What is ISO 17420‑5 about?
ISO 17420‑5 is the fifth part of the ISO 17420 series of documents on respiratory protective devices. ISO 17420‑5 is an international standard on performance requirements of supplied breathable gas RPD and filtering RPD to improve the efficacy of RPD
ISO 17420‑5 specifies the minimum requirements for supplied breathable gas RPD and filtering RPD to be used for special application fire and rescue services.
In ISO 17420‑5 the sequence of testing follows the principle to minimize the necessary number of samples by carrying out destructive tests at the end. For safety reasons it also includes those tests with test subjects are only carried out after the test samples have shown their safe performance in other tests.
Who is ISO 17420‑5 for?
ISO 17420‑5 on respiratory protective devices is useful for:
- Respiratory protective device manufacturers
- Respiratory protective device testers
- Fire and rescue departments
- Health and safety departments
- Any entity related to respiratory protective device quality assurance
Why should you use ISO 17420‑5?
The main purpose of fire and rescue services is to protect life and property in the event of fires in their area, rescue and protect people in the event of a road traffic collision, and. rescuing and protecting people in the event of other emergencies.
ISO 17420‑5 provides you with the guidelines on general requirements, RPD elements and components, performance requirements, testing and inspection of supplied breathable gas RPD and filtering RPD.
The requirements and guidelines provided by ISO 17420‑5 assists you in improving the quality and efficacy of supplied breathable gas RPD and filtering RPD and ensuring protection to the wearer from the hazardous environment.