TS EN 165

TS EN 165 is a vocabulary standard for personal eye protection. It brings together the principal terms and definitions used across the personal eye-protection family, helping related standards use the same concepts in a consistent way. In practice, this supports clear communication across products ranging from eye protectors and filters to welding, laser, solar, and specialty protective equipment.

How the vocabulary supports the product family

Personal eye protection covers equipment intended to reduce exposure of the eyes to mechanical impact, optical radiation, splashes, and other occupational hazards. The terminology matters because goggles, visors, filters, face shields, and welding eye protectors may all belong to the same broad field while serving different functions and performance needs. TS EN 165 organizes the language used for these concepts so that the connected product and test standards can be read in a consistent technical framework.

Relation to the connected standards

• It supports the terminology used in product requirements standards such as TS 5560 EN 166.
• It helps align the terms appearing in optical and non-optical test methods such as TS EN 167 and TS 168.
• It provides a common language for filter standards covering welding, ultraviolet, infrared, and solar protection.
• It also spans specialized eye-protection topics such as laser protection, automatic welding filters, motorcycle use, skiing, and firefighting-related face and eye shields.

As a technical vocabulary document, it is meant to define language rather than to set product performance requirements. General technical context: vocabulary standards are important because they reduce ambiguity, support classification, and make it easier to interpret linked standards correctly across different equipment categories. For readers dealing with personal eye protection, TS EN 165 serves as the terminology foundation behind that wider standard set.