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EN.166 Standard
EN.166 is the European Standard for personal eye protection.
At EXCEDER, our safety glasses pass the test specification of EN.166F, which is a great advantage for the safety of industrial places.
And different types of products have different specifications in EN.166 European personal protection certification.
It is divided into the following types
EN.166S (Safety glasses):
The frame and lens must be able to withstand the impact of a 22 mm steel ball weighing 43 grams dropped from 1,3 meters at a speed of 18 km/h. The lens must be remain in the frame and not break. The frame must be also remain intact.
EN.166F (Safety glasses):
The frame and lens must be to withstand the impact of a 6 mm steel ball weighing 0,86 gram fired at 162 km/h. The lens must remain in the frame and will not break. The frame must be remain intact.
EN.166B (Safety goggles):
The frame and lens must be able to withstand the impact of a steel ball with a weight of 0.86g and a diameter of 6mm at a speed of 162km/h. The lens must remain in the frame and will not break. The frame must be remain intact.
How to get the certification of EN.166?
The main tests for EN.166 are:
- The visual range of the eyes
- Flame resistance test
- Light transmission and diffusion test
- Stability test
- Weather resistance test
- Anti-aging
- Anti-UV
- Corrosion resistance
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Lateral Protection
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To test the protective function of the glasses, you can test the glasses on the head of EN standard, The EN.166 lateral protection point on the EN standard head model must be covered to meet the EN.166 F requirements.
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If the glasses do not cover the standard points of the head, the glasses can only be tested according to EN.166 S. This is why all glasses passing through EN166 have side shields.
