BS ISO 16900-3:2012 BSI Standards Publication Respiratory protective devices - Methods of test and test equipment Part 3: Determination of particle filter penetration bsi. ..making excellence a habit. BS ISO 16900-3:2012 BRITISH STANDARD National foreword This British Standard is the UK implementation of ISO 16900-3:2012 The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee PH/4, Respiratory protection. A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary. This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application. The British Standards Institution 2013.Published by BSI Standards Limited 2013 ISBN9780580540349 ICS 13.340.30 Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations. This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 30 April 2013. Amendments issued since publication Date Textaffected BS ISO 1690Q-3:2012 ISO 16900-3 INTERNATIONAL STANDARD First edition 2012-11-01 Respiratory protective devices : Methods of test and test equipment - Petermination of particle filter penetration Appareils deprotection respiratoire-Methodes d'essaiet équipementd'essai- Partie 3: Determination de la pénetration d'un filtre a particules Reference number OST ISO 16900-3:2012(E) @IS02012 BSISO 16900-3:2012 IS0 16900-3:2012(E) COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT ISO2012 Aieaightedresrowiecbitmlesbathahwiseisjpebcifiag,photocqpringfahispiekioilianmityhbutpiapnisbiondrottlingifromaoynitheatshbyany address below or Iso's member body in the country of the requester. ISSepostale 5t : ficeCH-1211Geneva20 Tel+4227490111 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 aww Published in Switzerland i C IS0 2012 - All rights reserved BSISO 16900-3:2012 IS0 16900-3:2012(E) Contents Page Foreword iv Iptroduction. .V Scope 1 2 Normative references 1 3 Terms and definitions 1 4 Prerequisites 1 5 Generaltestrequirements 6 1 Principle 1 7 Apparatus. .2 7.1 General 2 7.2 Aerosolgenerator 3 7.3 Filtercontrolchamber 8 Methods 5 8.1 General 5 8.2 Short-term particlepenetration test 5 8.3 Storageexposureexposure 9 Test report. 10 Uncertaintyofmeasurement. 7 Annex A (normative)Application ofuncertaintyofmeasurement 8 Bibliography 10 @ IS0 2012-All rights reserved iii BS ISO 16900-3:2012 IS0 16900-3:2012(E) Foreword Iso (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards thuiegh(Iso tacbmioet bohiasiftasewofkahf pitapaeingbodyInitteresitedaihStandebjestisorowhidlycarrtiechaital committeehasbeen establishedhastherighttobe represented onthat committee.International organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with Iso, also take part in the work. ISO collaborates closelywiththe electrotechnical standardization.International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of International Standards aredrafted in accordance with the rules given in the Iso/IEC Directives, Part 2. 3tanaainstaak pfedbechnical terhnifteescommitteesprepare Interidtefal Starfhar aseBbarafernatfon xpting Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote. Aatentionrights.tfawrtsihtap hetbekdibilthatespaiisiblthe elaeantsiAg anylliischdatfnent nbayrights.the subject of IS0 16900-3 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 94, Personal safety - Protective clothing and equipment,SubcommitteeSC15,Respiratoryprotectivedevices. Iso16900 consists ofthe following parts,under the general title Respiratory protective devices- Methods of test and test equipment: -Part1:Determination ofinward leakage Part2:Determinationofbreathingresistance Part3:Determinationofparticlefilterpenetration Part 4: Determination of gas filter capacity and migration, desorption and carbon monoxide dynamic testing -Part11:Determinationoffieldofvision The following parts are under preparation: Part5:Breathingma