CEN/TS 17553:2022

Textiles and textile products - Community face coverings - Minimum requirements, methods of testing and use

CEN/TS 17553:2022

Name:CEN/TS 17553:2022   Standard name:Textiles and textile products - Community face coverings - Minimum requirements, methods of testing and use
Standard number:CEN/TS 17553:2022   language:English language
Release Date:22-Nov-2022   technical committee:CEN/TC 248 - Textiles and textile products
Drafting committee:CEN/TC 248/WG 39 - Community face coverings - Guide to minimum requirements, methods of testing and use   ICS number:13.340.20 - Head protective equipment

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-januar-2023
Tekstilije in tekstilni izdelki - Obrazne maske za splošno uporabo - Minimalne
zahteve, metode preskušanja in uporaba
Textiles and textile products - Community face coverings - Minimum requirements,
methods of testing and use
Textilien und textile Produkte - Alltagsmasken - Mindestanforderungen, Prüfverfahren
und Verwendung
Textiles et produits textiles - Masques communautaires - Exigences, méthodes d'essai et
instructions d'utilisation
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CEN/TS 17553:2022
ICS:
13.340.20 Varovalna oprema za glavo Head protective equipment
59.080.99 Drugi izdelki tekstilne Other products of the textile
industrije industry
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

CEN/TS 17553
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
SPÉCIFICATION TECHNIQUE
November 2022
TECHNISCHE SPEZIFIKATION
ICS 13.340.20 Supersedes CWA 17553:2020
English Version
Textiles and textile products - Community face coverings -
Minimum requirements, methods of testing and use
Textiles et produits textiles - Masques grand public - Textilien und textile Produkte - Alltagsmasken -
Exigences minimales, méthodes d'essai et utilisation Mindestanforderungen, Prüfverfahren und
Verwendung
This Technical Specification (CEN/TS) was approved by CEN on 19 September 2022 for provisional application.

The period of validity of this CEN/TS is limited initially to three years. After two years the members of CEN will be requested to
submit their comments, particularly on the question whether the CEN/TS can be converted into a European Standard.

CEN members are required to announce the existence of this CEN/TS in the same way as for an EN and to make the CEN/TS
available promptly at national level in an appropriate form. It is permissible to keep conflicting national standards in force (in
parallel to the CEN/TS) until the final decision about the possible conversion of the CEN/TS into an EN is reached.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and
United Kingdom.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION

EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG

CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2022 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. CEN/TS 17553:2022 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

Contents Page
European foreword . 5
Introduction . 6
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 8
3 Terms and definitions . 8
4 Requirements . 11
4.1 General . 11
4.2 Innocuousness . 11
4.3 Design . 12
4.3.1 General . 12
4.3.2 Dimensions / Sizing . 12
4.3.3 Head harness . 13
4.3.4 Nose bridge . 14
4.3.5 Community face coverings with transparent window . 14
4.4 Materials . 14
4.5 Breathability . 15
4.5.1 General . 15
4.5.2 Differential pressure of material or material assembly . 15
4.5.3 Breathing resistance of the complete community face covering . 15
4.6 Filtration efficiency . 15
4.7 Packaging . 16
5 Durability (ageing) . 16
5.1 General . 16
5.2 Durability assessment (see A.8) . 16
6 Test methods . 17
6.1 General . 17
6.2 Visual inspection . 17
6.3 Breathability test methods (see A.3) . 17
6.3.1 Differential pressure of material or material assembly . 17
6.3.2 Breathing resistance of the complete community face covering . 19
6.4 Filtration efficiency test . 20
6.5 Head harness strength test . 20
6.5.1 Apparatus . 20
6.5.2 Test specimen . 20
6.5.3 Procedure. 21
6.5.4 Test report . 22
7 Product information and packaging . 22
7.1 General . 22
7.2 Markings . 23
7.3 Purchase information . 23
7.4 Instructions of use . 24
7.4.1 Requirements . 24
7.4.2 Warnings . 24
Annex A (informative) Rationale . 26
A.1 Age limitation . 26
A.2 Valves and nose and mouth shields . 26
A.3 Breathability. 26
A.4 Test aerosol . 26
A.5 Filtration efficiency . 27
A.6 Community face coverings with transparent window . 28
A.7 Head harness . 28
A.8 Durability (see 5.2) . 28
A.9 Environmental impact (see 4.1, 4.4) . 28
A.10 Biocides . 29
A.11 Cleaning (see 4.1) . 29
A.12 Do It Yourself (DIY) . 30
Annex B (normative) Test method for the determination of the filtration efficiency as a
function of the particle size . 31
B.1 General . 31
B.2 Principle . 31
B.3 Aerosol . 31
B.4 Apparatus . 31
B.4.1 General . 31
B.4.2 Aerosol generator . 32
B.4.3 Balancing upstream and downstream . 32
B.4.4 Aerosol spectrometer (see A.5) . 32
B.5 Validation of the test rig (qualification testing) . 34
B.6 Preparation of the test specimens . 34
B.7 Conditioning and testing atmosphere . 35

B.7.1 Condition of the test specimens. 35
B.7.2 Testing atmosphere . 35
B.8 Procedure . 35
B.9 Calculation and expression of the results . 36
B.10 Uncertainty of measurement .
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