BS EN 14325:2018

This European Standard specifies the performance classification and test methods for materials used inchemical protective clothing, including gloves and footwear. The gloves and boots should have the samechemical protective barrier requirements as the fabric when an integral part of the clothing. This is areference standard to which chemical protective clothing performance standards may refer in whole orin part, but this standard is not exhaustive in the sense that product standards may well require testingaccording to test method standards which are not included in this standard.While these performance levels are intended to relate to the usage to which the chemical protectiveclothing is to be put, it is essential that the chemical protective clothing manufacturer or supplierindicate the intended use of the protective clothing and that the user (specifier) carries out a riskassessment in order to establish the correct performance level for the intended task.

This European Standard specifies the performance classification and test methods for materials used in chemical protective clothing, including gloves and footwear. The gloves and boots should have the same chemical protective barrier requirements as the fabric when an integral part of the clothing. This is a reference standard to which chemical protective clothing performance standards may refer in whole or in part, but this standard is not exhaustive in the sense that product standards may well require testing according to test method standards which are not included in this standard. While these performance levels are intended to relate to the usage to which the chemical protective clothing is to be put, it is essential that the chemical protective clothing manufacturer or supplier indicate the intended use of the protective clothing and that the user (specifier) carries out a risk assessment in order to establish the correct performance level for the intended task.