BS EN 340:2003
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Protective clothing. General requirements
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31-07-2013
English
22-12-2003
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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Basic health and ergonomic requirements
4.1 General
4.2 Innocuousness
4.3 Design
4.4 Comfort
5 Ageing
5.1 General
5.2 Colour fastness
5.3 Dimensional change due to cleaning
5.4 Washing and dry cleaning methods
6 Size designation
7 Marking
7.1 General marking
7.2 Specific marking
8 Information supplied by the manufacturer
Annex A (informative)
Performance level
Annex B (informative) Flow chart
Annex C (informative) Checking the ergonomic features of
protective clothing (Practical performance tests)
C.1 General
C.2 Principle
C.3 Assessment questions
C.4 Grounds for concluding a product in unacceptable
Annex D (informative)
Examples of size designation
D.1 Examples of size designation for suits, jackets, coats
and trousers
D.2 Example of size designation for torso protector
Annex E (normative) Pictograms
Annex ZA (informative) Clauses of this European Standard addressing
essential requirements or other provision of EU Directives
Bibliography
Defines general performance requirements for ergonomics, innocuousness, size designation, ageing, compatibility and marking of protective clothing and the information to be supplied by the manufacturer with the protective clothing.
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PH/3
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 00/565663 DC (01/2004)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
28
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| Supersedes |
| Standards | Relationship |
| UNI EN 340 : 2004 | Identical |
| NS EN 340 : 2ED 2004 | Identical |
| NBN EN 340 : 2004 | Identical |
| NF EN 340 : 2004 | Identical |
| UNE-EN 340:2004 | Identical |
| EN 340:2003 | Identical |
| NEN EN 340 : 2004 | Identical |
| SN EN 340 : 2004 | Identical |
| I.S. EN 340:2004 | Identical |
| DIN EN 340:2004-03 | Identical |
| BS 8467:2006 | Protective clothing. Personal protective ensembles for use against chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) agents. Categorization, performance requirements and test methods |
| DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC1-7/1(2008) : 2008 | HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTIONS 1-7 - OVERALL CONTENTS/SCOPE |
| DEFSTAN 00-250(PT1)/1(2008) : 2008 | HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 1: OVERARCHING PEOPLE-RELATED REQUIREMENTS |
| DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC11/1(2008) : 2008 | HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 11 - TRAINING |
| DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC8/1(2008) : 2008 | HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 8 - PEOPLE IN SYSTEMS |
| DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC15/1(2008) : 2008 | HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 15 - WORK EQUIPMENT |
| DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC13/1(2008) : 2008 | HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 13 - THE WORKPLACE |
| DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC9/1(2008) : 2008 | HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 9 - PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
| DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC10/1(2008) : 2008 | HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 10 - SYSTEMS SAFETY |
| DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC12/1(2008) : 2008 | HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 12 - OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE & SUPPORT |
| DEFSTAN 00-250(PT2)/1(2008) : 2008 | HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 2: PARTICULAR PEOPLE-RELATED REQUIREMENTS |
| DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC14/1(2008) : 2008 | HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 14 - THE ENVIRONMENT |
| DEFSTAN 00-25(PT17)/1(2004) : 2004 | HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 17: PERSONNEL DOMAIN |
| DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC16/1(2008) : 2008 | HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 16 - LIVING SPACES |
| DEFSTAN 00-25(PT21)/1(2004) : 2004 | HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 21: SYSTEM SAFETY DOMAIN |
| DEFSTAN 00-25(PT20)/1(2004) : 2004 | HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 20: HEALTH HAZARD ASSESSMENT DOMAIN |
| 03/109143 DC : DRAFT JUNE 2003 | BS 7971-10:2003 - PROTECTIVE CLOTHING FOR USE IN VIOLENT SITUATIONS AND IN TRAINING - PART 10: COVERALLS - REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS |
| BS EN 463:1995 | Protective clothing. Protection against liquid chemicals. Test method. Determination of resistance to penetration by a jet of liquid (jet test) |
| BS 7184:2001 | Selection, use and maintenance of chemical protective clothing. Guidance |
| BS 8428:2004 | Protective clothing. Protection against liquid chemicals. Performance requirements for chemical protective suits with liquid-tight connections between different parts of the clothing for emergency teams (type 3-ET equipment) |
| PD 6686:2006 | Guidance on directives, regulations and standards related to prevention of fire and explosion in the process industries |
| BS DD7971-9(2005) : 2005 | PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT FOR USE IN VIOLENT SITUATIONS AND IN TRAINING - PART 9: TRAINING SUITS AND EQUIPMENT - REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS |
| BS EN 510:1993 | Specification for protective clothing for use where there is a risk of entanglement with moving parts |
| BS EN 468:1995 | Protective clothing for use against liquid chemicals. Test method. Determination of resistance to penetration by spray (Spray Test) |
| BS EN 531:1995 | Protective clothing for workers exposed to heat |
| BS EN 381-2:1995 | Protective clothing for users of hand-held chain saws Test methods for leg protectors |
| EN 466:1995/A1:1998 | PROTECTIVE CLOTHING - PROTECTION AGAINST LIQUID CHEMICALS - PART 1: PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING WITH LIQUID-TIGHT CONNECTIONS BETWEEN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CLOTHING (TYPE 3 EQUIPMENT) |
| BS EN 466-1:1995 | Protective clothing. Protection against liquid chemicals Performance requirements for chemical protective clothing with liquid-tight connections between different parts of the clothing (type 3 equipment) |
| 03/104179 DC : DRAFT MAR 2003 | BS 7971-9 - PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT - PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT FOR USE IN VIOLENT SITUATIONS AND IN TRAINING - PART 9: TRAINING SUITS AND EQUIPMENT - REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS |
| ISO 3175-2:2010 | Textiles Professional care, drycleaning and wetcleaning of fabrics and garments Part 2: Procedure for testing performance when cleaning and finishing using tetrachloroethene |
| ISO 4045:2008 | Leather Chemical tests Determination of pH |
| EN 13402-1:2001 | Size designation of clothes - Part 1: Terms, definitions and body measurement procedure (ISO 3635:1981 modified) |
| ISO 6330:2012 | Textiles Domestic washing and drying procedures for textile testing |
| 89/686/EEC : 1989 AMD 5 2012 | COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF 21 DECEMBER 1989 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT |
| ISO 3758:2012 | Textiles — Care labelling code using symbols |
| EN 25077 : 1993 | TEXTILES - DETERMINATION OF DIMENSIONAL CHANGE IN WASHING AND DRYING |
| EN ISO 4045:2008 | Leather - Chemical tests - Determination of pH (ISO 4045:2008) |
| ISO 3175-1:2010 | Textiles Professional care, drycleaning and wetcleaning of fabrics and garments Part 1: Assessment of performance after cleaning and finishing |
| EN 1811:2011+A1:2015 | Reference test method for release of nickel from all post assemblies which are inserted into pierced parts of the human body and articles intended to come into direct and prolonged contact with the skin |
| EN 420:2003+A1:2009 | Protective gloves - General requirements and test methods |
| EN 13402-2:2002 | Size designation of clothes - Part 2: Primary and secondary dimensions |
| ISO 8559:1989 | Garment construction and anthropometric surveys Body dimensions |
| ISO 11092:2014 | Textiles — Physiological effects — Measurement of thermal and water-vapour resistance under steady-state conditions (sweating guarded-hotplate test) |
| IEC 60300-3-9:1995 | Dependability management - Part 3: Application guide - Section 9: Risk analysis of technological systems |
| PREN 13402-3 : DRAFT 2016 | SIZE DESIGNATION OF CLOTHES - PART 3: BODY MEASUREMENTS AND INTERVALS |
| ISO 15797:2002 | Textiles Industrial washing and finishing procedures for testing of workwear |
| EN 23758 : 1993 | TEXTILES - CARE LABELLING CODE USING SYMBOLS |
| PREN 14362-1 : DRAFT 2010 | TEXTILES - METHODS FOR DETERMINATION OF CERTAIN AROMATIC AMINES DERIVED FROM AZO COLORANTS - PART 1: DETECTION OF THE USE OF CERTAIN AZO COLORANTS ACCESSIBLE WITH AND WITHOUT EXTRACTING THE FIBRES |
| ISO 7000:2014 | Graphical symbols for use on equipment Registered symbols |
| EN ISO 6330:2012 | Textiles - Domestic washing and drying procedures for textile testing (ISO 6330:2012) |
| EN 1413 : 1998 | TEXTILES - DETERMINATION OF PH OF AQUEOUS EXTRACT |
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