European Standards (abbreviated EN, from the German name ("European standard")) are technical standards drafted and maintained by CEN (European Committee for Standardization), CENELEC (European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization) and ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute).
EN 1–999 EN 1: Flued oil stoves with vaporizing burners EN 2: Classification of fires EN 3: Portable fire extinguishers EN 14: Dimensions of bed blankets EN 19: Industrial valves – Marking of metallic valves EN 20: Wood preservatives. EN 26: Gas-fired instantaneous water heaters for the production of domestic hot water EN 40: Lighting columns EN 40-1: Part 1: Definitions and terms EN 40-2: Part 2: General requirements and dimensions EN 40-3-1: Part 3-1: Design and verification - Specification for characteristic loads EN 40-3-2: Part 3-2: Design and verification - Verification by testing EN 40-3-3: Part 3-3: Design and verification - Verification by calculation EN 40-4: Part 4: Requirements for reinforced and prestressed concrete lighting columns EN 40-5: Part 5: Requirements for steel lighting columns EN 40-6: Part 6: Requirements for aluminium lighting columns EN 40-7: Part 7: Requirements for fibre reinforced polymer composite lighting columns EN 54: Fire detection and fire alarm systems EN 71: Safety of toys EN 81: Safety of lifts and escalators
EN 115: Safety of escalators & Moving walks EN 131: Ladders EN 136: Respiratory protective devices – Full-face masks – Requirements, testing and markingEuropean Commission, Personal protective equipment, Regulation (EU) 2016/425, Summary list as xls file, accessed 12 July 2025 EN 137: Respiratory protective devices – Self-contained open-circuit compressed air breathing apparatus with full face mask – Requirements, testing, marking EN 140: Respiratory protective devices – Half masks and quarter masks – Requirements, testing, marking EN 142: Respiratory protective devices – Mouthpiece assemblies – Requirements, testing, marking EN 143: Respiratory protective devices – Particle filters – Requirements, testing, marking EN 144: Respiratory protective devices – Gas cylinder valves EN 144-1: Part 1: Thread connections for insert connector EN 144-2: Part 2: Outlet connections EN 144-3: Part 3: Outlet connections for diving gases Nitrox and oxygen EN 145 Respiratory protective devices – Self-contained closed-circuit breathing apparatus compressed oxygen or compressed oxygen-nitrogen type – Requirements, testing, marking EN 148 Respiratory protective devices – Threads for facepieces EN 148-1: Part 1: Standard thread connection EN 148-2: Part 2: Centre thread connection EN 148-3: Part 3: Tread connection M 45 x 3 EN 149: Respiratory protective devices – Filtering half masks to protect against particles – Requirements, testing, marking EN 166: Personal eye-protection – Specifications EN 169: Personal eye-protection – Filters for welding and related techniques – Transmittance requirements and recommended use EN 170: Personal eye-protection – Ultraviolet filters – Transmittance requirements and recommended use EN 172: Personal eye protection – Sunglare filters for industrial use EN 174: Personal eye-protection – Ski goggles for downhill skiing EN 175: Personal protection – Equipment for eye and face protection during welding and allied processes EN 196: Methods for testing cement (10 parts) EN 197-1: Cement – Part 1 : Composition, specifications and conformity criteria for common cements EN 197-2: Cement – Part 2 : Conformity evaluation EN 206-1: Concrete – Part 1: Specification, performance, production and conformity EN 207: Personal eye-protection equipment – Filters and eye-protectors against laser radiation (laser eye-protectors) EN 208: Personal eye-protection – Eye-protectors for adjustment work on lasers and laser systems (laser adjustment eye-protectors) EN 228: Specifications for automotive petrol EN 250: Respiratory equipment – Open-circuit self-contained compressed air diving apparatus - Requirements, testing and marking EN 280: Mobile elevating work platforms. Design calculations, Stability criteria, Construction, Safety Examinations and tests EN 286: Simple unfired pressure vessels designed to contain air or nitrogen Part 3: Steel pressure vessels designed for air braking equipment and auxiliary pneumatic equipment for railway rolling stock Part 4: Aluminium alloy pressure vessels designed for air braking equipment and auxiliary pneumatic equipment for railway rolling stock EN 287: Qualification test of welders — Fusion welding Part 1: Steels EN 294: Safety of machinery; safety distances to prevent danger zones from being reached by the upper limbs EN 298: Automatic gas burner control systems for gas burners and gas burning appliances with or without fans EN 301 549: European standard for digital accessibility EN 336: Structural timber — Sizes, permitted deviations EN 338: Structural timber — Strength classes EN 341: Personal protective equipment against falls from a height. Descender devices EN 342: Protective clothing – Ensembles and garments for protection against cold EN 343: Protective clothing – Protection against rain
EN 352: Hearing protectors – General requirements EN 352-1: Part 1: Earmuffs EN 352-2: Part 2: Earplugs EN 352-3: Part 3: Earmuffs attached to head protection and/or face protection devices EN 352: Hearing protectors – Safety requirements EN 352-4: Part 4: Level-dependent earmuffs EN 352-5: Part 5: Active noise reduction earmuffs EN 352-6: Part 6: Earmuffs with safety-related audio input EN 352-7: Part 7: Level-dependent earplugs EN 352-8: Part 8: Entertainment audio earmuffs EN 352-9: Part 9: Earplugs with safety-related audio input EN 352-10: Part 10: Entertainment audio earplugs EN 353-1: Personal fall protection equipment – Guided type fall arresters including an anchor line – Part 1: Guided type fall arresters including a rigid anchor line EN 353-2: Personal protective equipment against falls from a height – Part 2: Guided type fall arresters including a flexible anchor line EN 354: Personal fall protection equipment – Lanyards EN 355: Personal protective equipment against falls from a height – Energy absorbers EN 358: Personal protective equipment for work positioning and prevention of falls from a height – Belts and lanyards for work positioning or restraint EN 360: Personal fall protection equipment – Retractable type fall arresters EN 361: Personal protective equipment against falls from a height – Full body harnesses EN 362: Personal protective equipment against falls from a height – Connectors EN 363: Personal protective equipment against falls from a height – Fall arrest systems EN 365: Personal protective equipment against falls from a height – General requirements for instructions for use, maintenance, periodic examination, repair, marking and packaging EN ISO 374: Protective gloves against dangerous chemicals and micro-organisms EN ISO 374-1: Part 1: Terminology and performance requirements for chemical risks (ISO 374-1:2016) EN ISO 374-5: Part 5: Terminology and performance requirements for micro-organisms risks (ISO 374-5:2016) EN 379: Personal eye-protection – Automatic welding filters EN 381: Protective clothing for users of hand-held chain saws EN 381-5: Part 5: Requirements for leg protectors EN 381-7: Part 7: Requirements for chainsaw protective gloves EN 381-9: Part 9: Requirements for chain saw protective gaiters EN 381-11: Part 11: Requirements for upper body protectors EN 386: Glued laminated timber - Performance requirements and minimum production requirements EN 388: Protective gloves against mechanical risks EN 390: Glued laminated timber. Sizes. Permissible deviations EN 391: Glued laminated timber - Delamination tests of glue lines EN 392: Glued laminated timber - Shear test of glue lines EN 397: Industrial safety helmets EN 402: Respiratory protective devices – Lung governed demand self-contained open-circuit compressed air breathing apparatus with full face mask or mouthpiece assembly for escape – Requirements, testing, marking EN 403: Respiratory protective devices for self-rescue – Filtering devices with hood for escape from fire – Requirements, testing, marking EN 404: Respiratory protective devices for self-rescue – Filter self-rescuer from carbon monoxide with mouthpiece assembly EN 405: Respiratory protective devices – Valved filtering half masks to protect against gases or gases and particles – Requirements, testing, marking EN 407: Protective gloves against thermal risks (heat and/or fire) EN 408: Structural timber and glued laminated timber — Determination of some physical and mechanical properties EN 417: Non-refillable metallic cartridges for liquefied petroleum gases EN 420: Protective gloves – General requirements and test methods EN 421: Protective gloves against ionizing radiation and radioactive contamination EN 438: Decorative high-pressure laminates (HPL) sheets based on thermosetting resins. EN 440: "Welding consumables wire electrodes and deposits for gas shielded metal arc welding of non-alloy and fine grain steel - Classification" (1994) EN 443: Helmets for fire fighting in buildings and other structures EN 450: Fly ash for concrete - Definitions, requirements and quality control EN 469: Protective clothing for firefighters – Performance requirements for protective clothing for firefighting activities EN 474: Earth-moving Machinery. Safety. General Requirements EN 510: Specification for protective clothing for use where there is a risk of entanglement with moving parts EN 511: Protective gloves against cold EN 518: Structural timber. Grading. Requirements for visual strength grading standards (replaced by EN 14081-1) EN 519: Structural timber. Grading. Requirements for machine strength graded timber and grading machines (Replaced by EN 14081-1) EN 564: Mountaineering equipment – Accessory cords – Safety requirements and test methods EN 565: Mountaineering equipment – Tape – Safety requirements and test methods EN 566: Mountaineering equipment – Slings – Safety requirements and test methods EN 567: Mountaineering equipment – Rope clamps – Safety requirements and test methods EN 568: Mountaineering equipment – Ice anchors – Safety requirements and test methods EN 569: Mountaineering equipment – Pitons – Safety requirements and test methods EN 590: Specification for automotive diesel EN 631: Containers for foodstuffs EN 659: Protective gloves for firefighters EN 694: Fire-fighting hoses. Semi-rigid hoses for fixed systems EN 716: Children's cots and folding cots for domestic use EN 795: Personal fall protection equipment – Anchor devices EN 805: Water supply. Requirements for systems and components outside buildings EN 812: Industrial bump caps EN 813: Personal fall protection equipment – Sit harnesses EN 837: Pressure connections EN 840: Mobile waste containers. EN 877: Cast iron pipes and fittings, their joints and accessories for the evacuation of water from buildings. Requirements, test methods and quality assurance EN 892: Mountaineering equipment – Dynamic mountaineering ropes – Safety requirements and test methods EN 893: Mountaineering equipment – Crampons – Safety requirements and test methods EN 926: Paragliding equipment - Paragliders EN 926-1: Part 1: Requirements and test methods for structural strength EN 926-2: Part 2: Requirements and test methods for classifying flight safety characteristics EN 933-1: Test for geometrical properties of aggregates - Part 1: determination of particle size distribution - Sieving method EN 934-2: Admixtures for concrete, mortar and grout - Part 2: concrete admixtures - Definitions and requirements EN 943: Protective clothing against dangerous solid, liquid and gaseous chemicals, including liquid and solid aerosols