EN ISO 18640-2:2018
(Main)Protective clothing for firefighters - Physiological impact - Part 2: Determination of physiological heat load caused by protective clothing worn by firefighters (ISO 18640-2:2018)
Protective clothing for firefighters - Physiological impact - Part 2: Determination of physiological heat load caused by protective clothing worn by firefighters (ISO 18640-2:2018)
This document specifies a method for evaluating the thermo-physiological impact of protective fabric ensembles and potentially protective clothing ensembles in a simulated activity under defined relevant conditions for firefighters.
This document is intended to be used to assess the thermo-physiological impact of protective fabric ensembles and potentially protective clothing ensembles but not the risk for heat stress due to actual fire conditions. The results of this test method can be used as elements of characterisation and comparison of thermo-physiological impact of various types of protective fabric ensembles and potentially protective clothing ensembles.
Default measurements are undertaken on fabric samples representing the garment or protective clothing combination. Optionally and in addition to the standard test method, the same testing protocol can be applied to characterise protective clothing ensembles including underwear, air layers and certain design features[1]. In addition measurements on readymade garments are optionally possible.
NOTE The presently used evaluation methods are only validated for structural firefighting garments.
[1] A study conducted at Empa (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Switzerland) showed good correlation between results of standard torso tests (without both underwear and air layers on fabrics) to tests on fabrics with underwear, tests on fabrics with underwear and air layers and test on readymade garments (with underwear and with or without air layers) of the same material composition. Due to the different thermal insulation of the systems direct comparison of the results is not possible.
Schutzkleidung für die Feuerwehr - Physiologische Wärmebelastung - Teil 2: Bestimmung der physiologischen Wärmebelastung ausgelöst durch von Feuerwehrleuten getragene Schutzkleidung (ISO 18640-2:2018)
Dieses Dokument legt ein Verfahren zur Bewertung der thermophysio¬logischen Auswirkungen von Schutzkleidungs-Stoff-Aufbauten und möglichen Schutzkleidungsensembles im Rahmen einer simulierten Aktivität von Feuerwehrleuten unter festgelegten Bedingungen fest.
Dieses Dokument dient der Bewertung der thermophysiologischen Auswirkungen von Schutzkleidungs-Stoff-Aufbauten und potenzieller Schutzkleidungsensembles, aber nicht des Risikos des Wärmestaus aufgrund von tatsächlichen Brandbedingungen. Die Ergebnisse dieses Prüfverfahrens können als Elemente der Charakterisierung und zum Vergleich der thermophysiologischen Auswirkungen verschiedener Arten von Schutzkleidungs-Stoff-Aufbauten und potenzieller Schutzkleidungsensembles dienen.
Standard-Messungen werden auf Stoffproben durchgeführt, die die Kleidungsstücke oder Schutzkleidungs-kombinationen repräsentieren. Optional kann zusätzlich zum Standardprüfverfahren das gleiche Prüfproto¬koll angewandt werden, um Schutzkleidungsensembles mit Unterwäsche, Luftschichten und bestimmten Designmerkmalen zu charakterisieren. ) Darüber hinaus sind Messungen an fertigen Kleidungsstücken möglich.
ANMERKUNG Die momentan verwendeten Bewertungsmethoden sind nur für Kleidungsstücke zur Brandbekämpfung in Gebäuden validiert.
Vêtements de protection pour sapeurs-pompiers - Impact physiologique - Partie 2: Détermination de la déperdition de chaleur provoquée par les vêtements de protection portés par les sapeurs-pompiers (ISO 18640-2:2018)
Le présent document spécifie une méthode d'évaluation de l'effet thermo-physiologique d'ensembles d'étoffes de protection et potentiellement d'ensembles de vêtements de protection au cours d'une activité simulée dans des conditions définies pertinentes pour les sapeurs-pompiers.
Le présent document est destiné à être utilisé pour évaluer l'effet thermo-physiologique d'ensembles d'étoffes de protection et potentiellement d'ensembles de vêtements de protection, mais pas le risque de contrainte thermique dû à des conditions réelles d'incendie. Les résultats obtenus grâce à cette méthode d'essai peuvent être utilisés comme des éléments de caractérisation et de comparaison de l'effet thermo-physiologique de divers types d'ensembles d'étoffes de protection et potentiellement d'ensembles de vêtements de protection.
Des mesurages par défaut sont effectués sur des échantillons d'étoffe représentant le vêtement ou la combinaison de vêtements de protection. En option et en plus de la méthode d'essai normalisée, il est possible d'appliquer le même protocole d'essai pour caractériser des ensembles de vêtements de protection incluant des sous-vêtements, des couches d'air et certaines caractéristiques de conception[1]. De plus, des mesurages sur des vêtements prêt-à-porter sont possibles en option.
NOTE Les méthodes d'évaluation actuellement utilisées sont validées uniquement pour les vêtements de protection pour la lutte contre les feux de structure.
[1] Une étude menée à l'Empa (Laboratoire fédéral d'essai des matériaux et de recherche, Suisse) a révélé une bonne corrélation entre les résultats des essais normalisés sur torse (sans sous-vêtements ni couches d'air sur les étoffes) et ceux des essais effectués sur des étoffes avec sous-vêtements, des essais effectués sur des étoffes avec sous-vêtements et couches d'air et de l'essai effectué sur des vêtements prêt-à-porter (avec sous-vêtements et avec ou sans couches d'air) composés des mêmes matériaux. Du fait de la différence d'isolation thermique des systèmes, une comparaison directe des résultats n'est pas possible.
Varovalna obleka za gasilce - Fiziološki vpliv - 2. del: Določanje fiziološke toplotne obremenitve, ki jo povzroča varovalna obleka, ki jo nosijo gasilci (ISO 18640-2:2018)
Ta evropski standard opisuje termofiziološki model (toplotni simulator človeka), ki uporablja izhodne podatke prvega dela za oblikovanje meril fiziološke toplotne obremenitve in napoveduje (najdaljše) trajanje dela v varovalnih oblačilih v pogojih dela gasilcev. OPOMBA: metoda s simulatorjem človeka, ki uporablja torzo za potenje (tj. lutko, opremljeno z instrumenti in modelom za toplotno-fiziološke povratne informacije) je bil potrjen v različnih scenarijih, pri čemer je bila izvedena primerjava s preskušanji na ljudeh (1, 2). V te scenarije so bila vključena tudi topla in hladna okolja, ki jih je mogoče pričakovati pri delu gasilcev. Za termofiziološki simulator človeka sta bili kot upoštevana fiziološka parametra izbrani bazalna temperatura, ki je ena od najpomembnejših fizioloških spremenljivk, in povprečna temperatura kože, ki je koristen kazalnik občutka toplotnega udobja in splošnega stanja telesa.
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Protective clothing for firefighters - Physiological impact - Part 2: Determination of
physiological heat load caused by protective clothing worn by firefighters (ISO 18640-
2:2018)
Schutzkleidung für die Feuerwehr - Physiologische Wärmebelastung - Teil 2:
Bestimmung der physiologischen Wärmebelastung ausgelöst durch von
Feuerwehrleuten getragene Schutzkleidung (ISO 18640-2:2018)
Vêtements de protection pour sapeurs-pompiers - Impact physiologique - Partie 2:
Détermination de la déperdition de chaleur provoquée par les vêtements de protection
portés par les sapeurs-pompiers (ISO 18640-2:2018)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 18640-2:2018
ICS:
13.220.10 Gašenje požara Fire-fighting
13.340.10 Varovalna obleka Protective clothing
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EN ISO 18640-2
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
May 2018
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 13.340.10
English Version
Protective clothing for firefighters - Physiological impact -
Part 2: Determination of physiological heat load caused by
protective clothing worn by firefighters (ISO 18640-
2:2018)
Vêtements de protection pour sapeurs-pompiers - Schutzkleidung für die Feuerwehr - Physiologische
Impact physiologique - Partie 2: Détermination de la Wärmebelastung - Teil 2: Bestimmung der
déperdition de chaleur provoquée par les vêtements de physiologischen Wärmebelastung ausgelöst durch von
protection portés par les sapeurs-pompiers (ISO Feuerwehrleuten getragene Schutzkleidung (ISO
18640-2:2018) 18640-2:2018)
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STANDARD 18640-2
First edition
2018-05
Protective clothing for firefighters —
Physiological impact —
Part 2:
Determination of physiological heat
load caused by protective clothing
worn by firefighters
Vêtements de protection pour sapeurs-pompiers — Impact
physiologique —
Partie 2: Détermination de la déperdition de chaleur provoquée par
les vêtements de protection portés par les sapeurs-pompiers
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Symbols and abbreviations . 3
5 Evaluation method . 3
5.1 General . 3
5.2 Firefighting scenarios . 3
5.2.1 Standard scenario for THS measurements . 3
5.3 THS measurement . 4
5.3.1 General. 4
5.3.2 Apparatus and software . 4
5.3.3 Heat flux . 4
5.3.4 Wicking layer correction . 5
5.3.5 Skin diffusion (E ) . 6
sk
5.3.6 Data exchange with physiological model . 6
5.3.7 Measurement control . . . 6
6 Measurement . 7
6.1 General . 7
6.2 THS measurement . 7
6.2.1 Test preparation . 7
6.2.2 Software settings . 7
6.2.3 Sampling and test specimen . 7
6.2.4 Measurement procedure . 7
6.2.5 Data evaluation . 8
7 Test report . 8
7.1 General . 8
7.1.1 Specimen identification . 8
7.1.2 Measurement conditions . 8
7.1.3 Results of THS measurement . 8
7.2 Predicted physiological parameters . 9
7.3 Contents of test report . 9
Annex A (normative) Single-sector Thermo-physiological Human Simulator (THS) .10
Annex B (informative) Example measurement protocol according to ISO 18640-2 .14
Annex C (informative) Scenarios for testing and limitation of system.15
Bibliography .17
ISO 18640-2:2018(E)
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Introduction
1) 2)
,
Protective clothing for (structural) firefighting may have a serious physiological impact on the
wearer and a serious effect on the acute physical condition of the wearer during activities with increased
[3][4]
metabolic heat production . Protective clothing impedes heat exchange by sweat evaporation and
therefore maintenance of a constant core body temperature and thermal homeostasis is disturbed.
This could increase the risk of heat strain and subsequently impact on the length and time that the
firefighter is able to work safely. If this is identified in a risk assessment, it is important that (thermal)
physiological parameters are obtained to ensure the suitability of the protective clothing chosen under
the expected conditions of use. The assessment of the physiological impact of the protective clothing
provides important information about the effect on individuals undertaking different tasks in various
environmental conditions. In ISO 18640-1, relevant physical parameters of protective clothing are
measured with a Sweating torso. Standard Sweating torso measurements provide physical parameters
about combined and complex heat and moisture transfer (ISO 18640-1). By coupling the sweating
torso to a mathematical model for thermo-physiological responses, the thermo-physiological impact of
protective clothing is estimated and the maximum exposure time for defined environmental conditions
and a defined activity protocol are predicted by Thermal Human Simulator (THS) measurements.
The purpose of this document is to consider aspects of protective clothing performance that cannot be
determined by tests described in other standards. The aim of this document is to quantify the thermo-
physiological impact of protective garments for (structural) firefighting under relevant exposures.
This document provides the background for the specification of a minimum level of performance
requirements during defined firefighting scenarios for the assessed firefighters’ protective clothing by
calculation of the maximum allowable work duration in order to avoid heat stroke.
NOTE The method allows to characterizing the thermo-physiological impact for different levels of
complexity. This includes the characterisation of the single PPE ensembles (standard procedure) as well as the
characterisation of protective clothing ensembles including under wear and protective clothing, including air
layers or including design features of protective clothing ensembles (e.g. pockets, reflective strips) as optional
3)
procedures .
1) Nunneley (1989) reported a significant physiological burden due to the protective clothing upon the wearer,
both in the form of increased metabolic rate and reduced heat dissipation.
2) Taylor (2012) showed that the relative influence of the clothing on oxygen cost was at least three times that of
the breathing apparatus.
3) This listing of standard and optional procedures is a first proposal for prioritization. The expressiveness
of the different levels of complexity for the characterisation of the thermo-physiological impact needs to be further
investigated. Results will be presented at the next ballot.
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 18640-2:2018(E)
Protective clothing for firefighters — Physiological
impact —
Part 2:
Determination of physiological heat load caused by
protective clothing worn by firefighters
1 Scope
This document specifies a method for evaluating the thermo-physiological impact of protective fabric
ensembles and potentially protective clothing ensembles in a simulated activity under defined relevant
conditions for firefighters.
This document is intended to be used to assess the thermo-physiological impact of protective fabric
ensembles and potentially protective clothing ensembles but not the risk for heat stress due to
actual fire conditions. The results of this test method can be used as elements of characterisation
and comparison of thermo-physiological impact of various types of protective fabric ensembles and
potentially protective clothing ensembles.
Default measurements are undertaken on fabric samples representing the garment or protective
clothing combination. Optionally and in addition to the standard test method, the same testing protocol
can be applied to characterise protective clothing ensembles including underwear, air layers and
4)
certain design features . In addition measurements on readymade garments are optionally possible.
NOTE The presently used evaluation methods are only validated for structural firefighting garments.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 11092, Textiles — Physiological effects — Measurement of thermal and water-vapour resistance under
steady-state conditions (sweating guarded-hotplate test)
ISO 18640-1, Protective clothing for firefighters-physiological impact — Part 1: Measurement of coupled
heat and mass transfer with the sweating torso
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO 18640-1 and the following apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https: //www .iso .org/obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at http: //www .electropedia .org/
4) A study conducted at Empa (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Switzerland)
showed good correlation between results of standard torso tests (without both underwear and air layers on fabrics)
to tests on fabrics with underwear, tests on fabrics with underwear and air layers and test on readymade garments
(with underwear and with or without air layers) of the same material composition. Due to the different thermal
insulation of the systems direct comparison of the results is not possible.
ISO 18640-2:2018(E)
3.1
core body temperature
T
co
temperature of deep body tissues of the human body
3.2
firefighting scenario
set of environmental conditions, a defined workload and a defined exposure time relevant for a
firefighters’ task
3.3
heart rate
number of heartbeats per unit of time
Note 1 to entry: The heart rate is usually expressed in per minute.
3.4
heat storage
heat accumulation in the body affected by metabolic heat produced, external heat load and heat
dissipated from the body
3.5
maximum allowable work duration
MAWD
value calculated from thermo-physiological simulation (THS measurement) predicting the time to
reach heat stress based on the definitions of this document
Note 1 to entry: See also Annex A.
Note 2 to entry: This value is given in minutes.
3.6
mean skin temperature
T
m,sk
mean temperature of the outer surface of the (human) body measured at several locations of the skin
3.7
skin diffusion
E
sk
evaporative heat loss due to insensible skin perspiration and has to be provided for THS measurements
3.8
sweating torso
upright standing cylindrical test apparatus, simulating the human trunk with thermal guards on the
upper and lower end as defined in ISO 18640-1
3.9
sweat rate
amount of moisture perspired per time on the surface of the torso
Note 1 to entry: The term sweat rate is also used as the physiological response of the human body to elevated
metabolic rate and/or activity wearing protective clothing with high thermal insulation.
3.10
thermal human simulator measurement
THS
measurement with the sweating torso according to ISO 18640-1 where the device is coupled with a
validated physiological model
Note 1 to entry: Test cases and requirements for the validation of the physiological model are provided in A.3.
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3.11
torso surface temperature
average temperature on the surface of the measurement area (0,43 m ) of the torso device
4 Symbols and abbreviations
For the purposes of this document the following symbols and abbreviated terms apply, in addition to
the terms and definitions in ISO 18640-1.
C Wicking layer correction
sk
E Skin diffusion
sk
MAWD Maximum allowable work duration (in minutes)
T Mean skin temperature in °C
m,sk
T Core body temperature in °C
co
5 Evaluation method
5.1 General
Physical parameters based on thermal properties of protective clothing resulting from standard torso
measurements do not contain direct information about the thermo-physiological impact on the wearer
for various firefighters’ scenarios. Physiological data are deducted by doing measurements coupling
sweating torso system to a physiological model as described in this document.
The results of these measurements are used to predict the maximum allowable work duration (MAWD)
according to thermal characteristics and moisture management properties of the tested protective
clothing system. This procedure was validated based on human subject trials (see Annex A).
5.2 Firefighting scenarios
Firefighters deal with a variety of tasks and challenges. Therefore, many scenarios have to be
considered. In order to ensure a maximum level of comparability a moderate scenario has been defined
which is applicable to a wide range of protective clothing inclusive of firefighting. The background and
reasoning and the relevance for this standard are described in Annex C.
5.2.1 Standard scenario for THS measurements
For the purpose of this standard a scenario was selected which reflects a moderate firefighter activity
without fighting fire (see also Annex C).
The applied scenario is defined as follows:
— Ambient condition is set to 40 °C air temperature and 30 % RH;
— No radiation is present;
— Unidirectional wind speed of 1 m/s is applied;
5)
2 2
— Physical activity is set to 6 Met (350 W/m metabolic rate, which equals 285 W/m metabolic heat
production);
— Initial condition of the human body is assumed to be thermo-neutral (T = 36,8 °C; T = 34,2 °C);
co m,sk
5) MET: Metabolic Equivalent of Task (1 MET = 1 kcal/(kg∙h) = 4,184 kJ/(kg∙h) alternatively 1 MET = 58,2 W/m ).
ISO 18640-2:2018(E)
— Exposure time is set to 90 min;
— The onset of heat stress is defined at the core body temperature of 38,5 °C.
NOTE This scenario was selected in order to be compatible with an ethically acceptable work load for human
subject trials used to validate the physiological impact of firefighter clothing (See Annex C).
5.3 THS measurement
5.3.1 General
Thermal Human Simulator (THS) measurements are based on coupling the sweating torso system,
in accordance with ISO 18640-1, with validated physiological model in accordance with Annex A, in a
climatic chamber simulating a defined activity according to the firefighters’ scenario. In order to have a
common starting point for the measurements initial conditions for THS measurements are set such that
the torso mimics thermal neutral state.
5.3.2 Apparatus and software
THS is controlled with the same hardware and software as for standard torso experiments in
accordance with ISO 18640-1, with the addition and cooperation of a physiological model (coupling
with continuous data exchange).
5.3.3 Heat flux
For THS measurements heat flux data off the surface shall be measured, as they are is needed as input
for the physiological model. Accuracy for heat flux measurement shall be better than 5 W/m in the
2 2
range of 0 W/m up to 500 W/m . Measurement can be done by the procedure described in 5.3.3.1 or
equivalent methods matching the requirements of this clause.
5.3.3.1 Heat flux measurement with additional temperature sensors
In this configuration the torso needs to be equipped with additional temperature sensors in the
aluminium interior part of the device (see Figure 1) to allow more accurate assessment of heat flux
from the surface. These temperature se
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