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DIN EN 340:2004-03

Superseded

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A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

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A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

PROTECTIVE CLOTHING - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

01-12-2013

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2004

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.

DocumentType
Standard
Pages
24
PublisherName
German Institute for Standardisation (Deutsches Institut für Normung)
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

Standards Relationship
UNE-EN 340:2004 Identical
BS EN 340:2003 Identical
EN 340:2003 Identical
NEN EN 340 : 2004 Identical
SN EN 340 : 2004 Identical
I.S. EN 340:2004 Identical
UNI EN 340 : 2004 Identical
NS EN 340 : 2ED 2004 Identical
NBN EN 340 : 2004 Identical
NF EN 340 : 2004 Identical

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 ISO 4045:2008 Leather - Chemical tests - Determination of pH (ISO 4045:2008)
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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