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BS EN 471 : 2003

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HIGH-VISIBILITY WARNING CLOTHING FOR PROFESSIONAL USE - TEST METHODS AND REQUIREMENTS
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

04-30-2013

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2007

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Design
  4.1 Types and classes
  4.2 Specific design requirements
  4.3 Sizes
5 Requirements for background material, non-fluorescent and
  combined performance materials
  5.1 Colour performance requirements of new materials
      5.1.1 Background material
      5.1.2 Combined performance material
  5.2 Colour after xenon test
  5.3 Colour fastness of background material and all
      non-fluorescent material layers after test exposure
      5.3.1 Colour fastness to rubbing
      5.3.2 Colour fastness to perspiration
      5.3.3 Colour fastness - when laundered, dry cleaned,
            hypochlorite bleached and hot pressed
  5.4 Dimensional change of background material and
      non-fluorescent material
  5.5 Mechanical properties of background materials
      5.5.1 Tensile strength of woven material
      5.5.2 Bursting strength of knitted materials
      5.5.3 Tensile strength and tear resistance of coated
            fabrics and laminates
  5.6 Water vapour resistance
      5.6.1 General
      5.6.2 Background material made from coated fabrics and
            laminates
      5.6.3 Background material made from textile fabrics
  5.7 Ergonomics
6 Photometric and physical performance requirements
  for the retroreflective material and combined performance
  material
  6.1 Retroreflective performance requirements of new material
  6.2 Retroreflective performance requirements after test
      exposure
      6.2.1 General
      6.2.2 Separate performance material
      6.2.3 Combined performance material
      6.2.4 Orientation sensitive materials
7 Test methods
  7.1 Sampling and conditioning
  7.2 Determination of colour
  7.3 Method of determination retroreflective photometric
      performance
  7.4 Retroreflection after exposure
      7.4.1 Abrasion
      7.4.2 Flexing
      7.4.3 Folding at cold temperatures
      7.4.4 Exposure to temperature variation
      7.4.5 Washing, dry cleaning
  7.5 Retroreflective performance in rainfall
8 Marking
9 Information supplied by the manufacturer
Annex A (informative) - Examples for positioning of bands of
        retroreflective material
Annex B (normative) - Positioning of bands of retroreflective
        materials on jackets
Annex C (normative) - Method of measuring wet retroreflective
        performance
      C.1 Principle
      C.2 Apparatus
      C.3 Procedure
Annex ZA (informative) - Clauses of this European standard
         addressing essential requirements or other provisions
         of EU Directives
Bibliography

Describes requirements for protective clothing capable of signalling the user's presence visually, intended to provide conspicuity of the user in hazardous situations under any light conditions by day and under illumination by vehicle headlights in the dark.

Committee
PH/3/7
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes BS 6629(1985), 91/39495 DC & 00/565620 DC (04/2004) 2003 Edition Re-Issued in June 2008 & incorporates AMD 1 2007. Supersedes 05/30143333 DC. (06/2008)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
30
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

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EN ISO 3759:2011 Textiles - Preparation, marking and measuring of fabric specimens and garments in tests for determination of dimensional change (ISO 3759:2011)
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ISO 105-E04:2013 Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part E04: Colour fastness to perspiration
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ISO 105-A03:1993 Textiles Tests for colour fastness Part A03: Grey scale for assessing staining
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ISO 6330:2012 Textiles Domestic washing and drying procedures for textile testing
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ISO 3758:2012 Textiles — Care labelling code using symbols
ISO 105-D01:2010 Textiles Tests for colour fastness Part D01: Colour fastness to drycleaning using perchloroethylene solvent
ISO 105-X11:1994 Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part X11: Colour fastness to hot pressing
ISO 3759:2011 Textiles — Preparation, marking and measuring of fabric specimens and garments in tests for determination of dimensional change
ISO 7854:1995 Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics Determination of resistance to damage by flexing
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ISO 105-X12:2016 Textiles Tests for colour fastness Part X12: Colour fastness to rubbing
ISO 11092:2014 Textiles — Physiological effects — Measurement of thermal and water-vapour resistance under steady-state conditions (sweating guarded-hotplate test)
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