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YOUR GUIDE TO CHOOSING THE CORRECT
WORKWEAR AND FOUL WEATHER CLOTHING
SAFETY STANDARDS: RAIN AND COLD PROTECTION
EN 343: PROTECTION AGAINST RAIN EN 342: PROTECTION AGAINST COLD
Norms: EN 343:2003 / EN 343:2003/A1:2007 - Supersedes ENV Norms: EN 342:2004 - Supersedes ENV 342:1998 Protection against
343:1998 Resistance to water penetration and water vapour cold (temperatures lower then -5°C)
resistance are the two main properties which are tested in the
EN 343.
EN 343 ENV 342 A: (U) ICLER; BASIC RESULTING INSULATION
X X: RESISTANCE TO WATER PENETRATION (3 A
LEVELS) B B: (U) ICLE; RESULTING THERMAL INSULATION
Y Y: WATER VAPOUR RESISTANCE - BREATHING C C: AIR PERMEABILITY (3 LEVELS)
PROPERTIES (3 LEVELS) D
D: WATER PENETRATION RESISTANCE CLASS (2
LEVELS)
EN 14058: PROTECTION AGAINST COLD
Norm: EN 14058:2004 This standard determines the requirements for personal protective clothing to be worn at temperatures from and
above -5°C.
EN 14058 A: THERMAL RESISTANCE CLASS (3 LEVELS)
A
B B: AIR PERMEABILITY CLASS (3 LEVELS)
C
C: WATER PENETRATION RESISTANCE CLASS (2 LEVELS)
D
E D: ICLER; BASIC RESULTING INSULATION
E: RESULTING THERMAL INSULATION
SAFETY STANDARDS: ANTI-STATIC
EN1149-1 EN 1149-1 EN1149- 5 EN 1149-5:2008
Protective clothing. Protective clothing.
Electrostatic properties. Electrostatic properties. Part
Part 1: Test method for 5: Material performance and
measurement of surface design requirements
resistivity.
SAFETY STANDARDS: WARNING CLOTHING
EN 471: HIGH-VISIBILITY WARNING CLOTHING
Visibility during the day, in the twilight and in the dark.
The EN 471 High-vis warning clothing has two diferent performance classes:
EN 471
X X: THE SURFACE OF FLUORESCENT AND RETRO-REFLECTIVE MATERIAL (3 LEVELS)
Y: THE PERFORMANCE OF THE RETRO-REFLECTIVE MATERIAL (2 LEVELS)
Y
