Subject 1191

Bulletin Dated: March 3, 2005

SUMMARY OF TOPICS

The following topics were discussed at the meeting:

New Proposals for PFD and PFD Component Standards that were included in the January 11, 2005 STP Meeting Agenda:

UL 1123 - Addition of Type II and Type III Child Marking Requirements (PR 588)

UL 1123 - Revisions to the Infant Device Sizing Requirements (PR 642)

UL 1180 - Addition of the Pocket Flotation Stability Test (PR 537)

UL 1180 - Revisions to the Test Participant Selection Requirements in Table 6.1 (PR 541)

UL - 1180 Addition of a Supplement for Type V User Assisted Inflatable PFDs (PR 578)

UL 1180 - Addition of Indicator Window Material Requirements (PR 606)

UL 1191 - Addition of Indicator Window Material Requirements (PR 604)

UL 1517 - Addition of Indicator Window Material Requirements (PR 607)

Discussion Items:

UL 1191 - Weathering Requirements Proposal (#03119101)

Responses to comments received regarding a proposal balloted and a proposal included as a "document for comment" in the January 14, 2004 STP Meeting Report, and subsequent action per disposition of the comments:

UL 1180 - Optional Wording for Rearming Kits Proposal (#031180002) and Rearming Kit Document for Comment

PFD STP Working Groups:

Current Working Groups/ Working Group Activity / Presentations by Working Groups

Subjects 1123 (1175, 1177, 1180, 1191, 1197, 1517)

Bulletin Dated: January 17, 2005

Summary of Topics

This bulletin includes the following topics:

UL's response to comments received regarding the following proposals balloted in UL's January 14, 2004 STP 1123 Meeting Report:

1. UL 1123 Excess Body Strap;

2. UL 1123 Water Entry Test Specifications;

3. UL 1123 Shifting / Bunching of Internal Material;

4. UL 1180 Design Inflation Range;

5. UL 1191 Delete General Color Requirements;

6. UL 1191 Measuring Initial Thickness of Foam in the Compression Deflection Test;

7. UL 1177 Water Entry Test Specifications. Please note that UL 1177 is not an ANSI approved standard. Consequently, this proposal was not balloted.

Proposals from UL's January 14, 2004 STP 1123 Meeting Report that have been revised in light of the comments received and subsequent action per disposition of the comments:

UL 1123 Excess Body Strap Length

UL 1123 Shifting/Bunching of Internal Material Test

UL 1191 General Color Requirements

UL 1191 Measuring Initial Thickness of Foam in the Compression Deflection Test

COMMENTS DUE: February 18, 2005

Subjects 1123 (1175, 1177, 1180, 1191, 1197, 1517)

Bulletin Dated: April 15, 2003

SUMMARY OF TOPICS

This bulletin contains proposals for the following changes in requirements:

• Revisions to the UL 1123 Work Vest Proposal. This amended proposal (#001123007) which addresses snagging provides the latest revision for review and balloting.

• Revisions to the UL 1123 Tensile Test (#011123004) to clarify test procedures for evaluating devices incorporating zippers and with side adjustment systems.

• Revisions to the UL 1123 Post Donning Ease of Adjustment Test (#011123005) to clarify testing procedures for inherently buoyant devices.

• Revisions to the UL 1180 Rearming Kit (#031180003) to establish different requirements for fully inflatable PFDs that use automatic signaling inflators that require only a charged CO2 cylinder for rearming.

STP BALLOTS AND COMMENTS DUE: May 30, 2003