SR EN ISO 16321-1:2022
Eye and face protection for occupational use - Part 1: General requirements (ISO 16321-1:2021)
This document specifies general requirements for eye and face protectors. These protectors are intended to provide protection for the eyes and faces of persons against one or more common occupational hazards such as impacts from flying particles and fragments, optical radiation, dusts, splashing liquids, molten metals, heat, flame, hot solids, harmful gases, vapours and aerosols. Additional requirements for eye and face protectors used during welding and related techniques and for mesh protectors are given in ISO 16321-2 and ISO 16321-3, respectively. This document applies to: — all plano as well as corrective and prescription lensed protectors and components; — those eye and face protectors used for occupational-type tasks that are performed similarly to an occupation, e.g. "do-it-yourself"; — those eye and face protectors used in educational establishments. This document does not apply to: — protectors specifically intended for protection against only solar radiation and used in non- occupational environments for which the ISO 12312 series applies; — prot
Status :
Valid
Approval date : 5/31/2022
Number of pages : 58
ICS : 13.340.20 Head protective equipment
Technical Committee : 227 - Protective personal equipment
- Replaces SR EN 166:2003
- Replaces SR EN 169:2003
- Replaces SR EN 170:2003
- Replaces SR EN 171:2003
- Replaces SR EN 172:2003
- Replaces SR EN 172:2003/A1:2004
- Replaces SR EN 172:2003/A2:2003
- Replaces SR EN 379+A1:2010
- Replaces SR ISO 4849:1995
- Replaces SR EN 172:2003/A1:2004/C91:2005
- Normative reference SR EN ISO 4007:2019
- Normative reference SR EN ISO/CIE 11664-1:2019
- Normative reference SR EN ISO/CIE 11664-2:2022
- Normative reference SR EN ISO 12312-1:2022
- Normative reference SR EN ISO 16321-2:2021
- Normative reference SR EN ISO 16321-3:2022
- Normative reference SR EN ISO 18526-1:2020
- Normative reference SR EN ISO 18526-2:2020
- Normative reference SR EN ISO 18526-3:2020
- Normative reference SR EN ISO 18526-4:2020
- Normative reference SR EN ISO 21987:2018
- Normative reference SR EN ISO 80079-36:2016
- Amended by SR EN ISO 16321-1:2022/A1:2025
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