Safety on beaches is one of the main criteria for the development of sustainable tourism!
The ISO series of standards for personal flotation devices, life jackets, has just been updated.
Life jackets are used to be safe while swimming in waters such as rivers, lakes, seas.
The ISO 12402 series of standards consisting of nine parts, “Personal flotation devices”, aims to improve safety while swimming, serving as a guide for manufacturers, buyers and users of personal flotation devices.
It provides safety requirements and test methods for life jackets, buoyancy aids, components and accessories, which serve to protect a swimmer from drowning and to ensure that the devices function effectively.
The series of standards has been updated to ensure that personal flotation devices are manufactured with the latest technology and continue to provide safety while swimming in the water.
The ISO 12402 series of standards addresses both lifejackets and flotation aids and their various specifications, such as safety levels, buoyancy aids, activation methods for flotation devices and more.
The main improvements in the ISO 12402 series of standards include new terms and definitions, modifications to the compliance criteria for some criteria, and additional requirements.
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General Directorate of Standardization (DPS)
Street: "Reshit Çollaku" (HIDAKKI building, VI floor)
P.O. Box 98
1014 Tirana – Albania
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