What is BS EN 16716 - Avalanche airbag systems about?
BS EN 16716 discusses mountaineering equipment with a focus on avalanche airbag systems and safety requirements and test methods. BS EN 16716 specifies safety requirements and test methods for avalanche airbag systems to reduce the risk of being buried by a snow avalanche.
Note: BS EN 16716 does not consider personal protection against impact or cold temperature.
Who is BS EN 16716 - Avalanche airbag systems for?
BS EN 16716 on safety requirements for avalanche airbag systems is useful for:
- Manufacturers of mountaineering equipment
- Trekking expedition companies
- Rescue workers
- Professional mountaineers
Why should you use BS EN 16716 - Avalanche airbag systems?
BS EN 16716 is one of the packages of standards for mountaineering equipment. BS EN 16716 has been prepared under a Commission’s standardization request M/031 "Personal Protective Equipment" to provide one voluntary means of conforming to essential requirements of Directive 89/686/EEC "Personal Protective Equipment".
BS EN 16716 discusses activation system, carrying system, design, performance, material requirements, ergonomic requirements, detachable airbag systems, electric airbag systems, and test methods such as a test of activation force, a test of activation distance, test of airbag inflation, a test of airbag volume, a test of rated number of deployments, a test of condensation effects on the activation system, test of working time span / low temperature test, and test of high temperature damage.