EN 1731:2006
(Main)Personal eye protection - Mesh eye and face protectors
General Information
- Abstract
This European Standard specifies materials, design, performance requirements, test methods and marking requirements for mesh eye and face protectors.
This standard is not applicable to eye and face protectors for use against liquid splash (including molten metal), hot solid risks, electrical hazards, infrared and ultra violet radiation.
Mesh eye and face protectors for use in sports such as ice hockey and fencing are excluded.
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Publication Date
- 21-Nov-2006
- Withdrawal Date
- 22-Sep-2026
- Technical Committee
- CEN/TC 85 - Eye-protective equipment
- Current Stage
- 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
- Start Date
- 27-Apr-2022
- Completion Date
- 23-Sep-2026
- Directive
- Harmonized Standard2016/425 - Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EECOJ Ref: C, C 113 OJ Date: 27-Mar-2018
Not Harmonized89/686/EEC - Personal protective equipment (PPE)OJ Ref: C, C 205 OJ Date: 09-Jul-2011
Relations
- Effective Date
- 22-Dec-2008
- Effective Date
- 22-Dec-2008
- Effective Date
- 19-Nov-2025
- Effective Date
- 08-Jun-2022
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 09-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
EN 1731:2006 is a standard published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Its full title is "Personal eye protection - Mesh eye and face protectors". This standard covers: This European Standard specifies materials, design, performance requirements, test methods and marking requirements for mesh eye and face protectors. This standard is not applicable to eye and face protectors for use against liquid splash (including molten metal), hot solid risks, electrical hazards, infrared and ultra violet radiation. Mesh eye and face protectors for use in sports such as ice hockey and fencing are excluded.
This European Standard specifies materials, design, performance requirements, test methods and marking requirements for mesh eye and face protectors. This standard is not applicable to eye and face protectors for use against liquid splash (including molten metal), hot solid risks, electrical hazards, infrared and ultra violet radiation. Mesh eye and face protectors for use in sports such as ice hockey and fencing are excluded.
EN 1731:2006 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 13.040.20 - Ambient atmospheres. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
EN 1731:2006 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN 1731:1997/A1:1997, EN 1731:1997, EN ISO 18526-3:2020, EN ISO 16321-3:2022, EN 168:2001, EN 166:2001, EN 167:2001, EN 165:2005, EN 12472:2020, EN 16128:2025, EN 50122-1:2022, EN 14458:2018. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
EN 1731:2006 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 2016/425, 89/686/EEC; Standardization Mandates: M/BC/CEN/90/2. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.
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Standards Content (Sample)
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Persönlicher Augenschutz - Augen- und Gesichtsschutzgeräte aus GewebeProtection individuelle de l'oil — Protecteurs de l'oil et du visage de type grillagéPersonal eye protection - Mesh eye and face protectors13.340.20Varovalna oprema za glavoHead protective equipmentICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 1731:2006SIST EN 1731:2007en01-marec-2007SIST EN 1731:2007SLOVENSKI
STANDARDSIST EN 1731:1998/A1:1998SIST EN 1731:19981DGRPHãþD
EUROPEAN STANDARDNORME EUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHE NORMEN 1731November 2006ICS 13.040.20Supersedes EN 1731:1997
English VersionPersonal eye protection - Mesh eye and face protectorsProtection individuelle de l'œil - Protecteurs de l'œil et duvisage de type grillagéPersönlicher Augenschutz - Augen- undGesichtsschutzgeräte aus GewebeThis European Standard was approved by CEN on 13 October 2006.CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this EuropeanStandard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such nationalstandards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CEN member.This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translationunder the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the officialversions.CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania,Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATIONCOMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATIONEUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNGManagement Centre: rue de Stassart, 36
B-1050 Brussels© 2006 CENAll rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reservedworldwide for CEN national Members.Ref. No. EN 1731:2006: ESIST EN 1731:2007
Relationship between this
European
Standard and the Essential Requirements
of EU Directive 89/686/EEC Personal Protective Equipment.13 Bibliography.15
Headbands used as the principal means of retention shall be at least 10 mm wide over any portion which may come into contact with the wearer’s head, and shall be adjustable or self-adjusting. Testing shall be done in accordance with 5.7. 4.2.3 Adjustability and/or replacement of components Adjustable parts or components incorporated in mesh eye and face protectors shall be easily adjustable and where intended to shall be easily replaceable without the use of special tools. Testing shall be done in accordance with 5.7. 4.2.4 Minimum area of coverage and field of vision of a mesh face screen In the in-use position, the mesh face screen shall cover at least the facial region rectangle EFGH of the appropriate head form, defined in Figure 11 of EN 168:2001, when assessed in accordance with EN 168:2001, 10.2. SIST EN 1731:2007
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