Testing to EN 13274-7 with TSI 8130A Automated Filter Tester

TSI Model 8130A-EN Automated Filter Tester is immediately ready to meet your testing needs for EN 13274-7

The preceding standards EN 149 and EN 143 are well-established European standards that govern respiratory protective devices (such as filtering half-facepiece respirators), and particle filters that are used within those devices, respectively. The standards were revised most recently in 2009 and 2006 to give the currently published versions EN

149:2001+A1:2009 and EN 143:2000/A1:2006, respectively. While they have garnered extensive attention in recent years, they are currently (as of Oct. 2020) under revision once more, due to new challenges in meeting needs for personal protective equipment (PPE).

In EN 149:2001+A1:2009, as well as in the current draft revision of EN 143:2000/A1:2006, the filter penetration test has been removed from the standards. In its place is now a reference to the methods now contained in EN 13274-7:2019: “Respiratory Protective Devices - Methods of Test - Part 7: Determination of Particle Filter Penetration” instead.

To find out more about the test requirements and how TSI's 8130A Automated Filter Tester performed, please read Application Note in More Information.