Components for Personal Flotation Devices

Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL)
Standards Development Organisation:
Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
Working Program:
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Designation Number:
ANSI/CAN/UL 1191
Standard Type:
National Standard of Canada - Domestic
Standard Sub-Type
Joint Canada-U.S. National Standard
Standard Development Activity:
Amendment Revision
ICS code(s):
13.340.70
Status:
Proceeding to development
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Scope:

These requirements cover components intended for use in the manufacturer of personal flotation devices and immersion suits. Compliance with these requirements does not indicate that the product is intended for use as a component of an end product without further investigation. The requirements shall be applied to other components if found to be appropriate.

The components addressed in this Standard are intended for use in personal flotation devices and immersion suits which comply with the requirements of Underwriters Laboratories Inc., the United States Coast Guard Subparts of Chapter I, Title 46, Code of Federal Regulations, and Transport Canada. These include:

a) USCG Subparts 160.002, 160.047, 160.048, 160.049, 160.050, 160.052, 160.053, 160.055, 160.060, 160.064, 160.076, 160.077, 160.150, 160.155, 160.171, and 160.176.

b) The requirements for:

1) Marine Buoyant Devices, UL 1123;

2) Buoyant Cushions, UL 1175;

3) Buoyant Vests, UL 1177;

4) Hybrid Personal Flotation Devices, UL 1517; and

5) Fully Inflatable Recreational Personal Flotation Devices, UL 1180.

6) Immersion Suits, UL 1197.

7) Personal Flotation Devices – Part 5: Buoyancy Aids (Level 50) – Safety Requirements, UL 12402-5.

These requirements also cover personal flotation device components intended to meet the requirements of the United States Coast Guard Subparts of Chapter I, Title 46, Code of Federal Regulations. These include USCG Subparts 164.019 and 164.023.

The components addressed in this Standard are not prohibited from being used on devices that comply with other regulations and requirements (other than those tabulated in 1.2) when the component meets the intent of the requirements of Underwriters Laboratories Inc., the United States Coast Guard, and Transport Canada.

Project need:

The compliance criteria given in Table 19.2 was updated in version 5 to absolute values from the % values given in version 4 of UL 1191. The compliance criteria for exposure 2b for Use Codes 1F, 2F, 3F and 5H remains "Average >40 percent of exposure 1." which is not in line with the rest of the table. Exposure 9 Compliance Criteria in Table 19.2 is also repeated in Exposures 3-7 and 9. Propose deletion of redundant exposure 9 compliance criteria.

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