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2:1997
EN 381-2:1995
This Standard was issued in draft form for comment as DR 94259 (in part).
AS/NZS 4453.2:1997
STANDARDS AUSTRALIA
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STANDARDS NEW ZEALAND
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ISBN 0 7337 0945 1
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PREFACE
This Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand Committee SF/4,
Occupational Protective Clothing.
The objective of this Standard is to provide manufacturers of protective legwear for users of hand-held
chainsaws with procedures for testing that legwear for dimensional change, protective coverage and
resistance to cutting by a chainsaw.
The Standard is identical with and has been reproduced from EN 381-2:1995, Protective clothing for
users of hand-held chain saws, Part 2: Test methods for leg protectors.
The term ‘informative’ has been used in this Standard to define the application of the appendix to which
it applies. An ‘informative’ appendix is only for information and guidance.
As this Standard is reproduced from a European Standard, the following applies:
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(a) Its number appears on the cover and title page while the European Standard number appears only
on the cover.
(b) In the source text, ‘this European Standard’ should read ‘this Australian/New Zealand Standard’.
(c) A full point substitutes for a comma when referring to a decimal marker.
CONTENTS
Page
0 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1 SCOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2 NORMATIVE REFERENCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
3 DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
4 TEST SPECIMENS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
5 PRETREATMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
6 TESTING FOR DIMENSIONAL CHANGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
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