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    I.S. EN 340:2004

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    PROTECTIVE CLOTHING - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  30-07-2013

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2004

    Publisher:  National Standards Authority of Ireland

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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

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    Specifies general requirements for ergonomics, aging, sizing, marking of protective clothing and for information supplied by the manufacturer.

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    Document Type Standard
    Publisher National Standards Authority of Ireland
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
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    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    EN 13402-1 : 2001 SIZE DESIGNATION OF CLOTHES - PART 1: TERMS, DEFINITIONS AND BODY MEASUREMENT PROCEDURE
    EN 25077 : 1993 TEXTILES - DETERMINATION OF DIMENSIONAL CHANGE IN WASHING AND DRYING
    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
    IEC 60300-3-9:1995 Dependability management - Part 3: Application guide - Section 9: Risk analysis of technological systems
    EN 31092:1993/A1:2012 TEXTILES - DETERMINATION OF PHYSIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES - MEASUREMENT OF THERMAL AND WATER-VAPOUR RESISTANCE UNDER STEADY-STATE CONDITIONS (SWEATING GUARDED - HOTPLATE TEST) (ISO 11092:1993/AMD 1:2012)
    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 ISO 10993-1:2009/AC:2010 BIOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF MEDICAL DEVICES - PART 1: EVALUATION AND TESTING WITHIN A RISK MANAGEMENT PROCESS (ISO 10993-1:2009/COR 1:2010)
    EN 1413 : 1998 TEXTILES - DETERMINATION OF PH OF AQUEOUS EXTRACT
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