Standard for Factory Follow-Up on Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs)

Designation Number:
ANSI/CAN/UL 9595
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
SDO Comment Period Start Date:
SDO Comment Period End Date:
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Scope:

This standard covers the basic elements of a production Inspection Program for various types of personal flotation devices.

Project need:

In the appendices, which UL 9595 has replaced for devices without turning action, the upper limit of the buoyancy table was provided only as reference for inherently buoyant buoyancy aids. So as long as the device complied with the buoyancy distribution table requirements, the total buoyancy could be above the maximum. UL 9595 needs to be amended to allow this for devices without turning action.

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