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NS EN 340 : 2ED 2004

Superseded
Superseded

A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.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Superseded date

01-10-2013

Published date

12-01-2013

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
PublisherName
Norwegian Standards (Norges Standardiseringsforbund)
Status
Superseded

Standards Relationship
DIN EN 340:2004-03 Identical
UNE-EN 340:2004 Identical
BS EN 340:2003 Identical
EN 340:2003 Identical
I.S. EN 340:2004 Identical

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