Standards Development

Scope

This document applies to all goggles with plano lenses, intended for eye protection against hazards including mechanical impacts, corneal freezing, ultraviolet and visible solar radiation, rain, snow and wind, during snowmobile driving and other similar activities.

This document applies to snowmobile goggles fitted with an insert to carry prescription lenses. It specifies requirements and testing for materials, performance, marking of goggles and information to be supplied by the manufacturer.

Information on the selection and use of downhill skiing and snowboarding goggles is given in Annex A.

This document does not apply to

a) eye protectors for protection when operating or travelling on a motorized vehicle,

b) eye protectors for protection against optical radiation from artificial sources, such as those used in solaria,

c) eye protectors for direct observation of the sun, and

d) eye protectors intended for sports with unrelated hazards and risks.

Purpose

CEN/TC 85 carried out a systematic review on EN 13178 and concluded that it should be referred to ISO TC94 SC6 with a view to the preparation of an ISO document under the Vienna agreement. See CEN-TC85_N835_2023-11-03 Plenary Draft Minutes.

This was agreed unanimously by ISO TC94 SC6 WG5. See SO_TC94_SC6_WG5_N177_Minutes 8th February 2024. Such a document forms a natural addition to the ISO 18527 series