EN 340:2003

Protective clothing - General requirements

This European Standard specifies general requirements for ergonomics, ageing, sizing, marking of protective clothing and for information supplied by the manufacture.

Schutzkleidung - Allgemeine Anforderungen

Vêtements de protection - Exigences générales

Varovalna obleka - Splošne zahteve

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 16-Dec-2003
• Withdrawal Date: 16-Jul-2013
• ICS: 13.340.10 - Protective clothing
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 162 - Protective clothing including hand and arm protection and lifejackets
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 162/WG 1 - General requirements for protective clothing
• Current Stage: 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
• Start Date: 17-Jul-2013
• Completion Date: 17-Jul-2013
• Directive: 2008/68/EC - Directve 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the council of 24 September 2008 on the inland transport of the dangerous goods
• Directive: 89/686/EEC - Council Directive 89/686/EEC of 21 December 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to personal protective equipment
• Directive: 93/68/EEC - Council Directive amending Dir. 87/404/EEC (simple pressure vessels), 88/378/EEC (safety of toys), 89/106/EEC (construction products), 89/336/EEC (electromagnetic compatibility), 89/392/EEC (machinery), 89/686/EEC (personal protective equipment), 90/384/EEC (automatic weighing instruments), 90/385/EEC (active implantable medicinal devices), 90/396/EEC (appliances burning gaseous fuels), 91/263/EEC (telecommunications terminal equipment), 92/42/EEC and 73/23/EEC
• Directive: 93/95/EEC - Personal protective equipment (Dir. 89/686/EEC amendment)
• Directive: 96/58/EC - Personal protective equipment (Dir. 89/686/EEC amendment)
• Mandate: M/BC/CEN/90/2 - Order for standardization concerning Personal Protective Equipment (P.P.E.)
• Ref Project: SIST EN 340:2004 - Protective clothing - General requirements

Relations

• Replaces: EN 340:1993 - Protective clothing - General requirements
• Effective Date: 22-Dec-2008
• Replaced By: EN ISO 13688:2013 - Protective clothing - General requirements (ISO 13688:2013)
• Effective Date: 24-Jul-2013

Standards Content (Sample)

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Protective clothing - General requirementsVarovalna obleka - Splošne zahteveVetements de protection - Exigences généralesSchutzkleidung - Allgemeine Anforderungen13.340.10Varovalna oblekaProtective clothingICS:SIST EN 340:2004enTa slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 340:200301-februar-2004SIST EN 340:2004SLOVENSKI
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EUROPEAN STANDARDNORME EUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHE NORMEN 340December 2003ICS 13.340.10Supersedes EN 340:1993English versionProtective clothing - General requirementsVêtements de protection - Exigences généralesSchutzkleidung - Allgemeine AnforderungenThis European Standard was approved by CEN on 3 November 2003.CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this EuropeanStandard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such nationalstandards may be obtained on application to the Management Centre or to any CEN member.This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translationunder the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the Management Centre has the same status as the officialversions.CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and UnitedKingdom.EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATIONCOMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATIONEUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNGManagement Centre: rue de Stassart, 36
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EN 340:2003 (E)2ContentspageForeword.3Introduction.41Scope.52Normative references.53Terms and definitions.54Basic health and ergonomic requirements.64.1General.64.2Innocuousness.64.3Design.74.4Comfort.85Ageing.85.1General.85.2Colour fastness.95.3Dimensional change due to cleaning.95.4Washing and dry cleaning methods.96Size designation.97Marking.107.1General marking.107.2Specific marking.
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