·Standards for FR Clothing

EN531

EU standard applicable to protective clothing for workers exposed to heat. The clothing consists of outer garments made from flexible material to protect specific parts of the body. Hoods and gaiters are included but all other types of protection for the head, hands and feet are excluded.
CodeA Limited flame spread
CodeB Convective heat
CodeC Radiant heat
CodeD Molten Aluminium splash (part of EN531)
CodeE Molten Iron splash (part of EN531)
(The higher the number following the letter code the higher the standard i.e. B2 is a higher standard than B1.)

EN532
Protective clothing. Protection against heat and flame. Test method for limited flame spread. Specifies a method whereby a small flame is applied to vertically orientated specimens of textiles and textile related materials.

EN533
Protective Clothing – protection against heat and flame. Limited flame spread of materials and material assemblies. A classification system is given for materials and material assemblies.

EN470-1
EU standard specifies test methods and general performance requirements for operators engaged in welding and allied processes with comparable risks. This type of clothing is intended to protect the wearer against small splashes of molten metal, short contact time with flame, and ultraviolet radiation, and to be worn continuously for up to 8hr at ambient temperature.

EN471
Specification for high-visibility warning clothing
Specifies requirements for clohting signalling the user’s presence visually, in daylight and when illuminated by vehicle headlights in darkness.

EN1149 Protective clothing – Electrostatic properties
Specifies electrostatic requirements and test methods for electrostatic dissipative protective clothing to avoid incendiary discharges. The requirement may not be sufficient in oxygen enriched flammable atmospheres. This standard is not applicable for protection against main voltages.

Electric Arc Standard EN50354
Pass Class 1 (4 kA) exposure level Pass Class 2 (7 kA) exposure level
Proposed draft standard for electricity and utility workers exposed to risk of electric arc explosion.
IEC 61482 – Electric Arc Test methods suspersedes and incorporates EN50354 above.
ISO 15384
Wildland Firefighting Clothing
ISO 15384 "Protective clothing for firefighters – Laboratory test methods and performance requirements for wildland firefighting clothing"