EN 17353:2020/prA1
(Amendment)Protective clothing - Enhanced visibility equipment for medium risk situations - Test methods and requirements
Protective clothing - Enhanced visibility equipment for medium risk situations - Test methods and requirements
This document specifies requirements for enhanced visibility equipment in the form of garments, or devices, which are capable of visually signalling the user’s presence.
The enhanced visibility equipment is intended to provide conspicuity of the wearer in medium risk situations under any daylight conditions and/or under illumination by vehicles headlights or searchlights in the dark.
Performance requirements are included for colour and retroreflection as well as for the minimum areas and for the placement of the materials in protective equipment.
This document is not applicable to:
- high visibility equipment in high-risk situations, which is covered in EN ISO 20471 (for further information concerning risk situations, see Annex A);
- visibility equipment specifically intended for the head, hands and feet, e.g. helmets, gloves and shoes;
- equipment integrating active lighting, e.g. LEDs;
- visibility for low-risk situations.
Schutzkleidung - Ausstattung zur erhöhten Sichtbarkeit für mittlere Risikosituationen - Prüfverfahren und Anforderungen
Habillement de protection - Équipement de visualisation améliorée pour des situations à risque modéré - Méthodes d'essai et exigences
Varovalna obleka - Oprema z izboljšano vidljivostjo za razmere s srednjim tveganjem - Preskusne metode in zahteve
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Overview
EN 17353:2020/prA1 - Protective clothing - Enhanced visibility equipment for medium risk situations - Test methods and requirements (CEN) specifies performance, design and test requirements for enhanced visibility garments and devices intended to signal a wearer’s presence in medium risk situations. The standard covers conspicuity in any daylight conditions and under vehicle headlights or searchlights at night. It focuses on material performance (colour, fluorescence, retroreflection), minimum area and placement of visibility materials, and laboratory test methods.
Key topics and technical requirements
- Scope and intent: Equipment designed for medium-risk conspicuity (daylight and night illumination); not applicable to high-risk high-visibility garments, head/hands/feet items, active-lighting devices (e.g., integrated LEDs) or low-risk visibility.
- Types and classifications: Defines equipment types (A, B2, B3, AB variants). Amendment prA1 clarifies Type AB splits (AB2 for night movement recognition; AB3 for night form recognition) and interactions between A, B2 and B3 requirements.
- Material performance: Requirements for fluorescent colour and retroreflective performance to ensure conspicuity; includes combined-performance considerations.
- Minimum areas and placement: Specifies minimum visible areas and recommended placement of fluorescent and retroreflective materials on garments/devices to achieve intended signalling.
- Test methods: Includes test procedures for colour fastness (rubbing, perspiration, laundering, etc.) and retroreflection. prA1 updates normative references (e.g., replacing older colour-fastness references with EN ISO 105‑A03:2019).
- Marking and manufacturer information: Requirements for product marking and user information; updates reference to EN ISO 13688 and related amendments.
Practical applications
- Helps manufacturers design and certify enhanced visibility clothing and accessory devices for use in medium-risk environments (e.g., municipal workers, delivery personnel, event staff).
- Guides test laboratories in applying consistent methods for assessing colour, fluorescence and retroreflection.
- Informs procurement teams and safety officers drafting specifications for conspicuity equipment where full high-visibility certification (EN ISO 20471) is not required.
- Supports product compliance documentation and user information to ensure correct selection and use.
Who should use this standard
- Protective clothing manufacturers and designers
- Conformity assessment bodies and testing laboratories
- Occupational safety professionals and specifiers
- Public-sector procurement and standards committees
Related standards
- EN ISO 20471 - High visibility clothing for high-risk situations (not covered by EN 17353)
- EN ISO 13688 - General requirements for protective clothing (referenced for sizing, marking and user information)
- EN ISO 105‑A03:2019 - Colour fastness test method (referenced in prA1)
Keywords: EN 17353:2020/prA1, enhanced visibility equipment, medium risk, retroreflection, fluorescent material, test methods, protective clothing, CEN.
Frequently Asked Questions
EN 17353:2020/prA1 is a draft published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Its full title is "Protective clothing - Enhanced visibility equipment for medium risk situations - Test methods and requirements". This standard covers: This document specifies requirements for enhanced visibility equipment in the form of garments, or devices, which are capable of visually signalling the user’s presence. The enhanced visibility equipment is intended to provide conspicuity of the wearer in medium risk situations under any daylight conditions and/or under illumination by vehicles headlights or searchlights in the dark. Performance requirements are included for colour and retroreflection as well as for the minimum areas and for the placement of the materials in protective equipment. This document is not applicable to: - high visibility equipment in high-risk situations, which is covered in EN ISO 20471 (for further information concerning risk situations, see Annex A); - visibility equipment specifically intended for the head, hands and feet, e.g. helmets, gloves and shoes; - equipment integrating active lighting, e.g. LEDs; - visibility for low-risk situations.
This document specifies requirements for enhanced visibility equipment in the form of garments, or devices, which are capable of visually signalling the user’s presence. The enhanced visibility equipment is intended to provide conspicuity of the wearer in medium risk situations under any daylight conditions and/or under illumination by vehicles headlights or searchlights in the dark. Performance requirements are included for colour and retroreflection as well as for the minimum areas and for the placement of the materials in protective equipment. This document is not applicable to: - high visibility equipment in high-risk situations, which is covered in EN ISO 20471 (for further information concerning risk situations, see Annex A); - visibility equipment specifically intended for the head, hands and feet, e.g. helmets, gloves and shoes; - equipment integrating active lighting, e.g. LEDs; - visibility for low-risk situations.
EN 17353:2020/prA1 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 13.340.10 - Protective clothing. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
EN 17353:2020/prA1 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN 17353:2020+A1:2025, EN 17353:2020. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
EN 17353:2020/prA1 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 2016/425; Standardization Mandates: M/571, M/571 AMD 1. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-maj-2024
Varovalna obleka - Oprema z izboljšano vidljivostjo za razmere s srednjim
tveganjem - Preskusne metode in zahteve
Protective clothing - Enhanced visibility equipment for medium risk situations - Test
methods and requirements
Schutzkleidung - Ausstattung zur erhöhten Sichtbarkeit für mittlere Risikosituationen -
Prüfverfahren und Anforderungen
Habillement de protection - Équipement de visualisation améliorée pour des situations à
risque modéré - Méthodes d'essai et exigences
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 17353:2020/prA1
ICS:
13.340.10 Varovalna obleka Protective clothing
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 17353:2020
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
prA1
January 2024
ICS 13.340.10
English Version
Protective clothing - Enhanced visibility equipment for
medium risk situations - Test methods and requirements
Habillement de protection - Équipement de Schutzkleidung - Ausstattung zur erhöhten
visualisation améliorée pour des situations à risque Sichtbarkeit für mittlere Risikosituationen -
modéré - Méthodes d'essai et exigences Prüfverfahren und Anforderungen
This draft amendment is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 162.
This draft amendment A1, if approved, will modify the European Standard EN 17353:2020. If this draft becomes an amendment,
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for inclusion of
this amendment into the relevant national standard without any alteration.
This draft amendment was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.
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Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and
United Kingdom.
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aware and to provide supporting documentation.
Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without
notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Modifications to Clause 2, “Normative references” . 4
2 Modification to 3.15, “Torso” . 4
3 Modification to 4.1, “Types” . 4
4 Modification to 4.2, “Minimum area requirements” . 5
5 Modification to 5.1, “Size designation” . 5
6 Modification to 5.3.4, “Type B3 – Equipment for the torso or the torso and limbs” . 5
7 Modifications to 5.4, “Type AB” . 5
8 Modification to Clause 6.1.3.2, “Colour fastness to rubbing” . 5
9 Modification to Clause 6.1.3.3, “Colour fastness to perspiration” . 5
10 Modification to Clause 6.1.3.4, “Colour fastness when laundered, dry cleaned,
hypochlorite bleached and hot pressed” . 5
11 Modification to Clause 8, “Marking” .
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