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EN14605: Type 4/ Type 3 PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AGAINST LIQUID CHEMICALS

Requirements for chemical protection clothing with liquid-tight (type 3) or spray-tight (type 4) connections, including items providing only partial body protection (types PB [3] and PB [4]).


This standard sets out the minimum requirements for the following types of limited use and reuseable chemical protective clothing:


- Clothing protecting the full body with liquid-tight connections between the various clothing parts (Type 3: liquid-tight clothing) ;
- Clothing protecting the full body with spray-tight connections between the various clothing parts (Type 4: spray-tight clothing) ;
 

STANDARDS TYPE CHEMICAL PROTECTION
EN13034 6 Against splashes
EN ISO 13982-1 5 Against dust (asbestos)
EN14605 4 Against mists
EN14605 3 Against sprays

 

TESTS
General performance Tests & Specific performances Level of protection
3a 4a 5 6a
Performance
requirements
for the whole
garment		 Internal pressure - - - -
Leak to interior - - X -
Penetration by a jet of liquid X - - -
Penetration by a spray (liquid spraying) - X - -
Against solid particles - - X -
Penetration by a spray (light spraying) - - - X
Performance
requirements for
seams and joints		 Mechanical resistance X X X X
Resistance to permeation and penetration by liquids X X - -
Performance
requirements for the constituent materials
of the garment		 Abrasion / Tearing / Perforation X X X X
Resistance to tensile strength X X - X
Resistance to cracking by bending X X X -
Resistance to cracking by bending at -30°C

X

optional

X

optional

 - -
Resistance to pemeation by liquids X X - -
Resistance to penetration by
liquids		 - - - X
Repulsion to liquids - - - X

a - When the protective equipment only protects certain parts of the body (torso, arms, legs), only the performance requirements for the materials making up the garment are required required (types 6, 4 and 3).

EN ISO 11611

PROTECTION USED IN WELDING AND ALLIED PROCESSES

This standard specifies the performance requirements for protective clothing for use by operators in welding and allied processes with comparable risks. This type of protective clothing is intended to protect the wearer against molten metal splash, short contact with flame and UV radiation. It is intended to be worn at ambient temperature, continuously for up to 8 hours.

 

CLASS 1 protection against low risks during welding techniques and situations producing fewer projections and low radiant heat.
CLASS 2 protection against higher risks during welding techniques and situations producing more projections and a higher radiant heat.

 

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EN ISO 11611

A, A2

CLASS1

 

Test Code Performances
Limited flame spread A A1 and/or A2
Molten metal splash E E1 to E3

 

EN ISO 16321-1 General requirements for eye and face protection for occupational use.

MARKING

 

SYMBOL MEANING – EN166: EN ISO 16321-1: Symbol Meanings
1: Optical class allowing permanent wear of the spectacles 1: Optical class allowing for permanent wear.
S: Increased robustness: steel ball of 22 mm diameter at 5.1 m/s. (18.36 km/h)  
F: Low energy impact: steel ball of 6 mm diameter at 45 m/s. (162 km/h) C: Medium-energy impact (45 m/s).
  D: Medium-high impact (goggles) (80 m/s).
B: Medium energy impact: steel ball of 6 mm diameter at 120 m/s. (432 km/h) E: High-energy impact (visors and face shields) (120 m/s).
A: High energy impact: steel ball of 6 mm diameter at 190 m/s. (684 km/h)  
  HM: High-mass impact (optional).
3: Liquid resistance (droplets or splashes).  
4: Large dust particles resistance (size of > 5 μm). 4: Resistance to large dust particles (size > 5 microns).
5: Gas and fine dust particles resistance (size < 5 μm). 5: Resistance to gases and fine dust particles (size < 5 microns).
  6: Resistance to liquid jets.
  7: Resistance to radiant heat.
8: Short circuit electric arc resistance.  
9: Resistance to splashes of molten metal and penetration of hot solids. 9: Resistance to molten metal splashes and hot solids.
T: (F - B - A) Mechanical resistance to extreme temperatures -5°C/+55°C T: (C-E-D-HM) Mechanical resistance at extreme temperatures (-5°C to +55°C).
N: Resistance to fogging of lenses. N: Resistance to fogging of the oculars.
K: Resistance to surface damage by fine particles (anti-scratch). K: Resistance to surface deterioration by fine particles (anti-scratch).


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Read our article Eye protection: a new, more stringent international standard, EN ISO 16321

EN13034 - PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AGAINST LIQUID CHEMICALS

Requirements for chemical protection clothing offering limited performance against liquid chemical products (type 6 equipment), including clothing for partial body protection (Type PB [6]).


This standard sets out the minimum requirements for limited use and reusable limited performance chemical protective clothing. Limited use chemical protective clothing is intended for use in cases of a potential exposure to light sprays, liquid aerosols or lowpressure, low-volume splashes, against which a complete liquid permeation barrier (at the molecular level) is not required.