China to Provide English Translations of 17 National Standards for Medical Protective Equipment

The Standardisation Administration of China recently announced plans to translate into English 17 national standards relating to epidemic prevention and control (Guo Biao Wei Fa No. 12 [2020]). It  called on the relevant departments to translate, seek comments and conduct technological reviews of these standards so as to speed up the production of English versions. The codes and titles of these 17 standards are as follows:

1. GB 19083-2010 Technical Requirements for Protective Face Mask for Medical Use
2. GB 19082-2009 Technical Requirements for Single-use Protective Clothing for Medical Use
3. GB/T 38462-2020 Textiles - Non-woven Fabrics for Isolation Gowns
4. GB/T 38014-2019 Textiles - Protective Non-woven Fabrics for Surgical Use
5. GB/T 32610-2016 Technical Specification of Daily Protective Mask
6. GB/T 38413-2019 Textiles - Test Methods for Filtration of Particulate Matter
7. GB/T 12704.1-2009 Textiles - Test Method for Water Vapour Transmission of Fabrics - Part 1: Desiccant Method
8. GB/T 5455-2014 Textiles - Burning Behaviour - Determination of Damaged Length, Afterglow Time and Afterflame Time of Vertically-oriented Specimens
9. GB/T 12703.3-2009 Textile - Evaluation for Electrostatic Properties - Part 3: Electric Charge
10. GB/T 24120-2009 Textiles - Determination of Resistance to Water/Alcohol Solution
11. GB/T 14295-2019 Air Filter
12. GB/T 34012-2017 Air Cleaner for Ventilation System
13. GB/T 24787-2009 Single-use Non-sterile Rubber Surgical Gloves
14. 20183369-Q-450 Allocation Standard for Personal Protective Equipment (Non-coal Mines)
15. 20183368-Q-450 Allocation Standard for Personal Protective Equipment (Metallurgy, Non-ferrous Metals)
16. 20173391-Q-450 Allocation Standard for Personal Protective Equipment (General Requirements)
17. 20183370-Q-450 Allocation Standard for Personal Protective Equipment (Oil, Chemicals and Gas Industries)

Source: Standardisation Administration of China