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I.S. EN 1486:2007

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PROTECTIVE CLOTHING FOR FIRE-FIGHTERS - TEST METHODS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR REFLECTIVE CLOTHING FOR SPECIALISED FIRE-FIGHTING
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English

Published date

01-01-2007

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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General requirements
   4.1 Clothing ensemble
   4.2 Clothing
       4.2.1 General
       4.2.2 Pockets
       4.2.3 Size designation
   4.3 Head protection
       4.3.1 General
       4.3.2 Screen
   4.4 Hand protection
   4.5 Overboots
5 Sampling, pre-treatment, ageing
   5.1 Sampling
   5.2 Pre-treatment
       5.2.1 General
       5.2.2 Cleaning
       5.2.3 Mechanical pre-treatment
   5.3 Ageing
6 Thermal requirements
   6.1 Limited flame spread
   6.2 Heat transfer (radiant heat)
   6.3 Heat transfer (convective heat)
   6.4 Contact heat
   6.5 Heat resistance
7 Mechanical requirements
   7.1 Dimensional change
   7.2 Tensile strength
   7.3 Burst strength
   7.4 Tear strength
   7.5 Seam strength
8 Other requirements
   8.1 Surface wetting
   8.2 Whole Garment Testing (optional)
9 Marking
10 Information supplied by the manufacturer
Annex A (normative) Mechanical pre-treatment for metallised
        materials
      A.1 Principle
      A.2 Sampling
      A.3 Apparatus
      A.4 Procedure
Annex B (informative) Warning - flame engulfment
Annex C (informative) Guidelines for clothing design
Annex D (informative) Checking of basic ergonomic features of
        protective clothing - practical performance tests
Annex E (normative) Prediction of burn injury using an instrumented
        manikin
Annex F (informative) Significant technical changes between this
        document and the previous edition EN 1486:1996
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard
         and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive 89/686/EEC
Bibliography

Describes methods of test and minimum performance required for reflective protective specialized fire-fighting clothing.

DocumentType
Standard
Pages
31
PublisherName
National Standards Authority of Ireland
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
NEN EN 1486 : 2007 Identical
NS EN 1486 : 2ED 2007 Identical
SN EN 1486 : 2007 Identical
NBN EN 1486 : 2008 Identical
UNI EN 1486 : 2008 Identical
NF EN 1486 : 2007 Identical
UNE-EN 1486:2008 Identical
EN 1486:2007 Identical
DIN EN 1486:2008-04 Identical
BS EN 1486:2007 Identical

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