APPLICABLE STANDARDS

EN531

This European Standard is applicable to protective clothing for industrial workers exposed to heat, (excluding fire-fighter’s and welder’s clothing).  The clothing consists of outer garments made from flexible material to protect specific parts of the body.  Hoods and gaiters are included but all other types of protection for the head, hands and feet are excluded.

This European Standard specifies the performance requirements and methods of test for the protective clothing materials and gives design recommendations for the clothing where necessary.

Protective clothing complying with this European Standard is intended to protect industrial workers against brief contact with flame and against at least one type of heat.  The heat may be in the form of convective heat, radiant heat, large molten metal splashes, or a combination of these heat hazards.

EN470 – 1

This part of this European Standard specifies test methods and general performance requirements for protective clothing for operators engaged in welding and allied processes with comparable risks.

This type of protective clothing is intended to protect the wearer against small splashes of molten metal, short contact time with flame, and ultraviolet radiation, and to be worn continuously for up to 8 h at ambient temperature.

Additional requirements, which apply to certain specific types of welding operations, will be included in subsequent Parts of this standard.

EN1149 – 1

This European Standard specifies the electrostatic requirements and test methods for electrostatic dissipative protective clothing to avoid incendiary discharges.  Fabric complying with this standard should prevent the build up of static electricity and consequently protect the wearer in situations where there is a risk of flash flame being caused by a spark.

ENV50354

This European pre-standard specifies the test methods for material and garments for use by workers at risk from exposure to an electrical arc.  Clothing meeting this standard should ensure that the consequences to the wearer of the electric arc will not be aggravated by the clothing itself.  Class 1 for incident energy of 4kA and Class 2 for incident energy of 7kA.

Limited flame spread (Code letter A)

Convective heat (Code letter B)

Radiant heat (Code letter C)