# ISO 16972:2010 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards For ISO 16972:2010, item title is Respiratory protective devices — Terms, definitions, graphical symbols and units of measurement; status code is 9599; successor is ISO 16972:2020; withdrawn / published date is 2010-03-08, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05. - **Identifier:** ISO 16972:2010 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Item title:** Respiratory protective devices — Terms, definitions, graphical symbols and units of measurement _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Successor:** ISO 16972:2020 - **Withdrawn / published date:** 2010-03-08 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > 38180,IS,,ISO 16972:2010,"Respiratory protective devices — Terms, definitions, graphical symbols and units of measurement","Appareils de protection respiratoire — Termes, définitions, symboles graphiques et unités de mesure",2010-03-08,1,"['13.340.30','01.040.13']",ISO/TC 94/SC 15,9599,,[68425],"['en','fr']",37,"

ISO 16972:2010 is applicable to respiratory protective devices. It defines commonly used terms and specifies units of measurement to achieve a uniform interpretation and to prevent ambiguous use. It indicates graphical symbols that may be required to be placed on respiratory protective devices (RPD) or parts of RPD or instruction manuals, in order to instruct the person(s) using t ## Source - https://isopublicstorageprod.blob.core.windows.net/opendata/_latest/iso_deliverables_metadata/csv/iso_deliverables_metadata.csv Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2027-02-01. Part of [Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards](https://referencesource.org/iso-standard-supersessions/).