Swimming goggles are an essential part of your swimming gear. The advantages of wearing swimming goggles during prolonged swimming activity to reduce or prevent eye irritation, to improve vision through the water.
SGS Hong Kong is delighted to announce a NEW Testing Service for swimming goggles per BS ISO 18527-3: 2020, which specifies requirements and test methods for eyewear intended for surface swimming It was published in January 2021 and has superseded the previous standard of swimming goggles (BS 5883:1996).
BS ISO 18527-3 is applicable to surface swimming goggles with:
- non-prescription nominally plano or afocal lenses,
- non-prescription mass-produced corrective lenses, and
- prescription lenses
The newly published standard defines the general requirements, optical requirements, mechanical strength requirement, other requirements, and labelling / marking requirements.
General | Optical | Mechanical Strength & Others | |
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Construction | Transmittance and filter categories | Impact | Leakage |
Cleaning and/or disinfection | Uniformity of luminous transmittance | Minimum optical aperture | Compressive strength of eyewear |
Lens material and surface quality | Scattered light | Field of view | Adhesion of water seal to eyecup |
Resistance to Corrosion | Refractive power and Prismatic power | Temporal flange lenses | Head band: Adjustment, resistance to slipping & breaking |
Retention by headband | Special transmittance requirement for photochromic lenses and polarizing lenses | Resistance to fogging (if claimed) | Nose bridge strap: Fitting |
Kindly reminder for test applicant(s):
- Instructions for care and cleaning shall be provided prior to testing, as submitted sample will be cleaned only accordingly to the cleaning and/ or disinfection procedures of instruction provided
- Headform 1-M (with 64mm interpupillary distance) would be used for those test methods where headform is required
- Any claim specification of the product would make requirements marked as optional become mandatory
To celebrate this achievement, from now until December 31st, 2021, SGS Hong Kong will offer a special promotion to our valuable clients.
SGS’ global network and experts provide you one stop simple solutions for PPE product compliance with testing and certification requirements. Our accredited laboratories also provide assistance in compiling technical files and coordinate with Notified Bodies for application of EC type examination.
For enquiries, please contact one of our Sales Associates for details!
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