determination of material resistance to permeation by chemicals - Part 1: Permeation by potentially hazardous liquid chemicals under conditions of continuous contact
- BS EN 374-2:2014 Protective gloves against dangerous chemicals and micro-organisms - Part 2: Determination of resistance to penetration
- BS EN ISO 374-1:2016+A1:2018 Protective gloves against dangerous chemicals and micro-organisms - Part 1: Terminology and performance requirements for chemical risks
- BS EN ISO 374-4:2019 Protective gloves against dangerous chemicals and micro-organisms - Part 4: Determination of resistance to degradations by chemicals
