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
- 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
