scope:

This European Standard provides guidance on the generic ergonomic characteristics related to personal protective equipment (PPE).
It specifies for the writers of PPE product standards, principles relating to:
- anthropometric characteristics related to PPE;
- the biomechanical interaction between PPE and the human body;
- the thermal interaction between PPE and the human body;
- the interaction between PPE and the human senses: vision; hearing; smell and taste; and skin contact.
This European Standard does not cover requirements related to the specific hazard for which PPE is designed.