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BS EN 1486:2007

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Protective clothing for fire-fighters. Test methods and requirements for reflective clothing for specialized fire-fighting
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English

Published date

03-31-2008

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.

This European Standard considers requirements for the protection of the whole body including head, hands and feet. Clothing for head and feet according to this European Standard, however, may only provide sufficient protection when worn together with such basic PPE specified in the relevant standards as noted in paragraphs 4.2 and 4.4 of this European Standard. This European Standard specifies test methods and minimum performance requirements for reflective protective clothing used in specialised fire-fighting. This clothing provides protection against flame lick and intense radiant heat and is worn for short periods only, to enable the fire-fighter to enter specific high-risk fire-fighting and fire rescue situations which also require the use of breathing apparatus. This European Standard only covers protective clothing that relies upon the ability of the outer material to reflect intense radiant heat. This type of reflective clothing may also be used for industrial applications involving high levels of radiant heat. The reflective clothing specified in this European Standard is not covered in EN 469.

Committee
PH/3/2
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 94/305511 DC. (09/2005) Supersedes 03/117128 DC. (03/2008)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
32
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

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

PD 6686:2006 Guidance on directives, regulations and standards related to prevention of fire and explosion in the process industries

EN 15614:2007 Protective clothing for firefighters - Laboratory test methods and performance requirements for wildland clothing
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EN ISO 1421:2016 Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics - Determination of tensile strength and elongation at break (ISO 1421:2016)
ISO 3175-2:2010 Textiles Professional care, drycleaning and wetcleaning of fabrics and garments Part 2: Procedure for testing performance when cleaning and finishing using tetrachloroethene
ISO 13934-2:2014 Textiles Tensile properties of fabrics Part 2: Determination of maximum force using the grab method
EN 14052:2012+A1:2012 High performance industrial helmets
EN 20811 : 1992 TEXTILES - DETERMINATION OF RESISTANCE TO WATER PENETRATION - HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE TEST
EN ISO 13934-1:2013 Textiles - Tensile properties of fabrics - Part 1: Determination of maximum force and elongation at maximum force using the strip method (ISO 13934-1:2013)
ISO 6330:2012 Textiles Domestic washing and drying procedures for textile testing
89/686/EEC : 1989 AMD 5 2012 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF 21 DECEMBER 1989 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
ISO 6942:2002 Protective clothing — Protection against heat and fire — Method of test: Evaluation of materials and material assemblies when exposed to a source of radiant heat
ISO 13935-2:2014 Textiles — Seam tensile properties of fabrics and made-up textile articles — Part 2: Determination of maximum force to seam rupture using the grab method
EN 702:1994 Protective clothing - Protection against heat and flame - Test method: Determination of the contact heat transmission through protective clothing or its materials
EN 25077 : 1993 TEXTILES - DETERMINATION OF DIMENSIONAL CHANGE IN WASHING AND DRYING
EN 136:1998/AC:2003 RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES - FULL-FACE MASKS - REQUIREMENTS, TESTING, MARKING
ISO 15025:2016 Protective clothing Protection against flame Method of test for limited flame spread
EN ISO 4674-1:2016 Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics - Determination of tear resistance - Part 1: Constant rate of tear methods (ISO 4674-1:2016)
EN ISO 13935-2:2014 Textiles - Seam tensile properties of fabrics and made-up textile articles - Part 2: Determination of maximum force to seam rupture using the grab method (ISO 13935-2:2014)
EN ISO 13934-2:2014 Textiles - Tensile properties of fabrics - Part 2: Determination of maximum force using the grab method (ISO 13934-2:2014)
ISO 17493:2016 Clothing and equipment for protection against heat Test method for convective heat resistance using a hot air circulating oven
EN 420:2003+A1:2009 Protective gloves - General requirements and test methods
EN 166:2001 Personal eye-protection - Specifications
EN ISO 20345:2011 Personal protective equipment - Safety footwear (ISO 20345:2011)
EN ISO 13938-1 : 1999 TEXTILES - BURSTING PROPERTIES OF FABRICS - PART 1: HYDRAULIC METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF BURSTING STRENGTH AND BURSTING DISTENSION
EN 469:2005/A1:2006 PROTECTIVE CLOTHING FOR FIREFIGHTERS - PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING FOR FIREFIGHTING
EN 171:2002 Personal eye-protection - Infrared filters - Transmittance requirements and recommended use
EN 443:2008 Helmets for fire fighting in buildings and other structures
EN ISO 15025:2016 Protective clothing - Protection against flame - Method of test for limited flame spread (ISO 15025:2016)
EN 340:2003 Protective clothing - General requirements
ISO 20345:2011 Personal protective equipment Safety footwear
ISO 1421:2016 Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics — Determination of tensile strength and elongation at break
EN 367:1992/AC:1992 PROTECTIVE CLOTHING - PROTECTION AGAINST HEAT AND FIRE - METHOD OF DETERMINING HEAT TRANSMISSION ON EXPOSURE TO FLAME
ISO 15797:2002 Textiles Industrial washing and finishing procedures for testing of workwear
ISO 13938-1:1999 Textiles Bursting properties of fabrics Part 1: Hydraulic method for determination of bursting strength and bursting distension
ISO 7000:2014 Graphical symbols for use on equipment Registered symbols
EN 531:1995/A1:1998 PROTECTIVE CLOTHING FOR INDUSTRIAL WORKERS EXPOSED TO HEAT
ISO 4674-1:2016 Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics Determination of tear resistance Part 1: Constant rate of tear methods
EN 15090:2012 Footwear for firefighters
EN ISO 6330:2012 Textiles - Domestic washing and drying procedures for textile testing (ISO 6330:2012)
EN 2419920 : 1992 TEXTILES - DETERMINATION OF RESISTANCE TO SURFACE WETTING (SPRAY TEST) OF FABRICS
EN ISO 6942:2002 Protective clothing - Protection against heat and fire - Method of test: Evaluation of materials and material assemblies when exposed to a source of radiant heat (ISO 6942:2002)
EN 397:2012+A1:2012 Industrial safety helmets

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