Any high visibility garment is certified according to the chart quoted here below following the minimum areas of fluorescent materials which grant more visibility during the day. The band on the back retroreflects the artficial light ( car lights) allowing more visibility during the night.
X: class of base and retroreflective material area
(see table 1, class 1 to 3)
This European Standard specifies requirements and test methods for the performance of clothing ensembles (i.e. g two piece suits or coveralls) for protection against the effects of cold environments equal to or below −5°C (see Annex C). These effects comprise not only low air temperatures but also humidity and air velocity. Specific linings and special technical devices allow the garment to breathe and at the same time to keep the user warm.
Y(B): Icler (m2K/W) Thermal insulation measured on moving manikin with undergarments B
AP: Air permeability (class 1 to 3)
WP: Water penetration resistance (optional, X indicates that the garment has not been submitted to one of the two optional tests)
Y: Thermal Resistance (Rct)
Y: Air permeability (optional)
Y: Water penetration resistance (optional)
Y: Thermal insulation measured on moving manikin Icler (m2 K/W) (optional)
Y: Thermal insulation measured on stationary manikin Icler (m2 K/W) (optional)
X indicates that the garment has not been submitted to one of the two optional tests.
Y: Thermal resistance class
Y: Air permeability
Y: Icler in m2 K/W of the garment with standard ensemble R is mandatory for Rct according to class 4.
If it is mandatory for class 4, it is optional for classes 1 to 3.
WP: water penetration (optional)
X indicates that the garment has not been submitted to one of the two optional tests.
X: resistance to water penetration
(class 1 to 4)
Y: water vapour resistance
(class 1 to 4)
X: resistance to water penetration
(class 1 to 3)
Y: water vapour resistance
(class 1 to 3)
This standard specifies the requirements for performance of clothing designed to protect all parts of body against heat and flames, specifies the requirements of overalls and two-piece suits, by the use of specific materials and defined requirements of design, to guarantee a performance level in compliance with standard and regulated by different values of resistance to heat. The clothing can be in compliance with standard even without any reference values from B to W.
A: flame spread
B: convective heat (class 1-3)
C: radiant heat (class 1-4)
D: spatter of molten aluminium (class 1-3)
E: spatter of molten iron (class 1-3)
F: contact heat (class 1-3)
W: resistance to water penetration (class 1-3)
This standard specifies the performance requirements of materials, material assemblies and limited flame spread protective clothing in order to reduce the possibility of the clothing burning and thereby itself constituting a hazard.
This standard specifies performance and minimum protective requirements of clothes designed to protect all parts of body against sparks, splashes of molten metal and droplets, produced during weldings and allied processes.
Class 1: Manual welding techniques producing a few splashes and droplets
Class 2: Manual welding techniques producing many splashes and droplets
A1 or A2: Flame propagation
Test voltage 400 V a.c.
500 ms arc duration
Class 1: the garment guarantees the minimum level of protection against thermal risks of an electric arc. Test current 4 KA
Class 2: the garment guarantees the highest level of protection against thermal risks of an electric arc. Test current 7 KA
The standard specifies the requirements of both materials and construction of garments for electrostatic dissipation, to be used as a part of a whole system of ground wire in order to avoid electric discharge which may cause fire.
Protective clothing against electrostatic charges
This standard specifies performance and minimum protective requirements of clothes designed to provide a limited protection against liquid chemicals. A1: Resistance to penetration
OEKO-TEX® is a voluntary certification of product through which the certified company commits itself to keep in time the safeness of its own products. The OEKO-TEX® 100 mark guarantees that the textiles (or accessories of the textiles, metallic ones included) do not contain or release harmful substances for the consumer (pesticides, heavy metals, formaldehyde, aromatic amines, allergy-inducing dyestuffs and so on). The garments certified by OEKO-TEX® comply with the requirements demanded by the standard EN ISO 13688 and they abide by the requirements of the attachment XVII of REACH (regulation 552:2009) having the textile product as area of pertinence.
